As a locomotive engineer I've seen these situations a lot. My best advice? If you're going to race a train, commit to it. Get your ass acrossed the tracks. We can't swerve, and it takes over a mile to stop. If you're going to go, then Fa King Go! Or better yet, wait the 2 minutes it takes me to get that 7500 foot, 40 million pound train past you. I don't care what you decide. Make the damn decision and get it done. When we hit you at a crossing, you might survive, or you might not. But I will survive, and I'll live with that for the rest of my life. Figger it out
Why can't they have a phone # on the crossing to call a dispatcher and let the train know there is a truck stuck on the track? Everyone has a cell phone, so someone could be notified. May not stop all these accidents, but sure could save a few. I understand how heavy trucks and buses can get stuck on a track.
@@Jibbie49 they do. almost every crossing in the us has a blue sign on it that has a phone number and a crossing number to call in an emergency to notify the railroad that operates that line and which crossing it is at to stop rail traffic through there
You know I've been in the railroad industry for a proud 38 years now ice been a engineer to conductor to yard master and reading your comment makes me gives me some thoughts about you but you are right An 8-car passenger train moving at 80 miles an hour needs about a mile to stop freight train is about 1 to 1¼ miles in length 90 to 120 rail cars. When it's moving at 55 miles an hour, it can take a mile or more to stop when you fully apply the emergency brake yes people do tend to make stupid decisions when they are at the crossing but did you really have to say it like that tho I will still live and they die lol smh
"Oh no! I'd rather get smashed into ground beef by a train, than drive through a gate that is intentionally designed to be easily knocked out of its place to prevent entrapment."
@@Jibbie49 True. But, in all honesty and frankness, anyone who panics and doesn't have the correct instinct to instantly do what is best, should not be driving. They are dangerous, for themselves and for everybody else. Life happens quickly, unexpected things can take a split second to kill someone, but usually there are at least a few seconds -- time enough to get out of the situation.
@@bigbiff38 Yes and the instinct should be to get off the farking track in as quick as time possible. As track means big scary train death machine thing.
What I found odd is they had two arms on both sides. I guess they're trying to discourage people from driving around, but instead it gave some the impression they were trapped...smh.
I asked a train driver, who was almost at retirement age, if I should always stop the car and look down the line at a level crossing even if the lights were not on. He said, it was always possible lights could fail but he'd never actually heard of an accident occur where the lights were not working. In other words, it was always motorists who ignored the lights or no lights were installed. Another thing he pointed out is that, even though it is the other person's fault, when you drive a train into a car or pedestrian and blow the occupants to smithereens, this takes a very serious mental toll on the train driver. Usually the train driver has seen the disaster coming from over 500m away and the people on the track have not got off as soon as the first horn is sounded. So for the train driver it is a obvious fatality coming for tens of seconds and there is nothing the train driver can do to prevent it. Something that will play on his mind for years.
I like how in most of these situations, the cars have plenty of room to stay next to the track, but choose to either smash through the gate or just stop on the tracks
I mean, I feel like smashing through the gate is a good decision if you can't judge exactly how wide the train is going to be when it gets there. Stopping on the tracks tho...
to be fair, you gotta feel bad for the truckers who have bottomed out the trailer. That crossing with that one truck looked awful and they even tried to help get him out. I feel like there should be a button on the signal or something to warn oncoming trains when a vehicle is bottomed out on the tracks, could save everyone alot of hassle but i'm not even sure if thats possible.
@@philipmcniel4908 smashing through the gates is the safest option the driver can choose when he is on the closed crossing. Good example is the poland, the free space beetween the gate and the "hit" risk place (railways) is most of time perfect or near perfect, what cause when you don't destroy the gate a risk that the train hit a car. Still most people ignore the part when you need to pay 100zł (10-20dolars) for a broken gate, and risk their life and car to save money.
@@Mega123456789100 I was driveing home from work one day and a guy overtakes me just so he then could pull in his drive way 3 seconds later there are some stupid people out there
Exactly. I have often wondered what was so important that someone would risk their life at a RR crossing and not wait the 45 seconds for Amtrak to pass.
I've had times, where I'm driving 20 km over speed limit, and it's still too slow, smh ... I find the worst about these situations, that all of them could be avoided, if people looked around their surroundings and not panic.
Some of these are pure and complete stupidity. I imagine the ppl who get stuck at crossings and keep moving their car back and forth over the tracks probably get lost in their own homes quite often. Just commit and GO.
Here in America suicide by train is very popular especially in the southwest. Conductors are trained not to make eye contact with the soon to be deceased at the last second
@@jonnyqwstI agree. They tell a sniper not to see the “pink mist.” Me, I know that whoever decided to bet their life on over a million pounds against their little car deserves what they get. The only time I would disagree with that statement is when a cop puts an innocent person in the path of a train!!!
Мы не переживаем по этому поводу. Конечно, есть поговорка "Не заставляй машиниста гадать, жив ты или нет" но по сути, нам всё равно. На тормоз нажали, тягу убрали, далее ничего от нас не зависит.
It never ceases to amaze me how people can find themselves trapped on the tracks by the gates, then just lock up and let their car get hit instead of simply ramming their way through the breakaway gates. In all honesty, people like that should have their license revoked. Driving a car is about a lot more than piloting a car down the road. Handling of emergencies is a critical part of it, and if they can't handle an emergency like that, they are not a safe driver.
People aren't taught critical thinking. In any crisis one tends to revert to experience, then memory, then deduction. Being part of something, or having it happen right in front of you, is experience. Memory is things you've seen or heard. Deduction is using outside variables to determine a course of action outside of your experience. Most people have experience of having their car damaged, so they tend to worry about it happening. This is what kills many people trapped by rail gates: they spend too much time trying to avoid damaging their car when the easiest and safest route is to just blow through the other gate. Gate bars are cheap, cheaper than life, and they're not going to damage a car extensively. Were any of those people told "I you're ever trapped inside a railroad crossing, just go through the gate and take the repair bill. Worrying about your car will kill you," a good number would remember it in their panic mode and make it out alive. If time presents itself, deduction can make things end okay, but there usually isn't time. Watch the video again and see how many of these circumstances end as a result of the various thought processes.
@@kleetus92 and potentially end up like this ambulance? ruclips.net/video/YgJplc3ERpM/видео.html Only the driver survived the crash and it is after this that there were multiple campaigns for people to start ramming the easily fixable barriers. Nice to see some of them finally doing so.
Never ever underestimate the sheer stupidity of the typical motorist. As a locomotive engineer I see it every single trip... if I am approaching fast, it becomes like a fight or flight reaction where they will try to beat me, risking their lives by mere seconds. However, if I am moving slow towards the crossing, or even stopped, it scares the s**t out of them, even when they could conceivably safely (but not smartly) scoot on across. The most fascinating reaction is those that, despite me traveling at a relatively high rate of speed, will turn around and go back from where they came... no way could they get to another crossing quicker than just simply waiting for the train to pass. It really makes one wonder if they turn around at every red light? Must take these people forever to get from point A to point B. Given what I see, it amazes me that we don't hit more people than we do.... the video just shows the unlucky few where a camera just happened to record the incident.
