People get so annoyed when having to stop for a train, and their impatience in trying to beat it at a grade crossing causes this, and most likely injury or death to the crew or person running the crossing ! You'd think they'd welcome the brief break to get out their cell phones and catch up on contact from the world
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| Posted by Dan I. on January 27, 2019 | |
I just do not get it when drivers will not stop at grade crossings when the lights are flashing or even if there is only a crossbuck. People are too impatient to wait or at least look anymore before they cross the tracks. I have witnessed several, several times during my truck driving job, semi's will stop with the trailer hanging over the rails. And yes, I have seen what a train can and will do to a truck and especially cars. It is no match. Talking on the cellphone and texting is another reason why accidents occur with trains at grade crossings and vehicles on the roadways. Just DRIVE and ONLY Drive. If you gotta talk or text, then pull off the road! A couple of years ago, a female driver ran into the back of my trailer at 80 MPH in Colorado in the Rockies as you come out of the Denver area heading West on I-70. Reason: Texting while driving. Did not bother to look up and see my truck and trailer with the flashers on while pulling a long steep grade. To this day, she is in a wheelchair.
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Is risking your Life worth a few minutes saved?
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Glad the trucker made it through. Looking at the surrounding conditions, it is quite possible he skidded into the side of the train trying to stop. Not the first time that has happened on slick pavement. Yes, I get the point...approach with caution, but the average driver (big rig or car) is not nearly as excited to approach a grade crossing as we are.
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