Every near miss has an impact - Rail Safety Week

[@ricardoolivier7217]

As my mother always says: "Better lose 15 seconds of your life than your life in 15 seconds"

[@scaredOfSex]

Wise words.

[@UnknownUser314159]

Wise quote

[@hazeleyezluv]

Good one

[@adamchmielewski6162]

She is very right

[@ФеликсДзержинский-ю4ч]

The russians say that it is better to be home at 6 o'clock than at half past five in the morgue.

[@BlindingLight]

“Ah yes, the sirens are blaring which means it must be safe to cross!”

[@CreatorPolar]

*logic*

[@hazzaboiii1936]

I don’t get humans

[@TheoneknownasVC]

"Ah yes, the 'Everything is fine' alarm."

[@OrionHartwick]

Ah yes big red signs screaming at u nothing to worry about

[@Sandman-ge8jz]

big brain

[@Eindimensionaler_Lachsack]

How can someone not be super cautious when crossing a railway. I am even paranoid and checking each side like 10 times when there is no warning whatsoever.

[@aregulardude428]

Ya me too. It doesn't matter if i'm driving or walking near train trafcks. I always check out if i'm safe to go But tbh sometimes they fuck it up and so i was driving through train tracks checking out on both sides if there was no train just in case. When i was on the track i saw a train. There was no sirens, no barriers closing the track, no lights... nothing. I thought i will be dead in a matter of few seconds but luckily train wasn't moving. It was just standing still waiting for passengers or train driver was on a break. Either way i thought i won't see another day

[@HercadosP]

@@aregulardude428 probably that was why the sirens weren't off. But yeah, must have been horrible to suddenly see a train and not knowing if you could make it

[@l1m043]

That's because you have common sense good sir.

[@midnighttennessee8904]

I'm guessing here that they go across a cross walk everyday and have gotten a little to familiar with it and feel safer than they should.

[@OGPatriot03]

I do that even when I know it's an old abandoned rail.

[@micheal4388]

I was coming back from a concert late at night drunk. I had my head down and didn’t hear the incoming light rail, a guy next to me reached out and yanked me back by my arm right as the rail zoomed past us. Literally saved my life and all I could do was stare at him in shock and say thanks man

[@murphyduck]

Sadly most are not as lucky as you, I hope he knows how much pain and sadness he saved your loved ones.

[@fingerlickingoooood]

im very glad he was there to save you. please take care

[@veosult9066]

Damn, I'm glad that man was there.

[@sandym2502]

@@veosult9066 why? Who cares?

[@veosult9066]

@@sandym2502 Because then there would be nobody to pull back the commenter, and he would've gotten get hit by the train? Also, I care.

[@LeeAndergen]

Alarm: *Is very loud and obvious* People: "Ah yes, this alarm scares away trains, it's safe to cross"

[@pandavlogz1786]

lol

[@ericktheapple3367]

Stolen comment

[@ignaciosolano6263]

@@ericktheapple3367 ok

[@grenks6387]

@@ericktheapple3367 ok cool

[@urbonbonakiegysargachevrol7872]

Hungary

[@aIex_ander]

Gates lowered, bells ringing, lights flashing, train blowing the horn. Perfect time to cross the tracks.

[@pauljordan4452]

Are these people blind or idiots?

[@aIex_ander]

@@pauljordan4452Both

[@williamsimmons152]

Well….it won’t be crowded out here.

[@stanavert905]

Natural selection at its finest. If you can't pay attention to your surroundings and walk right in front of a train you deserve to die Simple as that

[@tmoneyhicks5045]

@@stanavert905 But then others have to suffer at the hands of your stupidity.

[@BloodOnMars]

Deer: I see a car! Time to cross it! Human: haha stupid animal... oh a train!

[@itsbritneybyotch7471]

😂

[@__Plasma]

Train: stupid human... oh shit an offrail mountain

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@tiffany william I hate the meme format they did it in but loved the humour in it

[@Alex462047]

Try elk in the northern countries or 2m tall big reds in Australia. Just as clueless, twice as destructive.

