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Truck + crossing + stupid driver + train = well you can guess...
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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="vsmith"]I guess I was the only one who noticed that the gates came down over only ONE lane, leaving the other clear for the truck to proceed, and BTW a broken gate is a far better decision than a broken truck...and far easier to repair.[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">You are correct in your observation that he could have gone across without breaking the far gate, as he ultimately did just before getting hit by the train.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So I will correct my observation that he hesitated because he did not want to break that gate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perhaps he aborted his backup escape because of a reluctance to break the gate behind him, but it may have been due to other reasons such as seeing that a vehicle was blocking him behind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">But he did decide not to cross initially once he saw the far gate coming down and/or saw the train, even though he could have cleared the far gate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So I still conclude that he most likely entered the crossing without realizing that a train was approaching and the crossing warning had been activated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His first reaction was to back into the clear, but he found that move unacceptable, and then he gambled on a desperate move to escape going forward.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is not evident why he did not stay in the clear of the train even though he was fouling the first track.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For all we know, there might have been a train approaching on the first track in addition to the one on the second track.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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