Well, don't worry, the ones you hit are the ones that have it coming anyway. Whether they get hit by a train, or by a truck, it's just a matter of time before their stupidity catches up to them. I've lived long enough now to have seen it hundreds of times. For example, "Hmm, I wonder if this gun is loaded" (points gun at face to look down the barrel, then pulls the trigger).. Head gets blown off. Yep, it was loaded. Then when that story was on the news, they asked the victim's friend "what did you learn", and he responded, "I learned that guns are dangerous".. Well, no, wrong answer. You learned that your friend was a freakin' Idiot!
The trouble is, at least in my area, there are trains that are quite long and aren't traveling all that quickly. There's a freight yard not that far back, so they can't really get up to speed yet. I still wait for them, but it is a 5-10 minute delay at times.
@@thexalon Yes, that's different and understandable. Combine the situation you describe with a dispatcher that won't give the crew any heads up about what's happening ahead and it creates a situation that sucks for everyone.
Railway crossings: exist Humans: *That sign can't stop me, because I can't read* Shame so many drivers underestimate trains and trams. A train or tram CAN and WILL ram you. Plus it's practically the easiest type of vehicle to avoid. Maybe if we focused on funding railways more, people would take them more seriously. Unfortunately many appear to forget that RAILWAYS were what built America, not cars.
4:28 Here's why fast passenger trains are so expensive: they must have a route without grade crossings. A bridge or underpass is the only sure way to prevent a few careless, reckless or intoxicated persons from putting a vehicle in the path of a train.
I always count the number of cars, and admire especially well-done graffiti. And keep a sharp eye out for cars in the livery of railroads that dont exist anymore.
It's no fun when you have somewhere to be. There's a freight train in my area that can take up to 15 minutes to pass. I just want to die when I get caught at those damn tracks.
How stupid/impatient do you have to be to get hit by a train, when everything is working? They are about the easiest vehicles to avoid. Pretty much nothing short of mechanical failure, or a medical emergency can excuse an accident with a train.
And also, it's not like trains are particularly sneaky, they are usually very long, loud, have bright lights and a freakin deafening huge-sounding horn. I'm surprised at the sheer stupidity of not *SEEING OR HEARING* a train.
There are some crossings, like the one at 3:09, where you cannot necessarily see the train, due to the geometry of the crossing. It' also doesn't help, that some warning lights seem to wash out in the sunlight, and there seems to be no gates. That one might be an honest mistake. The rest are just people being stupid. Also, crossings in the US seem to have warning lights also on the other side of the crossing, but why? I mean, if you drove past the first set of warning lights, you probably are already on the tracks, and should probably continue through.
Most notice but badly misjudge the train's speed. Depending on the angle of approach, trains can appear to be traveling a lot slower than they really are. Now, common sense would tell me that as long as I see the train (and the warnings are going), I'm gonna stop and wait until it's passed. But too many people see the train and think "Oh, it's alllllllll the way over there. I got plenty of time!"
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Many reasons : natural stupidity, brain damage when born, alcohol, drugs, etc.
Yeah I talk to a truck driver one time that thought that his rig when he got stuck on the railroad track the train would just bump him and bounce off. He said that he spent three weeks in a hospital four days of that being in a coma. When he got out he got to go see his rig at the scrap yard and he said it was torn to pieces the only thing that saved him was that his cab came completely off the truck. He also seen a picture of the front of the train that hit him and he said the only thing that he did to the train was bend the railing.
Sadly these videos make me realize what people really do oblivious to the obvious. Some are dare devils and don’t care. Even an old episode of the original C.S.I. In Las Vegas.. The Detective doing the interrogation of the locomotive engineer was classic.. “Detective.. We Have Right Of Way..”
It seems like everyone is obsessed with "I'll be stuck waiting for the train to go by, and it's going to be miles long and I'll be here all day". In fact, it's usually not much more time than hitting a stop light just as it turns red.
Love the guy at 4:25 "Yo Mini driver you've been caught in between the bars, better drive forward right into the train rather than just staying where you're at where you would've been safe!"
The guy filming at 4:27 almost got that guy killed. Looks like he was trying to back up but the person with the camera was waving them forward so they pulled up.
How quickly a train can stop when it goes into emergency break, is actually pretty fascinating. However, it’s still not fast enough to stop for you. With that being said, if you are stuck on the tracks, get away from the vehicle, and call the emergency number posted near the tracks. I believe that is so they can stop the trains well before they reach you. Edit: I’m talking if you’re stuck on tracks and no train appears to be nearby, then call the number. If you’re stuck and one is already there, then abandon ship.
Ideally yes, but remember that these trains are huge, and depending on where one is, it will take time for them to stop regardless, and it'll take a bit for the message to even reach the team on the train at all. If given enough time, the control room can stop the train, and get a tow truck out to you to get your car off the tracks (and to a shop for repairs). That said, the moment the lights start flashing.... *run*
@@Tank50us One thing you can do is short the tracks. This will throw the signal approaching to be Danger and the preceding one to be caution. Hopefully the signal is not so close to the crossing but some distance.
@@nekotranslates ... that's only a few hundred yards. Some trains need a mile. If the lights are on you have only seconds. Might be 10 or might be 60.... you wont know.
USA: Trucks and cars damaged by trains DPRK: *Missile trains* If there's a car in the way or when there's imperialism afoot, we defend ourselves. The People's Train that serves for the People, made by the People
Finally a video where at least some people are breaking the barriers to get out of the situation. The barriers are designed to be broken easily - and are also very easy and cheap to repair/replace. Breaking the barrier not only gets you out of the situation, but also automatically sends a signal to the train driver informing them that something happened at the crossing, so they can start slowing down ahead of time. I don't know how it is in all countries, but at least in most of EU you won't even be charged for the barrier repairs - your insurance will cover everything.
There's some Russian videos as well. Thing in Russia is that tracks barrier closes long before the train. Sometimes it's ridiculous, up to 5-10 min before the train. So people are naturally hesitate. I'm not driving myself, but imagine if you as a pedestrian should wait 10 minutes of empty street to wait for green light. I have no idea why we have such cursed train tracks barrier waiting time.
Not to mention the guy who was driving that semi got out before the train hit. I'm guessing the truck got stuck there or something, so I think given the situation that was the best outcome. No one was hurt, cargo intact, and the truck cab itself (along with the train) are really the only things damaged. Maybe the drivers ego or something also
eveyone who runs red lights, barriers and crossing deserves everything and anything that happens to them. the is literally no excuses that justify the act of stupidity
It's amazing how minor of an obstacle a heavy truck is for a train. Even the engine up front looks unphased as if going through cardboard. The mass and steel thickness of an engine really shows in these cases. These are good visualizations of momentum and mass
That's a 80,000lb truck trying survive a 432,000lb engine, with another 432,000lb engine behind it, plus all those rail cars, which if just empty average 286,000lbs each. The calculation of energy delivered boggles my mind. Cardboard indeed.
