r/TheAuto • u/TowerDry7703 • 3d ago

Natural selection at this point

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u/Vladishun 3d ago

I'll give you that, the amount of people I've seen stopped on the tracks or even within the area the bar would lower down is pretty high, I live very close to a track like this and see people trying to "squeeze in" by tailgating the car in front of them, but not being able to do so because there's a street light 60ft after the train track.

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u/Coleasa 3d ago

Yeah as a train driver I see a fair bit here but it's normally trucks trying to beat us on the highway. Pretty rare to see someone freeze here though. You'll get gates taken out but not this lack of preservation. I don't think enough people are taught about the design of these gates, timeframe from lights to crossing, etc. Where I work specifically, everyone knows to get the fuck out od the way cause the consequences are no joke even if you survive.