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Train vs. car in Argentina

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Train vs. car in Argentina
Posted by kolechovski on Monday, May 17, 2010 5:23 PM
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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, May 17, 2010 6:20 PM

.......I can't believe how fast that train stopped....!

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, May 17, 2010 7:07 PM
I'm not so surprised at that, Quentin--considering that we probably saw the entire train in that video, he could get stopped in a fairly short distance. What surprised me was how slowly and leisurely the car was going around the gates and across the track--that driver didn't have a clue!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 17, 2010 7:17 PM

I find it really amusing that the crossing is located in Moron, Argentina! Big Smile

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Posted by selector on Monday, May 17, 2010 7:21 PM

I wish I understood what goes on between people's ears when they do stuff like that.  I doubt this person was texting or on a cellphone..not and deliberately avoiding coming to a stop when crossing signals are going at the same time.  So, I am at a loss....

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:34 AM

Consider that this is the country that produced Juan Manuel Fangio and a number of other top-notch Formula One drivers.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:35 AM

Note: The driver drove around 2 quadrant gates. Maybe 4 quad would have stopped him.

But even worse was that was a 2 or 3 track crossing and he would have had no idea what was on the other tracks.

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:01 PM

TrainManTy

I find it really amusing that the crossing is located in Moron, Argentina! Big Smile

Driver must have been a local inhabitant living up to the ideals of his towns name.

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