That's actually about right. Average Locomotive loaded can total about 4,000,000 pounds verses a 4,000 car - that equals a 1,000 times weight difference. A 4,000 pound car hitting a 4 pound object = 1,000 times weight difference.
@@djtate1975 Right. The train or the car is not going to slow to any noticeable degree when they hit the car or the sparrow, respectively. Plus the train has a giant fist, the coupler, sticking out the front of it that will focus that energy on a small space, often causing severe passenger compartment intrusion.
@@nellymooninous4049 No, I'm just a trucker who knows how to avoid this situation. Before turning down a road, you look down the road to check for "No Truck" signs. The signs for "No trucks" could be for any number of reasons, such as an elevated railway crossing. If you get hung up on the tracks, you're fired. On every railway crossing is a phone number that you can call to report an emergency or a malfunction. While you are calling that number, you can undo your hoses and try to open your 5th wheel. If it comes loose, you can get the tractor off of the tracks. When the emergency operator comes on the line, let them know the crossing number and what is going on. Call a towing company, they'll be needed whether a train comes or not. At some point the police will show up. You're probably screwed for going down a no truck route, but since you have the right to remain silent you should say that you're using that right and then don't say anything. If a Lawyer could elaborate, please reply. However, more than likely none of this will matter since the trains come every 15 minutes and take time to slow down. If the train driver sees an obstacle 2km away, it's already too late.
As I am watching these clips I noticed one thing. Why do the drivers stop their vehicles bang in the middle of the track. If you wanna cross the track, cross, don't just sit on the track. Most crossings have some space beyond on both sides of the track to allow a medium sized vehicle to cross & stop.
The poor driver got literally creamed. The lightweight bread or fruit just flew out of the truck like the truck was made of cardboard! I'm thinking this may have been a suicide.
I swear it looks like some people are going full speed only to stop EXACTLY on the middle of the tracks instead of speeding away to avoid the collision.
In your placed there was many accident regarding the trained accident many passengers are died it was also many accident railroad accident due of neglected no safety precautions first every railroad crossing they will assigned two person day and night guarding guarding the train arrival they pull down the long iron pipe so that no one any kind of vehicles will cross the railroad crossing
Authorities are blind dilivered action life was precious I don't know in your in your country implemented when you getting professional driver license the rule according to laws of the road even you are in.super highway you have no right kill with you vehicles a person crossing the the road even it was prohibited to person or animals crossing the road
Ya know, it's the year 2021 and truckers are STILL stalling on RR tracks. Bus drivers and motorists are STILL pulling onto the tracks with a speeding locomotive just seconds away. Pedestrians are walking onto the tracks directly in front of oncoming trains. What the hell is wrong with these people??
Great video. It always fascinates me that some individuals think they're invincible when it comes to railroad crossings. What a bunch of fools! Thank you for uploading and sharing! PS: Just subscribed to your channel. That's how much I like it!!!
I have not seen a train in person so whenever I see a video of a semi or a car stuck in the middle of a track, I ask myself why. Is it really that common for cars and semis breakdown on track?
Sorry but I was just wondering, how is it possible for someone to not have seen a train in person? To answer your question, no it's not actually that common. Atleast not where I live.
@@hunglikeakoala9993 Poor timing, mostly. I live right on a really active mainline but because I can't see it from my house and the trains are short and fast, I rarely see them, if ever.
@David Ebo There are two main issues for people being in crossings: Cars being dumb because people in cars are dumb And trucks and other long vehicle getting stuck on the hump. Tracks are raised above the ground by more than one might think and so anything low, like the landing gear on a semi trailer, or low trailers, frames, fuel tanks, cargo boxes, etc, can and will get lodged (or beached) on the raised area.
As a truck driver I can rightfully say it looks like the trailer in the third or fourth scene got its landing gear stuck on the tracks due to the high angle of the crossing. If the slope had been more gradual it would've never been a problem so it's both the fault of the crew who built the crossing at such a sharp grade AND the truck driver for not looking at how sharp the grade was before he committed to crossing it. To make matters, somehow, worse it looks like the driver gets out of his truck (tractor) and runs across the tracks like a 'fool' right before the train hits instead of doing the smart thing and running from his truck which is clearly across the tracks in that direction where he'd never had to cross the tracks escaping the impact. Some people should NEVER be a truck driver, this guy proves it.
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If you mean the grey delivery van, I was shocked but theres footage near the end from the other side showing the cab & van not completely pulverised or crushed so driver had a vv good chance& likely no-few injuries. Traffic both sides were in right hand lane so vvvv likely driver would be on the left side unhit, but a passenger would be severely hurt.
that was just so stupid ... I mean guys like them ... What's the rush ... And by the looks of it looks fatal to me I mean sure it might a a greasy surface ... But every driver can clearly see that sign....
@@speeddemon2901 at 4:36 You got the same train crash as 2:37 The guy might have survived judging from this camera angle. This guy wasnt stupid. If you look at the side of the roads you can see that there is frost, The road seems slippery. He stopped in time but due to the condition of the road he slid foward and collided with the train. Seems to be black ice too, which isnt visible from the drivers view. he got a little truck, making me think he is on a tight scedule. (sorry for my english btw :| not the best but hopefully understandable xD )
At 4:25 there was a guy in his car repeatedly pointing his finger at a car that was on the other side of the crossing gate. The car then drove forward into the path of a train. Question is: Why did the car drive into the path of the train? He should have just stayed where he was! Did he move because the guy behind him kept pointing at him? The first mandatory question on a driver's test should cover railroad crossings. The second mandatory question should be school buses. Anyone who does not stop for school buses should lose their license. Fines are not the answer.
David Panetta, when it comes to school buses, part of the problem (but ONLY a part) is the inconsistent, often confusing, and often changing rules regarding when it drivers are supposed to stop for a stopped school bus. And because of the changes, drivers who got their licenses years ago will follow a different set or rules than newer drivers.....probably few, if any, states have good systems for educating drivers on new rules or changed rules....calling all drivers back for another test whenever the rules change is not practical. Where I live, the rules in this regard have changed at least twice since I got my license. Used to be if there was a school bus anywhere on the road that was stopped WITH ITS STOP SIGN OUT, all drivers in all lanes in either direction had to stop. Then they changed it so if there was a 'median' separating the opposing lanes (but people were confused about what constituted a 'median') then opposing traffic did not have to stop...stopping was optional. Then it changed to stopping in that same situation was simply against the law...not optional....probably because experience was showing that more accidents were being caused by the confusion. Then it seems to have changed again with regard to whether a median was raised or not....there are actually a lot of variations on medians (e.g. narrow, wide, stripes only, turn lane median, boulevard median, ditch median, curb median, etc), and it is a lot for drivers to keep straight in their memories, but having all traffic screech to a halt when in sight of a stopped school bus is not safe either. A lot of this could have been solved by states thinking these things through ahead of time and strictly dictating road design and construction in areas where homes front against heavily trafficed roads, so in those areas a less ambiguous road design would be followed to eliminate confusion. On top of the above, or course, is driver distraction, largely the result of texting while driving.