[@GMM-j92]

lmao so true

[@halt1931]

my grandmother has a saying "Better late in this world than early in the next" I don't understand why they would even think about trying to risk that

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

Because people are fucking stupid

[@freshpotatolikesaviation]

very wise sentence.

[@GeneralViewing-ne9eo]

"Fuck it, hopefully it'll be alright". Madness!

[@bluemamba5317]

Well depends, for some that may not be true

[@ms.pirate]

**Please do not jaywalk! Theres a reason why its against the law!**

[@playday89]

The worst thing you can experience isn't getting hit by a train, its hitting someone with a train knowing that you can't do anything to stop it.

[@andreferrer9350]

Well, I guess if there was something they could do about it, and didn't, would be worse. More guilty

[@orangejuice8991]

No. Knowing you can do something about somebody’s death is way worse than not being able to do anything

[@zacastica]

@@orangejuice8991 what is a train driver supposed to do when someone crosses the tracks like that? They can't just stop the train...

[@howinthewhat]

@@zacastica that's not what they were trying to say at ALL by that reply.

[@Marnige]

@@zacastica thats exactly what the main comment said. You know you can't do shit.

[@PsychoKern]

"Dumb ways to die....So many dumb ways to dieeeee" *Be safe around trains-message from metro*

[@somethinggrand144]

That show doesn’t come on anymore and it makes me mad.

[@CptnWolfe]

@@somethinggrand144 if it was shown today, the complaints it would get.

[@arteonyx]

Oh boy... memories

[@sonicgirl3582]

nostalgic memory, i remember playing that game as a kid. lol i’m still a kid rn (i’m 14) but it felt like so long ago

[@ThatRandomGamer_Main]

I heard that game is made by a metro company lol.

[@euterpe_exe]

Don't be selfish. Cross when it's safe and avoid giving the driver ptsd.

[@LDaniel_BDuce]

ItS tHe DrIvErS fAuLt! He DiDnT aPpLy ThE bRaKeS iN tImE!

[@eternaleffect2499]

@@cryptfire3158 not everyone can sit back and relax.

[@firewolf4824]

@@cryptfire3158 fucking asshole

[@zxvc849]

@@cryptfire3158 lmao

[@maybee3317]

Cryptfire ptsd a serious issue you fucking dolt

[@wolveswithtea]

Nearly a year ago exactly I was on a long train home after a wedding. The driver was making an announcement when all of a sudden there was a loud noise that completely drowned out the announcement. It sounded like we hit a rock wall and all we could hear was rocks for a good 10-30 seconds. It was SO LOUD. The train stopped and we stopped for over 2 hours. CSI went down the train in hazmat suits, police and ambulances were called. Eventually the driver announced we had hit someone. I didn't see it, I didn't see the body, and shoes out the window, nothing. But I broke down crying. I was a mess for the longest time. The shock really hit me and others on the train. I still have that voice recording from the driver announcing we had hit a person. Hits don't just affect the driver and the crew, they affect every single person on that train

[@davthesav]

Something similar happened to me when i was like 7, a train i was on hit someone and we were stuck on the train for hours. My mum lied that there were leaves on the track and she didnt tell me the real reason until i was 12.

[@jotch_7627]

​@@toastisitythen what reason does the driver have to cry over it? neither of them laid the rail, neither of them couldve stopped the train, and neither of them have to deal with the cleanup. yet theyre both people who can recognize the death of another person and see that it is sad. do you not see that?

[@gurt00]

​​@@toastisity can you not imagine knowing that someone right by you was brutally killed or do you not have basic empathy? Like c'mon bro

[@paquixyz4000]

@@toastisity you have 0 empathy

[@Flint_Inferno]

​@@toastisity And screw you too buddy

[@UncleSlimJimmy]

The people crossing the tracks have the instincts of a deer.

