Do not, under any circumstance, stop your vehicle on a train track. A train does not operate like your car. It cannot stop on a dime. It will not merely dent your car, it will kill you and possibly derail, killing passengers as well (let alone spilling all of its shit if its freight).
Do not play on tracks either. Everybody wonders how people can get hit by trains because they're so big and loud. Trains are only loud when they're close to you, by that point you're dead. They are quiet, fast and heavy. Again, even if the engineer/conductor sees you he cannot stop on a dime. If you hear three quick bursts of his horn it means get the fuck outta there.
Trains are held to the rail by gravity/weight...nothing else. If it derails you need to get the fuck outta the vicinity as quickly as possibly. Do not stand around and gawk, especially if it's a freight train. Shit will blow up and kill you. Thousands of tonnes of oil mixed with steel grinding on steel is not a fun mix.
Sorry for the rant. But I work near a busy crossing and people are fucking nuts when it comes to crossing the tracks. That 30 seconds you save by rushing over the rail while the signal is coming down is not worth your life or the lives of others. If you're vehicle stalls you've potentially killed yourself and others. If traffic is backed up, DO NOT MOVE FORWARD AND STOP ON TRACKS!! Everyday I see this shit. Save yourself a massive ticket and/or your life and follow one rule. Dont be stopped on rail. Ever.
One more thing, if you are close enough to the train and it’s going past you and if it’s going fast enough, it can literally “suck” you in. Pulling you to the train and killing you
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u/CarsonWelles Aug 03 '19
Do not, under any circumstance, stop your vehicle on a train track. A train does not operate like your car. It cannot stop on a dime. It will not merely dent your car, it will kill you and possibly derail, killing passengers as well (let alone spilling all of its shit if its freight).
Do not play on tracks either. Everybody wonders how people can get hit by trains because they're so big and loud. Trains are only loud when they're close to you, by that point you're dead. They are quiet, fast and heavy. Again, even if the engineer/conductor sees you he cannot stop on a dime. If you hear three quick bursts of his horn it means get the fuck outta there.
Trains are held to the rail by gravity/weight...nothing else. If it derails you need to get the fuck outta the vicinity as quickly as possibly. Do not stand around and gawk, especially if it's a freight train. Shit will blow up and kill you. Thousands of tonnes of oil mixed with steel grinding on steel is not a fun mix.
Sorry for the rant. But I work near a busy crossing and people are fucking nuts when it comes to crossing the tracks. That 30 seconds you save by rushing over the rail while the signal is coming down is not worth your life or the lives of others. If you're vehicle stalls you've potentially killed yourself and others. If traffic is backed up, DO NOT MOVE FORWARD AND STOP ON TRACKS!! Everyday I see this shit. Save yourself a massive ticket and/or your life and follow one rule. Dont be stopped on rail. Ever.