As a locomotive engineer I've seen these situations a lot. My best advice? If you're going to race a train, commit to it. Get your ass acrossed the tracks. We can't swerve, and it takes over a mile to stop. If you're going to go, then Fa King Go! Or better yet, wait the 2 minutes it takes me to get that 7500 foot, 40 million pound train past you. I don't care what you decide. Make the damn decision and get it done. When we hit you at a crossing, you might survive, or you might not. But I will survive, and I'll live with that for the rest of my life. Figger it out
Why can't they have a phone # on the crossing to call a dispatcher and let the train know there is a truck stuck on the track? Everyone has a cell phone, so someone could be notified. May not stop all these accidents, but sure could save a few. I understand how heavy trucks and buses can get stuck on a track.
@@Jibbie49 they do. almost every crossing in the us has a blue sign on it that has a phone number and a crossing number to call in an emergency to notify the railroad that operates that line and which crossing it is at to stop rail traffic through there
@@Clearaspectproductions Alright, but from the videos, I couldn't see that anything was posted.
@@Jibbie49 they are kind of small and may be easy to miss when someone is panicking about their car or truck on the tracks
You know I've been in the railroad industry for a proud 38 years now ice been a engineer to conductor to yard master and reading your comment makes me gives me some thoughts about you but you are right An 8-car passenger train moving at 80 miles an hour needs about a mile to stop freight train is about 1 to 1¼ miles in length 90 to 120 rail cars. When it's moving at 55 miles an hour, it can take a mile or more to stop when you fully apply the emergency brake yes people do tend to make stupid decisions when they are at the crossing but did you really have to say it like that tho I will still live and they die lol smh
Trains have been around for almost 200 years and people still don't know how to stop being hit by them.
It's not as if they travel an unpredictable path.
Mostly Americans and Russians didn't figured it out yet apparently
@@vladdefence1447 ... oh, most of us have figured it out, but we are boring and don't make for interesting clips on RUclips.
@@rupe53 yep, trying to go viral
The easiest vehicle on earth to avoid
"Oh no! I'd rather get smashed into ground beef by a train, than drive through a gate that is intentionally designed to be easily knocked out of its place to prevent entrapment."
I'd think people panic and don't think straight.
@@Jibbie49 True. But, in all honesty and frankness, anyone who panics and doesn't have the correct instinct to instantly do what is best, should not be driving. They are dangerous, for themselves and for everybody else. Life happens quickly, unexpected things can take a split second to kill someone, but usually there are at least a few seconds -- time enough to get out of the situation.
@@Jibbie49 People doesn't even think straight, when they _don't_ panic …
@@bigbiff38 Yes and the instinct should be to get off the farking track in as quick as time possible. As track means big scary train death machine thing.
What I found odd is they had two arms on both sides. I guess they're trying to discourage people from driving around, but instead it gave some the impression they were trapped...smh.
I asked a train driver, who was almost at retirement age, if I should always stop the car and look down the line at a level crossing even if the lights were not on. He said, it was always possible lights could fail but he'd never actually heard of an accident occur where the lights were not working. In other words, it was always motorists who ignored the lights or no lights were installed.
Another thing he pointed out is that, even though it is the other person's fault, when you drive a train into a car or pedestrian and blow the occupants to smithereens, this takes a very serious mental toll on the train driver. Usually the train driver has seen the disaster coming from over 500m away and the people on the track have not got off as soon as the first horn is sounded. So for the train driver it is a obvious fatality coming for tens of seconds and there is nothing the train driver can do to prevent it. Something that will play on his mind for years.
I never cross a RR w/o looking both ways. It could save your life because you ain't going to win that encounter.
Very interesting, thanks for relaying that.
Maybe they need a big air bag on the front of the train the driver can deploy, and just bounce the pedestrian out of the way?
@@Here_is_Waldo & still getting minced LMAO
@@Here_is_Waldo Yeah right
I like how in most of these situations, the cars have plenty of room to stay next to the track, but choose to either smash through the gate or just stop on the tracks
I was marvelling at that rampant stupidity too.
I mean, I feel like smashing through the gate is a good decision if you can't judge exactly how wide the train is going to be when it gets there. Stopping on the tracks tho...
to be fair, you gotta feel bad for the truckers who have bottomed out the trailer.
That crossing with that one truck looked awful and they even tried to help get him out. I feel like there should be a button on the signal or something to warn oncoming trains when a vehicle is bottomed out on the tracks, could save everyone alot of hassle but i'm not even sure if thats possible.
@@DrCranberry A button would be quicker than fumbling with a cell phone to call a number on a sign, especially if someone was older or just panicking.
@@philipmcniel4908 smashing through the gates is the safest option the driver can choose when he is on the closed crossing. Good example is the poland, the free space beetween the gate and the "hit" risk place (railways) is most of time perfect or near perfect, what cause when you don't destroy the gate a risk that the train hit a car. Still most people ignore the part when you need to pay 100zł (10-20dolars) for a broken gate, and risk their life and car to save money.
The best part is that most of these weren't even long trains. They risk their lives for a 10-20 second inconvenience.
It’s the time we live in. Everyone is in a hurry
@@Mega123456789100 I was driveing home from work one day and a guy overtakes me just so he then could pull in his drive way 3 seconds later there are some stupid people out there
BUT I'M IMPORTANT!!
Exactly. I have often wondered what was so important that someone would risk their life at a RR crossing and not wait the 45 seconds for Amtrak to pass.
I've had times, where I'm driving 20 km over speed limit, and it's still too slow, smh ... I find the worst about these situations, that all of them could be avoided, if people looked around their surroundings and not panic.
Some of these are pure and complete stupidity. I imagine the ppl who get stuck at crossings and keep moving their car back and forth over the tracks probably get lost in their own homes quite often. Just commit and GO.
“imma going to cross the track while a train is coming, what could go wrong”
And then back up
That happened in my hometown !!! BANGOR, PA
Unbelievable
HO LEE MOTHER OF MOO-MOO
@@computerrodeollc dude my grandpa lived in Mt. Bethel PA. Right nearby
"Never bring a truck to a train fight."
I feel sorry for the train drivers, they must get really traumatised not knowing if the person in the vehicle made it out alive.
Here in America suicide by train is very popular especially in the southwest. Conductors are trained not to make eye contact with the soon to be deceased at the last second
@@jonnyqwstI agree. They tell a sniper not to see the “pink mist.”
Me, I know that whoever decided to bet their life on over a million pounds against their little car deserves what they get.
The only time I would disagree with that statement is when a cop puts an innocent person in the path of a train!!!
Мы не переживаем по этому поводу.