[@LC-bv1gk]

no they are just idiots waiting to die.

[@northwestmechanic8991]

They just have a death wish.

[@UncleSlimJimmy]

@@LC-bv1gk lol

[@UncleSlimJimmy]

@@northwestmechanic8991 ikr

[@morzh1978]

Unfortunately NO! Vast majority of them do not speed up (whilst already on tracks) upon hearing a thundering train, but slow down or stop entirely to turn sidewise to investigate. And this is how most of them die.

[@jorelldye4346]

I spoke with a locomotive driver (engineer) here in Washington. Train suicides are insanely common here. Multiple per month for BNSF's entire line. He spoke of the sudden terror and regret in the eyes of a woman in her very last moment, when it was too late to change her mind, less than a second before impact.

[@calvinhobbes6118]

Blue states on the Left Coast have high rates of suicide. Very sad and unfair for the locomotive drivers.

[@kassiogomes8498]

​@@calvinhobbes6118all the states on the left coast are blue. What are you talking about?

[@valgoyt912]

@@kassiogomes8498relax

[@marieschmitz59]

@@kassiogomes8498 isn’t that what they said?

[@2GoatsInATrenchCoat]

​@@calvinhobbes6118 they have an extremely high homeless population because California and the surrounding states are some of the best places to be homeless in America. they have more compassionate homeless laws and infrastructure, more temperate weather on average, and higher donations. Homeless people from out of state flock to these states for this reason. This skews a lot of statistics because homeless people commit s*icide and abuse substances at a higher rate.

[@anotherordinaryguy4992]

People when crossing roads: Looks on the left and right People crossing railroads with an approaching train at high speed: *H I T M E !*

[@zainlookboonmee]

You would think right? I stopped my car on the crosswalk to let a pedestrian pass and she looked in the opposite direction while walking across the second lane. She didn't even see the car that hit her and sent her flying more than 20 feet. Almost died right there. Driver was at fault but if she was looking in the direction of oncoming traffic she could have saved herself.

[@BlindingLight]

“Ah yes, the train will simply stop to let me pass”

[@ЦветозарЦветков-е5о]

@@zainlookboonmee just yesterday i was on my bike and this woman literally does not look anywhere and walks calmly and slowly across the street. now its not a busy road but when people go down it they give full gas so shes lucky on my bike i just went around her. but i just thought in my head in a few years i will be a truck driver. theres no way i couldve avoided her in a truck.

[@zainlookboonmee]

МРЪСНА ГАЗ These people are being so careless with their lives.

[@tksins5407]

Longbeachgriffy 😂😂😂

[@Rainygirl3100]

There's a big difference between the elderly and disabled folk who are slower to cross or can't hear/see a train coming, the poor souls who are intentionally suicidal, but worst of all: folks who couldn't be bothered to look both ways or simply think the train will stop for them just because they're entitled pedestrians.

[@craigrothwell6144]

Natural selection.

[@promeneuzivotu117]

​@@craigrothwell6144 also Darwin Awards

[@troywright359]

Alarm: *ding ding ding* Pedestrian: "Alright alright, I'll cross, don't go on at me"

[@jaydottt_transitfanner]

People think that you literally could derail a train if you put a single small strand of fabric on the tracks like trains can't stop that fast learn physics people

[@DragoNate]

@@jaydottt_transitfanner wut

[@HisameArtwork]

all those ppl could have won darwin awards now they have to try again. these train drivers are so selfish, tisc tisc.

[@ms.pirate]

**Please do not jaywalk! Theres a reason why its against the law!**

[@arekkrol9758]

i can understand the logic, the alarm goes off VERY early, like, if you stand near alarm going DING DING DING for 3 minutes, you start to think its false alarm or that the train is still far away and cross thats what almost happened to me one time, waited so long, thought its some error and was about to cross, but heard distant train horn and seconds later the train was visible too

[@devvydoesstuff]

what’s worse is the idiots who almost got hit blame the driver

[@XPlanation26]

stupid people in a nutshell.

