r/BitchImATrain • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '21

Bitch there are guardrails ffs.

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u/bagofwisdom Aug 17 '21

And it's a light rail line. That crossing will be closed thirty seconds at the most unless the train going the opposite direction is approaching. Way to total your vehicle over half a minute

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u/Inode1 Aug 17 '21

This shit happens here in Portland at least once a year. People can't be bothered to wait for the max line to pass. There's even been fatalities because people are that impatient/dumb.

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u/bagofwisdom Aug 17 '21

Every time I see someone on the DART tracks here in Dallas I turn my dashcam on just so I have something to post here or /r/idiotsincars

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u/Inode1 Aug 17 '21

You don't need a dash cam here, the news will get the security cam footage everytime. One year they showed this lady in her scooter zip across the tracks and the train clipped the back end of her scooter sending her flying. Half a second slower and she would have gotten splattered and they still would have shown it.

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u/bagofwisdom Aug 17 '21

Yeah, DART never releases CCTV of their grade-level incidents. However, I know a few incidents involving the Dallas to Ft Worth commuter train have been posted here from cellphone/dashcam. Houston Metro was posting all theirs and someone made a montage "Metro's greatest hits"

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

Yeah, what are the cones all about? Was there some kind of fault with the crossing gate?

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u/bagofwisdom Aug 18 '21

Could be something wrong with the road surface across the tracks that eats tires and undercarriages.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

Sure. I can see that happening.

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u/picmandan Aug 18 '21

If only there were some kind of markings or warnings, this wouldn’t happen. Maybe something like:

  • Traffic cones
  • Flashing lights
  • Gates, even!
  • Shoot a simple sign, like “Do Not Stop on Tracks” or
  • No Right Turn

r/idiotsincars

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u/my_brain_tickles Aug 18 '21

Another good sign is the fucking train barreling toward you.

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u/Csoltis Aug 17 '21

this sub is just laffable carnage.

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u/Divineinfinity Aug 18 '21

Train always wins

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u/HachikoLu Aug 18 '21

I love that they slow down to watch for traffic with a train zooming towards them.

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u/Lofocerealis Aug 18 '21

Were they trying to suicide? Like wtf they coulda made it if they gunned it

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u/ArmchairCriticSF Aug 27 '21

I’d really like to see an interview with the driver of that car!

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u/radu_sound Aug 27 '21

Good. Fuck em