Конечно, есть поговорка "Не заставляй машиниста гадать, жив ты или нет" но по сути, нам всё равно. На тормоз нажали, тягу убрали, далее ничего от нас не зависит.
How do they not know??? You know they can get out of the train to see, right? Just like car crashes?
@@Baratako0 yea, just like you have to get out of a car to see the train, right?
It never ceases to amaze me how people can find themselves trapped on the tracks by the gates, then just lock up and let their car get hit instead of simply ramming their way through the breakaway gates.
In all honesty, people like that should have their license revoked. Driving a car is about a lot more than piloting a car down the road. Handling of emergencies is a critical part of it, and if they can't handle an emergency like that, they are not a safe driver.
? piloting ? more like '' just point and shoot '' = i'm now D E A D
COVID has taken common sense away from many.
@Francis Jeremiah I mean if that’s what it takes to be safe then…
People aren't taught critical thinking. In any crisis one tends to revert to experience, then memory, then deduction. Being part of something, or having it happen right in front of you, is experience. Memory is things you've seen or heard. Deduction is using outside variables to determine a course of action outside of your experience.
Most people have experience of having their car damaged, so they tend to worry about it happening. This is what kills many people trapped by rail gates: they spend too much time trying to avoid damaging their car when the easiest and safest route is to just blow through the other gate. Gate bars are cheap, cheaper than life, and they're not going to damage a car extensively. Were any of those people told "I you're ever trapped inside a railroad crossing, just go through the gate and take the repair bill. Worrying about your car will kill you," a good number would remember it in their panic mode and make it out alive. If time presents itself, deduction can make things end okay, but there usually isn't time.
Watch the video again and see how many of these circumstances end as a result of the various thought processes.
It's a Darwin Award thing
Three things to remember at railroad crossings. A train is bigger than you, a train cannot stop quickly, and a train cannot swerve.
You forgot the 4th thing to remember.
The train ALWAYS has right of way.
@@olstar18 ... rule #5 ... in case of a tie the train always wins!
and don't stop till you are out of the train's way
Thanks captain obvious.
One more thing - The train always, always, always.....wins.
It's amazing how all these people lived long enough to even get a license.
I'm amazed how they even won the sperm race. 🤷♂️
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus It was the damn blue hull
discoveryman59 my thoughts as well as what I commented. 🤦♀
The guy at 0:30 really deserves his result...couldn't even wait the 10 seconds for the train to come and go...
*ALL "DO" .. TO STUPID TO BE "ALIVE" THEN "DIE" ..*
You can see his shoe fly offscreen so he was so very lucky... fraction of a second earlier and his foot would have been in there too...
@@SeedlingNL probably lost a toe though, you can see how he struggles to get up
0:22 You don't get a closer call than the train knocking off your shoe.
That dude had a Deathwish.
Being born with sawdust for a brain doesn't help either!
1:53 That has to be the fastest uncoupling of a trailer I ever saw.
also the cleanest
Key thing to remember is.....if you are following a truck and there is a RR crossing up ahead, start filming.
"It was time for Thomas to leave, he had seen everything"
0:57 finally someone that realises smashing through a barrier is better than being hit by a train!!
5:00 not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed
4:58 What a great guy, that seemed very professional.
ikr? I aspire to be like that guy
turned the car 180 for no reason tho
Came here to post the same.
@@padian777he turned the car so the person on the tracks could reverse back into that spot
After watching this I can officially confirm that the human race is doomed.
I figured that out when I saw trump get elected president in '16. Lots of stupid people
@@rimurutempest9937 Sure did. Life has been great since we got rid of that idiot trump.
Nope only the idiots and they’re doing a fine job of it
Covid has caused critical thinking to become increasingly scarce but I think it should be getting better soon
You had to watch this to figure it out 🤣🤣🤣
The fact that they go through trucks like a car through a sheet of paper really puts things into perspective.
2:36 Rest in peace to all that bread. It never made it to the local bakery. How horrible.
5:00 respect for the driver who react at once
How do you figure... all the idiot had to do was literally sit there...
@@kleetus92 its better then all those other idots who decide to stop or pull out right in front of the train.
@@Mandrew_ That is true.
@@kleetus92 and potentially end up like this ambulance? ruclips.net/video/YgJplc3ERpM/видео.html
Only the driver survived the crash and it is after this that there were multiple campaigns for people to start ramming the easily fixable barriers. Nice to see some of them finally doing so.
@@MeGustapl-fk4tb tell me you have zero concept of the size of your vehicle without telling me you have zero idea how big you car is.
Never ever underestimate the sheer stupidity of the typical motorist. As a locomotive engineer I see it every single trip... if I am approaching fast, it becomes like a fight or flight reaction where they will try to beat me, risking their lives by mere seconds. However, if I am moving slow towards the crossing, or even stopped, it scares the s**t out of them, even when they could conceivably safely (but not smartly) scoot on across. The most fascinating reaction is those that, despite me traveling at a relatively high rate of speed, will turn around and go back from where they came... no way could they get to another crossing quicker than just simply waiting for the train to pass. It really makes one wonder if they turn around at every red light? Must take these people forever to get from point A to point B. Given what I see, it amazes me that we don't hit more people than we do.... the video just shows the unlucky few where a camera just happened to record the incident.
Well, don't worry, the ones you hit are the ones that have it coming anyway. Whether they get hit by a train, or by a truck, it's just a matter of time before their stupidity catches up to them. I've lived long enough now to have seen it hundreds of times. For example, "Hmm, I wonder if this gun is loaded" (points gun at face to look down the barrel, then pulls the trigger).. Head gets blown off. Yep, it was loaded. Then when that story was on the news, they asked the victim's friend "what did you learn", and he responded, "I learned that guns are dangerous".. Well, no, wrong answer. You learned that your friend was a freakin' Idiot!
I’ve always wondered about those idiots that turn around instead of waiting😂🤣
The trouble is, at least in my area, there are trains that are quite long and aren't traveling all that quickly. There's a freight yard not that far back, so they can't really get up to speed yet. I still wait for them, but it is a 5-10 minute delay at times.
@@thexalon Yes, that's different and understandable. Combine the situation you describe with a dispatcher that won't give the crew any heads up about what's happening ahead and it creates a situation that sucks for everyone.
@@ezrashonor I haven't heard of any crashes at the local intersections, just frustration and annoyance.
I think it was George Carlin that said "Trains ain't afraid of nuthin' except other trains. Trains got balls."
I dont remember that episode of Thomas the Tank Engine
@@gormlesshoboproductions His rendition of Thomas with adult language is great
Railway crossings: exist
Humans: *That sign can't stop me, because I can't read*
Shame so many drivers underestimate trains and trams. A train or tram CAN and WILL ram you. Plus it's practically the easiest type of vehicle to avoid. Maybe if we focused on funding railways more, people would take them more seriously. Unfortunately many appear to forget that RAILWAYS were what built America, not cars.
4:28 Here's why fast passenger trains are so expensive: they must have a route without grade crossings. A bridge or underpass is the only sure way to prevent a few careless, reckless or intoxicated persons from putting a vehicle in the path of a train.