[@mmelonffelon]

Bruh.

[@_terminal]

@@Khoirul_Anam1978 Go spam on another channel..

[@_GhostMiner]

Naturally

[@LPSWeirdCow13]

@@_GhostMiner we know it's a natural instinct, it's still stupid

[@timwattison4419]

Being a train driver in the UK, its not nice killing someone, I've had 2 suicides in 40 years. My first in 2010 was horrendous and a day ill never forget.

[@evnejg94]

I hope to be an urban designer one day. How can we improve the design of crossings to ensure these incidents happen less often? Your input would be very much appreciated and it is often overlooked by planners and architects. I live in horribly designed sububs where noone rides our public transit.

[@kyleb3754]

They should put the train driver's cab at the very back of the train so he sees nothing. he just drives a train. and all the automatic stop lights and guards? Either they work or they don't and if they don't? not driver's fault. just keep on (training) who cares.

[@MrMrbobo46]

And the second you just forgot?

[@glebsokolov9959]

Evan If only our politicians would looks at RESEARCH before approving crazy projects

[@Amzadi]

@@evnejg94 Use bridges and tunnels instead. I don't think there is anyway to avoid some stupidity and/or negligence on behalf of the public using crossings. You might be able to get away with constantly monitoring the crossings to have someone always watching for idiots?

[@BrokebutCreative]

That first one scared the hell out of me. She didn't even look in that direction. She didn't even know where the train was coming from. That's freaking crazy.

[@jocelynbutler1710]

Trains have been around almost 200 years and we still can't learn to get out of the way

[@iliask1193]

I think it's "natural" reaction to just run, run wherever you want to go.it's like siren tells you to do so.I am not psychologist but l would make a suggestion to change siren to: Stop Stop call or something like that.

[@CloudsGirl7]

Humans have devolved into privileged a-holes.

[@deineroehre]

Yes, because the train is leaving its track and chases you totally unexpected - there is no way to determine beforehand where the train will have its path if you stare at your phone the whole time...

[@GODzbleach]

@Krabby Krab tell that to city leaders who keep telling people that its really expensive to do

[@SirUncleDolan]

And we also still wonder how birds get hit by cars when they can fly

[@vertx6821]

Now imagine how traumatized they are when they actually hit somebody...

[@cryptfire3158]

If your the person in the train i say just relax, take it easy, it's not your problem. I would say chill out, take it easy, but you should at least care a little. If you are feeling helpless.. well perhaps possibly that's because "you are!" A person is already mentally ill if they think they can stop and prevent every problem on earth. So instead of worrying about what you can't do, just do what you can do, and be happy.

[@Reckless_Artist]

Sometimes people even drive or run under those things to actually commit suicide. I cant even imagine the trauma and the guilt that the drivers have to experience

[@scottjefferson4048]

Most train drivers retire cause of trauma from those kinds of experiences.

[@julchensweet2538]

Natalia Sinko I never understood how someone could commit suicide by throwing themselves under a train, that seems to me like a extremely painful death that could go wrong in so many ways.

[@loop1ez]

Julchen Sweet it’s done because it’s guaranteed to work, it also could be someone’s favorite thing or a good memory so to die by it could be nice

[@killermario8458]

"Oh look the train is coming, perfect time to cross." Seriously people, is it so hard to wait for 20 seconds?

[@shibuinu1172]

Doubt it's 20 seconds Ngl.

[@blackcat8104]

Just the other day, a woman was killed and her child seriously injured by TWO light rail trains...her car was hit by one going one way and then by the train that was going in the opposite direction....TWO trains were coming at the same time and she somehow thought it was a good idea to cross. Not to mention the fucking bars that come down that are meant to block cars from entering the tracks...

