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<p>[quote user="Sawtooth500"]</p> <p>But let me bring up another point - unless you are within 2-3 feet laterally of the rail heads, you cannot get hit by the train (and no, close calls don't count because while you may get a good scare you do not have any physical injury). So common sense tells you not to just "hang out" in the middle of a street, and all people should know to look left and right before crossing the street. Therefore, why would someone think it's ok to just "hang out" on RR tracks or cross the tracks before looking left and right for a train? Just as it's pretty hard to miss that you're physically in a street, it's pretty hard to physically miss that you're on RR tracks... the only exception I could see to this is if there is deep snow that covers the railhead... but otherwise seriously why would someone think it's ok to hang out on the tracks?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>One reason people "hang out" on a railroad track is to walk on it like it is a path. While that is illegal, it nevertheless seems perfectly logical to people who are walking. But even if bystanders are not hanging out on the track, enineers blow the horn or ring the bell to warn them in case they are not aware of the approaching train and decide to cross the track a the last second. </p>
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