Moral of the story: the train always wins.
*HAHAHAAA "YES" 100% MISTER*
YESSS
Am I the only one that actually enjoyed getting stopped and just watching the train pass?
No I also like doing that
I always count the number of cars, and admire especially well-done graffiti. And keep a sharp eye out for cars in the livery of railroads that dont exist anymore.
It's no fun when you have somewhere to be. There's a freight train in my area that can take up to 15 minutes to pass. I just want to die when I get caught at those damn tracks.
If I were the driver of a vehicle I would simply choose not to drive on the tracks while a train was approaching, but that's just me.
Train: Rams into the cab of a truck
The rest of the truck still on the track: *Tis but a scratch*
5:25. . . *TRUCKER* "I'm the BIGGEST RIG on this road. . I give way to nobody!"
"Uhhh. . . Maybe I SHOULD give way sometimes. . ?"
I have a cousin who's a train driver. He told me once that, if he could see something in his path, he was already too close to stop....
Actually if the one crossing can hear the horn. It is way too late.
Depends on speed and the weight of your train
Team Train has a great record. They haven't lost the contest yet. I think they will take the championship this year.
When it's train versus all other road vehicles, train always wins; with the possible exception of another train.
@@tygrkhat4087 Thank you Captain obvious. whoosh
That last on was iffy. Those logs can easily derail the locomotive.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 probably had to go to overtime on that one.
How stupid/impatient do you have to be to get hit by a train, when everything is working? They are about the easiest vehicles to avoid.
Pretty much nothing short of mechanical failure, or a medical emergency can excuse an accident with a train.
You underestimate the stupidity of humans.
I don't understand how anyone can ACCIDENTALLY not notice trains. HOW?!?!??!!
And also, it's not like trains are particularly sneaky, they are usually very long, loud, have bright lights and a freakin deafening huge-sounding horn. I'm surprised at the sheer stupidity of not *SEEING OR HEARING* a train.
There are some crossings, like the one at 3:09, where you cannot necessarily see the train, due to the geometry of the crossing. It' also doesn't help, that some warning lights seem to wash out in the sunlight, and there seems to be no gates. That one might be an honest mistake. The rest are just people being stupid.
Also, crossings in the US seem to have warning lights also on the other side of the crossing, but why? I mean, if you drove past the first set of warning lights, you probably are already on the tracks, and should probably continue through.
Maybe they noticed but too late too look at it
Most notice but badly misjudge the train's speed. Depending on the angle of approach, trains can appear to be traveling a lot slower than they really are. Now, common sense would tell me that as long as I see the train (and the warnings are going), I'm gonna stop and wait until it's passed. But too many people see the train and think "Oh, it's alllllllll the way over there. I got plenty of time!"
Many reasons : natural stupidity, brain damage when born, alcohol, drugs, etc.
You'd think they'd put up some kind of barrier or warning system so drivers would know about the oncoming trains.
Who needs that?? Instead, place red signs with black lettering facing the oncoming train flashing "Darwin award winner ahead!".
they're called lights, bells and gates and if you watched the video, people ignore them.
@@gtc1961 It's called sarcasm, I think you missed it.
Yeah and you would think they would have some loud noise coming from the train as it approaches, idk like a loud air horn maybe...😆
Note to truck drivers - locomotives are a lot tougher than your rigs!
It's like putting your confidence in the size of a ship. Wherever you go on the sea, the ocean is gonna be big and you're ship is gonna be small.
Yeah I talk to a truck driver one time that thought that his rig when he got stuck on the railroad track the train would just bump him and bounce off. He said that he spent three weeks in a hospital four days of that being in a coma. When he got out he got to go see his rig at the scrap yard and he said it was torn to pieces the only thing that saved him was that his cab came completely off the truck. He also seen a picture of the front of the train that hit him and he said the only thing that he did to the train was bend the railing.
3:23 that conductor did a good job bailing off. Claps for him.
I use to work that job with him. Very nice man. very close call.
Sadly these videos make me realize what people really do oblivious to the obvious. Some are dare devils and don’t care. Even an old episode of the original C.S.I. In Las Vegas.. The Detective doing the interrogation of the locomotive engineer was classic.. “Detective.. We Have Right Of Way..”
ty, was wondering if he was some kindd of dimensional hopper.
I was really confused by that one, why jump off? Train going so slow, the crash was mild .. jumping off seems 100x more dangerous
I played that over and over trying to figure out where he came from.
It seems like everyone is obsessed with "I'll be stuck waiting for the train to go by, and it's going to be miles long and I'll be here all day". In fact, it's usually not much more time than hitting a stop light just as it turns red.
I was fascinated by trains as a kid, so I actually get excited when I have to stop for one LOL
In the area where I live, trains are miles long. So, if I have to wait, I'll set up a picnic table and have some refreshments.
1:36…legend has it he’s still saying oh my goodness/oh my gosh to this very day in a quiet padded room.
Love the guy at 4:25 "Yo Mini driver you've been caught in between the bars, better drive forward right into the train rather than just staying where you're at where you would've been safe!"
Came to the comments for this. Made me laugh so hard when I saw that
Was the person in the car trying to tell the Mini to go forward?
The guy filming at 4:27 almost got that guy killed. Looks like he was trying to back up but the person with the camera was waving them forward so they pulled up.
There was plenty of space, besides if you base your driving decisions on what another driver tells you to do without even looking then that's on you
Nah he was wagging his finger
@@bobsmith8510 I mean, wagging is usually back and forth. It looked more like he was motioning forward telling the guy to move, at least to me.
How quickly a train can stop when it goes into emergency break, is actually pretty fascinating. However, it’s still not fast enough to stop for you.
With that being said, if you are stuck on the tracks, get away from the vehicle, and call the emergency number posted near the tracks. I believe that is so they can stop the trains well before they reach you.
Edit: I’m talking if you’re stuck on tracks and no train appears to be nearby, then call the number. If you’re stuck and one is already there, then abandon ship.
Ideally yes, but remember that these trains are huge, and depending on where one is, it will take time for them to stop regardless, and it'll take a bit for the message to even reach the team on the train at all. If given enough time, the control room can stop the train, and get a tow truck out to you to get your car off the tracks (and to a shop for repairs). That said, the moment the lights start flashing.... *run*
@@Tank50us One thing you can do is short the tracks.
This will throw the signal approaching to be Danger and the preceding one to be caution.
Hopefully the signal is not so close to the crossing but some distance.
You'd need serval Olympic sized swimming pools for a train to come to a complete stop, now that should put things into perspective
@@nekotranslates ... that's only a few hundred yards. Some trains need a mile. If the lights are on you have only seconds. Might be 10 or might be 60.... you wont know.
@@IIGrayfoxII That won't work in the UK in areas where they use axle counters to determine where the trains are rather than track circuits.
My favorite ones are the ones where they stopped to look both ways once they were already on the tracks.