[@liamc1102]

Some people just don't notice them

[@beingre_bornbrb]

I one time did the same ran 2 blocks to beat it, I ain’t waiting 30 min 😂

[@ShadowMastery_]

Liam Collier idiots don’t notice them people that are never aware of their surroundings

[@bruhmoment3741]

worst part imo is the fact most of these trains are really short, so its not like they would loose more than 20 seconds by waiting. Risking your life over those 20 seconds is crazy to think abaout.

[@saims.2402]

The mother with her baby should have got charged for criminal negligence.

[@willsolace3966]

Saim Shaikh or reckless endangerment

[@muslim3812]

Yes agreed

[@sarina3081]

Child endangerment

[@obamalastname8489]

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[@jaalan7896]

Yes, lets completly ruin somebodues life over a mistake. Maybe a Fine would be more appropriate?

[@CarnivalPS]

Why? What's the rush? 🤦

[@oddities-whatnot]

Same as on our UK roads. Driver will overtake when its not safe to do so, then 100 metres down the road, turn left into a side road and park up.Totally fucking pointless yet risked their life and others to save nothing on their journey. Every day I have to put up with this sort of behaviour.

[@justasingledoor5178]

Cyber punk secs

[@savagedude9689]

No rush

[@xjue-x4763]

Gotta catch the pokemon

[@our_illumination949]

Bro, she said _no one was home_ But when I got there, turns out she meant to say she left her home and moved out. *Titanic theme intensifies*

[@Slendy_C]

Don't worry the train will stop eventually A mile away

[@funnybones2677]

Right 😂😂😂😂😂

[@deathless3518]

But your dead body just keeps on going

[@CycolacFan]

Stop a bit slower with blood all over the brakes.

[@nickc8656]

After you’ve been split in half by the wheels

[@noa5429]

in da 314 no he means 1 MILE

[@LBoopSnoot]

That last one was ABSOLUTELY NUTS. They even stopped, probably thinking they were dead. They all notice there's a train. They just don't care.

[@F.ALK_02]

ah yes, "it's not my fault the train driver couldn't stop a fast rolling 600 ton steel tube on rails because I was crossing when I clearly shouldn't be" I sometimes lose faith in humanity, but not as low as this

[@RatorLP]

100 tons is only the locomotive and maybe the first car. Trains are way heavier than that. Here in Germany, a double decker regional train weighs about 600-700 tons, and goes 120-180kph. There is absolutely no way on earth that this thing could stop in time, and people tend to forget about that.

[@F.ALK_02]

@@RatorLPThank you for the clarification, much appreciated my friend ♥️

[@obamalastname8489]

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[@OutragedPufferfish]

Stop being so dramatic geez

[@steve1583]

@@RatorLP true even after being hit the train is most likely to continue going for a bit

[@AAvfx]

I had a long talk once with a locomotive driver that ran over 3 people who committed a suicide on the rails on different incidents. He told me that their faces (from their last moment before their hit) are hunting him everywhere, and it never goes away. He even took long brakes from work, took therapy, but the sights never left him. Be careful out there, people! You're risking other people's lives, as well! Your actions will have consciousness on other people. Bare this is mind! *Your life is precious!* 🙏

[@jpassa9093]

suicide is a huge trigger for me so idk why i continue to read stuff like this. not saying you need a trigger warning or anything, its my fault for reading it the whole way through, i knew what i was reading, im just saying idk WHY i continue to

[@mrs.k6169]

@@jpassa9093 it should be a trigger not to do it. Like why would you want to force someone else to witness your death and make them feel responsible. Also my dad tried to kill himself on train tracks once and a girl saved him and forced him off. He's so grateful now because he would've never met my Mom and had us. Life's so much more than sadness and self pity.

[@thebestplayer9811]

How would you know if anyones life is precious?

[@jpassa9093]

@@thebestplayer9811 all life is.

[@thebestplayer9811]

@@jpassa9093 That is your opinion. But who decides that in the end of the day?

[@nickdegugs7190]

Dumb ways to die: “be safe around trains” Me: “what kind of idiot would walk that close to an oncoming train?” (Sees this video) “Huh... they do exist”

[@DokiDokiLiteratureClubPlus]

I read idiot as idiotic...

