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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,739 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2024, 09:49 PM Jan 2024

Another Florida Brightline train crash leaves 2 dead in Melbourne

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Another Florida Brightline train crash leaves 2 dead in Melbourne (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 OP

Trains can't stop, but you can. Gore1FL Jan 2024 #1

I lived in a couple... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #2

Bigger gates like the quad gates in the video might help IronLionZion Jan 2024 #3

And isn't that a shame...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2024 #4

This is Florida where down crossing gates are only a suggestion. Wonder Why Jan 2024 #5

Gore1FL

(21,216 posts)

1. Trains can't stop, but you can.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2024, 10:06 PM

Jan 2024

When I worked for Union Pacific, the company certainly had it's share of deahts and injuries. As I recollect, as a percentage, over 95% were non-employees trespassing or ignoring signals.

2naSalit

(87,189 posts)

2. I lived in a couple...

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2024, 10:54 PM

Jan 2024

RR towns and been friends with several workers and engineers, one of which was qualified to operate steam engines. He had a couple nightmares about accidents in his career, those things stay with you.

IronLionZion

(45,735 posts)

3. Bigger gates like the quad gates in the video might help

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2024, 10:58 PM

Jan 2024

since stupid people keep going around the gates, they need gates that people can't drive around.

MyOwnPeace

(16,965 posts)

4. And isn't that a shame......

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2024, 11:13 PM

Jan 2024

SOMEBODY (company - state - consumers) has to pay because you just can't fix STUPID!!!!

Wonder Why

(3,438 posts)

5. This is Florida where down crossing gates are only a suggestion.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2024, 12:03 AM

Jan 2024

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