I'm sorry but some of these are just satisfying 😌
1:55 Buyer: Is it alright?
Seller: Yeah the driver is ok but the truck is go-
Buyer: NOT HIM! THE GOODS!
Seller: Yea they good.
I love watching natural selection at work. Only people I feel bad for is the locomotive crew that has to remember it.
And the clean up crew.
USA: Trucks and cars damaged by trains
DPRK: *Missile trains*
If there's a car in the way or when there's imperialism afoot, we defend ourselves. The People's Train that serves for the People, made by the People
Омск))) они пытались сбежать из Омска на автобусе, но поезд был начеку)
Finally a video where at least some people are breaking the barriers to get out of the situation. The barriers are designed to be broken easily - and are also very easy and cheap to repair/replace. Breaking the barrier not only gets you out of the situation, but also automatically sends a signal to the train driver informing them that something happened at the crossing, so they can start slowing down ahead of time.
I don't know how it is in all countries, but at least in most of EU you won't even be charged for the barrier repairs - your insurance will cover everything.
There's some Russian videos as well. Thing in Russia is that tracks barrier closes long before the train. Sometimes it's ridiculous, up to 5-10 min before the train. So people are naturally hesitate. I'm not driving myself, but imagine if you as a pedestrian should wait 10 minutes of empty street to wait for green light. I have no idea why we have such cursed train tracks barrier waiting time.
It's amazing the number of drivers who started to drive across the tracks, and then stopped.
There are a lot of distracted drivers out there!!
1:58 Actually, when the train hit the semi, it just tore it away from the trailer, leaving the cargo inside mostly intact.
Not to mention the guy who was driving that semi got out before the train hit.
I'm guessing the truck got stuck there or something, so I think given the situation that was the best outcome. No one was hurt, cargo intact, and the truck cab itself (along with the train) are really the only things damaged. Maybe the drivers ego or something also
eveyone who runs red lights, barriers and crossing deserves everything and anything that happens to them.
the is literally no excuses that justify the act of stupidity
"I was in a hurry"
Wow, Ed, you’re a tough taskmaster.
But, what if I had to poop real bad?
@@thelunchlady8276 Be prepared. Wear a diaper.
Learning to be patient in life can save your life and lead you to the ultimate goal!
Poor train drivers and cabin staff, some never recover from the stress of these accidents.
4:35 How do you not see that the gates are down and that a train is coming when you're driving through an open area....
It's amazing how minor of an obstacle a heavy truck is for a train. Even the engine up front looks unphased as if going through cardboard. The mass and steel thickness of an engine really shows in these cases. These are good visualizations of momentum and mass
wyskass - Much agreed!
That's a 80,000lb truck trying survive a 432,000lb engine, with another 432,000lb engine behind it, plus all those rail cars, which if just empty average 286,000lbs each. The calculation of energy delivered boggles my mind. Cardboard indeed.
2:00 took the tractor clean off!
2:34 when he says he's going to be gentle
The forces involved when a train hits a car are roughly the same as when a car hits a sparrow. The relative sizes are about the same.
Good analogy, might have to borrow that.
I had an engineer tell me it was like your car running over a coke can. You don't even know it.
@@waltonwarrior7428 they do know it though
That's actually about right. Average Locomotive loaded can total about 4,000,000 pounds verses a 4,000 car - that equals a 1,000 times weight difference. A 4,000 pound car hitting a 4 pound object = 1,000 times weight difference.
@@djtate1975 Right. The train or the car is not going to slow to any noticeable degree when they hit the car or the sparrow, respectively. Plus the train has a giant fist, the coupler, sticking out the front of it that will focus that energy on a small space, often causing severe passenger compartment intrusion.
2:00 The funny thing is that if the driver had called the emergency line and unhooked he might have at least saved the tractor.
You know the story behind the clip?
I doubt he could have gotten the pin on the fifth wheel pulled to unhook. There would have been a lot of up pressure on the jaws.
@@GermanShepherd1983 Worth a try. Not like hes got something else to do. And he doesnt need to worry about the hoses and wires, just go.
@@nellymooninous4049 No, I'm just a trucker who knows how to avoid this situation.
Before turning down a road, you look down the road to check for "No Truck" signs. The signs for "No trucks" could be for any number of reasons, such as an elevated railway crossing. If you get hung up on the tracks, you're fired.
On every railway crossing is a phone number that you can call to report an emergency or a malfunction. While you are calling that number, you can undo your hoses and try to open your 5th wheel. If it comes loose, you can get the tractor off of the tracks. When the emergency operator comes on the line, let them know the crossing number and what is going on.
Call a towing company, they'll be needed whether a train comes or not. At some point the police will show up. You're probably screwed for going down a no truck route, but since you have the right to remain silent you should say that you're using that right and then don't say anything. If a Lawyer could elaborate, please reply.
However, more than likely none of this will matter since the trains come every 15 minutes and take time to slow down. If the train driver sees an obstacle 2km away, it's already too late.
The most important fact is the driver got out of his tractor in time and was unhurt!
The train's gonna win every time, yet some ppl never learn
0:34 уверен, что он до сих пор не может найти свой второй ботинок)))
он как пуля просвистел мимо камеры )))
these are the type of people who win Darwin awards
1:57
Driver got out and the load made it. Pretty good outcome tbh.
As I am watching these clips I noticed one thing. Why do the drivers stop their vehicles bang in the middle of the track. If you wanna cross the track, cross, don't just sit on the track. Most crossings have some space beyond on both sides of the track to allow a medium sized vehicle to cross & stop.
The accidental crash at 4:35 is the same one as at 2:31, but seen from the opposite side.
The poor driver got literally creamed. The lightweight bread or fruit just flew out of the truck like the truck was made of cardboard! I'm thinking this may have been a suicide.
That one’s gonna stick with me.
No way they escaped that.
2:35 my guy Ernesto just trying to sell fruits 😔😔
0:25 Was that Helen Keller crossing the tracks? 😂
I think the most frustrating thing is never getting to hear what these people were thinking.
I understand it's a general constant hum only broken up periodically by a seemingly approaching LOUD train horn.
The last thing going through their head is either glass or a cow-catcher.
0:40 i cant imagine where this guy has to go so fast to be
3:03 why were hardly any of the red lights flashing? I wonder if none of those facing the truck were.
I swear it looks like some people are going full speed only to stop EXACTLY on the middle of the tracks instead of speeding away to avoid the collision.
wow the train is a king !!!!
3:35 that worker under the train is a legend
Most of these are not accidents.... they are just deliberate stupid actions
In your placed there was many accident regarding the trained accident many passengers are died it was also many accident railroad accident due of neglected no safety precautions first every railroad crossing they will assigned
two person day and night guarding guarding the train arrival they pull down the long iron pipe so that no one any kind of vehicles will cross the railroad crossing
Authorities are blind dilivered action life was precious I don't know in your in your
country implemented when you getting professional driver license the rule according to laws of the road even you are in.super highway you have no right kill with you vehicles
a person crossing the
the road even it was prohibited to person or animals crossing the road
Right about that. Idiot people
Oh yesssss
Ya know, it's the year 2021 and truckers are STILL stalling on RR tracks. Bus drivers and motorists are STILL pulling onto the tracks with a speeding locomotive just seconds away. Pedestrians are walking onto the tracks directly in front of oncoming trains. What the hell is wrong with these people??
