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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dekemd [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by missouri [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by RonInscho Just My personal observation after 35 yrs. of railroading & motorist running in to the trains I am on is that the public is STUPID & until they get a lot smarter & are taught better driving skills the carnage will continue, & each time it happens the press is always there to record what happened to that poor motorist & make it sound like the train crew could have done something but chose not to, it is never mentioned that the crew has to live with this, as if that train is just a mindless thing that is always in somebodys way especially when they are in a hurry. I still think the old crossing signs said it best STOP, LOOK & LISTEN, if this was in practice 99.99% of all grade crossing accidents could be avoided [/quote] Like I said the brain washing must start early on when the job starts. [/quote] Missouri, I've never worked for the railroad, so I haven't been brainwashed. But I am a cop. RonInscho is right, a good chunk of the motorists on the streets are STUPID. I have seen more accidents, not just involving train collisions, that were caused by someone doing something stupid behind the wheel than you can imagine. The lastest was a woman who was trying to answer her cell phone while driving 45 mph. She ran a stop light and was broadsided by a tractor trailer. It was a miracle she survived. Key word is broadsided. The same word you used in describing the train collisions. Who was at fault in the accident I was at. It sure wasn't the truck driver. He had the right of way. The woman was cited for failing to stop at a red light and failure to yield. Same as in most of the collisions you have posted on this board. Motorist fails to stop for flashing red lights. Motorists fails to yield right of way to trains. Motorist at fault. It doesn't matter if the train is there 15 seconds after the lights start flashing or 2 minutes after the lights start flashing. Flashing red lights mean stop. Derrick [/quote] Like I said the brainwashing starts early on in employment. You ever figure the LIGHTS were not big enough or bright enough. Where was the sun? Where was the sunvisor? What other vehicles were around. What column on your accident report has sight obstructions or this vehicle folded like a acordian because it was made out of plastic. None to protet the city, county and the auto manufacturers. Like grannie always said "Many look and few see". Sounds like the "idiots" need to have somebody else on THEIR payroll. Not some numbskull Barnie Fife.
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