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[quote user="jeffhergert"]   Today we had a safety meeting where this video was being shown.  We were told the person seen jumping was killed from the resulting derailment. Jeff[/quote]When this was discussed at the safety meeting, were you given any advice as to whether to jump or ride it out?  The reason I ask is that I had read somewhere some time ago, that the official advice from the railroad industry was to not jump when a collision is imminent.  It seemed to have been based on a statistical analysis that indicated an average better chance of survival by riding out a crash.I know that it has been indicated by others in this thread that the decision of whether to jump or ride out a crash is up to the individual rather than being dictated by a company policy.  But I still wonder about the possible existence of official policy on this matter.  If it were me facing a collision, and such a no-jump policy or rule existed, I would set it aside and make my decision on the probable outcome.  In fact, I would set it aside permanently just so I did not have to deal with it in an emergency.During the age of steam, it seems that jumping was always the preferred course, so there was no debate about jumping versus riding it out.  I have heard it expressed this way:  "With a collision on a steam locomotive, if it did not crush you, it would be sure to scald you to death."  So this issue of the decision of whether to jump or ride it out is apparently is a specific development of the diesel age.
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