2:04 im suprised how the trailer didnt got hit and is still in good condition
This is why when the lights are flashing, you stop and wait
Great video. It always fascinates me that some individuals think they're invincible when it comes to railroad crossings. What a bunch of fools! Thank you for uploading and sharing!
PS: Just subscribed to your channel. That's how much I like it!!!
I have not seen a train in person so whenever I see a video of a semi or a car stuck in the middle of a track, I ask myself why. Is it really that common for cars and semis breakdown on track?
Sorry but I was just wondering, how is it possible for someone to not have seen a train in person? To answer your question, no it's not actually that common. Atleast not where I live.
I work for a big freight railroad in nj. I see it all the time. People just being dumb n not paying attention to warning devices
@@hunglikeakoala9993 Yes, the closest thing to a train I've seen is light rail transit (LRT) which is elevated from the ground.
@@hunglikeakoala9993
Poor timing, mostly. I live right on a really active mainline but because I can't see it from my house and the trains are short and fast, I rarely see them, if ever.
@David Ebo
There are two main issues for people being in crossings:
Cars being dumb because people in cars are dumb
And trucks and other long vehicle getting stuck on the hump. Tracks are raised above the ground by more than one might think and so anything low, like the landing gear on a semi trailer, or low trailers, frames, fuel tanks, cargo boxes, etc, can and will get lodged (or beached) on the raised area.
The guy with the road miller machine needs credits for at least trying.
As a truck driver I can rightfully say it looks like the trailer in the third or fourth scene got its landing gear stuck on the tracks due to the high angle of the crossing. If the slope had been more gradual it would've never been a problem so it's both the fault of the crew who built the crossing at such a sharp grade AND the truck driver for not looking at how sharp the grade was before he committed to crossing it. To make matters, somehow, worse it looks like the driver gets out of his truck (tractor) and runs across the tracks like a 'fool' right before the train hits instead of doing the smart thing and running from his truck which is clearly across the tracks in that direction where he'd never had to cross the tracks escaping the impact. Some people should NEVER be a truck driver, this guy proves it.
There was probably a sign he ignored too. Trying to take a short cut.
@@robertsmith3774 I wonder if he was blindly following his GPS. In 500 feet, turn right.
*YES ... ( IS A **#STUPID** CONSTRUCT .. "ALL THIS TRAILERS HAVE")*
*... I CAN TELL YOU ...."WHAT TO DO"*
*!!! **#CANGE** .... THE STUPID TRAILER **#LEGS** !!!*
*YES YOU ALL WILL "NOT" DIE .. IN "U.S.A" BY DOING "IT"*
(NO BODY ... ELSE IN THE "REAL" WORLD DRIVE AROUND)
*WITH "2 IRON **#TUBES** " ... (10 CM ... **#OVER** THE **#GROUND** !!! )*
*THIS IS "STUPID"*
..THIS IS A "FREE" INFO..
3:16 Cleo called and said that she sees a new bumper in your future.
#1:13, I freaking called that, I knew that was Pendleton IN
Isso é pra quem não respeita sinalização e não tem paciência acaba se ferrando 🚡🚅🚇🚊🚉💪💪 Trem e sua força bruta
The one that crashed with people oh god...😭😭😭😭😭
If you mean the grey delivery van, I was shocked but theres footage near the end from the other side showing the cab & van not completely pulverised or crushed so driver had a vv good chance& likely no-few injuries. Traffic both sides were in right hand lane so vvvv likely driver would be on the left side unhit, but a passenger would be severely hurt.
Did the person at 2:37 survive?
that was just so stupid ... I mean guys like them ... What's the rush ... And by the looks of it looks fatal to me
I mean sure it might a a greasy surface ... But every driver can clearly see that sign....
@@speeddemon2901 at 4:36 You got the same train crash as 2:37 The guy might have survived judging from this camera angle.
This guy wasnt stupid. If you look at the side of the roads you can see that there is frost, The road seems slippery. He stopped in time but due to the condition of the road he slid foward and collided with the train.
Seems to be black ice too, which isnt visible from the drivers view.
he got a little truck, making me think he is on a tight scedule.
(sorry for my english btw :| not the best but hopefully understandable xD )
4:26 he’s literally telling the driver in the mini to go forward! Wtf!
That clip at 4:13 ... recognized it right away.
Why do they stop at the track or accelerate at the exact time when train is coming????
If rails road crossing there was no person assigned only written warning cannot evade accident
At 4:25 there was a guy in his car repeatedly pointing his finger at a car that was on the other side of the crossing gate. The car then drove forward into the path of a train. Question is: Why did the car drive into the path of the train? He should have just stayed where he was! Did he move because the guy behind him kept pointing at him? The first mandatory question on a driver's test should cover railroad crossings. The second mandatory question should be school buses. Anyone who does not stop for school buses should lose their license. Fines are not the answer.
David Panetta, when it comes to school buses, part of the problem (but ONLY a part) is the inconsistent, often confusing, and often changing rules regarding when it drivers are supposed to stop for a stopped school bus. And because of the changes, drivers who got their licenses years ago will follow a different set or rules than newer drivers.....probably few, if any, states have good systems for educating drivers on new rules or changed rules....calling all drivers back for another test whenever the rules change is not practical. Where I live, the rules in this regard have changed at least twice since I got my license. Used to be if there was a school bus anywhere on the road that was stopped WITH ITS STOP SIGN OUT, all drivers in all lanes in either direction had to stop. Then they changed it so if there was a 'median' separating the opposing lanes (but people were confused about what constituted a 'median') then opposing traffic did not have to stop...stopping was optional. Then it changed to stopping in that same situation was simply against the law...not optional....probably because experience was showing that more accidents were being caused by the confusion. Then it seems to have changed again with regard to whether a median was raised or not....there are actually a lot of variations on medians (e.g. narrow, wide, stripes only, turn lane median, boulevard median, ditch median, curb median, etc), and it is a lot for drivers to keep straight in their memories, but having all traffic screech to a halt when in sight of a stopped school bus is not safe either. A lot of this could have been solved by states thinking these things through ahead of time and strictly dictating road design and construction in areas where homes front against heavily trafficed roads, so in those areas a less ambiguous road design would be followed to eliminate confusion.
On top of the above, or course, is driver distraction, largely the result of texting while driving.
0:35 THAT PERSON'S LIFE FLASHED BEFORE THEIR EYES
2:34 lmao I like how he stopped like "My friend dared me $5 to get hit by a train"
Looks like he was on ice.
he just.. died
You from the other angle that that guy most likely was killed.
Put TTTE meme on this crashes
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