Can you imagine checking your review mirror and seeing the train coming? I will say that from only seeing that intersection on the video, it looks like a pretty weird crossing. That doesn't defend her actions but the crossing comes in at a strange angle to that road she was on.
Location: Seattle, WA | Registered:: April 25, 2007
Totally ridiculous arrangement of roads and ROW. If some government engineer would do his job, that whole messed-up intersection would be redesigned. Talk about lack of common sense. I'm surprised that there are not more misses and near-misses there.
Arthur P. Bloom TCA 86-23906
"I love the smell of smoke pellets in the morning!"
Location: Eastern Long Island | Registered:: November 01, 2006
Like Larry the Cable Guy says, the tracks give you a pretty good idea of something is going to be happening here, if a train goes to attack you move to the side.
Location: Hebron, In | Registered:: September 16, 2005
This could have been deadly. I can only say "Holy what was she thinking Batman". Without humor, how can anyone deal with this. So you want to be a train engineer, kid.
I think she is very lucky the train was going slow. If it was a fast freight she might have been toast.
What I did notice is that the lights were on but only to her left. To her right was the track but there are no warning lights there. Not that I am defending her but I would think it is a good idea to add more warning lights on the RH side of that road. She may have only been looking towards the right and not seen the lights.
2 railer but respectful to 3 railers! Happy Railroading Everyone! Stilll waiting for 1:48 scaled autos.... Phil Gatto
Location: Central,NJ | Registered:: October 31, 2000
And that truck driver. I see how he got in between the gates but if he just waited he would have made it across just fine. I realize one only has a few seconds to make these decisions but we should always err on the side of caution.
She crossed the tracks twice. The streets form a right triangle with the tracks the hypotenuse. She crossed the tracks first with the lights flashing and the train visible on the drivers side. She then proceeded to cut across the same tracks (and train) when she made the hard right for the second crossing. Tempting fate twice in a few minutes with the same train!
Quando Omni Flunkus Moritatum
Location: plymouth, michigan, USA | Registered:: July 03, 2000
I pulled up the notes box and then found the intersection on Google Earth. They even have street views of the main roads involved. The area appears to have been pretty much rural and then was built up with subdivision upon subdivision. The tracks/ROW are way older than the development.
If you watch the video in HD you can see the mini van pulling out of one of the roads from one of the subs. She could have gone the other way and made three lefts and avoided the tracks all together instead of trying to make two rights (or in this case two WRONGS) in front of an on coming train!
Quando Omni Flunkus Moritatum
Location: plymouth, michigan, USA | Registered:: July 03, 2000
He didn't see the train because he was too busy trying to figure out what color his car was! (I don't know what that video looks like on your 'pooter, but on mine the car is red. ...no, blue. ...uhhh, red - blue - red... Doppler shift from driving too fast?)
Rick
Location: North Charleston, South Carolina | Registered:: April 11, 2009