[@FrizTrooperz]

So you play that game too?

[@nickdegugs7190]

Friz Trooperz I was referring to the original song. The game looked neat but I never played it.

[@jesseyNiepce]

You know dumb ways to die was actually created by metro because of the many deaths by falling in front of a train

[@nickdegugs7190]

Stxr KillerX and then they die

[@zacharynunley]

That is an effective way to teach people to pay attention to their surroundings, especially when moving in an area with very heavy and fast moving traffic of any type! Bravo, New Zealanders!

[@ibmingus]

I remember my first pedestrian strike. I could see the expression her face and that she had blue eyes. She had a look of confusion, as to why we weren’t stopping. She just kept walking, not hurrying. You can hear and feel the bones breaking as the vibrations are transmitted thru the locomotive’s steel frame and into the seat. My conductor was shaken. I had to walk back. As I walked back, all the sounds were muted... except the crossing bells. They were blaring. I first came to her shoes. They were peculiarly standing at the side of the mainline where she would have been. . One of her shoes( they were brown Ugg boots ) was on its side, the other was standing up with a sock halfway hanging out. On the adjacent track was her body. A sack of bones slumped over a rail. One foot had a sock that was half way off, the other foot was bare. As I approached, her dog was curled up beside her. It jumped up and started barking. It knew something bad had happened. All I Could think to say to the dog was “I know”. I approached the woman. Her body was trying to move. I could only assume it was the last throws of death. I knew nothing was okay. I knelt down beside her, and whispered “Ma’am, help is on the way”. I stayed there until the first responders arrived. Later that morning I found out her name. She was the exact same age as me. She had three sisters. She was a single mother, who left her 6 year old daughter and a dog behind.

[@-Ailyn_]

Shit. that.. that is horrible. Are you alright now? And what do you mean with my first pedestrian strike?

[@ibmingus]

@@-Ailyn_ Thanks for asking.

[@moons4363]

Hope your doing okay. And remember it wasn't your fault ❤

[@Gooniath]

This could be straight out of a horror film, it's terrifying how things can go from fine to horrible just by getting 1 step closer to the train.

[@johnsaunders8882]

👁👄👁 💧 💧

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

I love that half-cross display they use. It symbolizes a close call with death, it plays off the actual crucifixes you see roadside at the sites of fatal crashes. And the line-into-a-bar shape shows where the person luckily stopped, or from where they safely emerged, depending on its orientation.

[@gamerknown]

It also looks a lot like a railway semaphore signal (I had to look up the term for it, but associated them with Buster Keaton).

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

not all people are christian.

[@TheDylandProductions]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 Crucifixion was a Roman form of punishment centuries ago. Very common. It's history. Learn to accept it.

[@Oppurtunafish]

And it's placement forces people to stop so it could potentially save lives before people have even loaded the video, it's very clever

[@ker6349]

​@@rizkyadiyanto7922A form of iconography having religious roots does not preclude it from being generally recognized iconography

[@cellogirl11rw55]

Fun fact: If you die from being hit by a train in the US, your death certificate will say, "death by trespassing" because you will have died while trespassing on the tracks. I almost died this way while running along some railroad tracks with my cross-country teammates. We did not hear the horn until the train was almost upon us, and, unfortunately, I was on the same track as the train. I tripped and fell as I was trying to get off the tracks, but fortunately, I landed safely away from the train. However, the train's wake shoved all of us down a steep ravine, and we all got hurt pretty bad. Deep cuts and broken bones were enough to make us think twice about going down there again, but I pray that someone else will learn from my stupidity and stay away from train tracks. If you have to cross, obey the signals. I'd rather wait than get dragged for a mile.

[@smurphy2146]

cellogirl11RW surely when you were doing this you must have thought the train tracks weren’t a great option?

[@elijahrodgers9029]

@@smurphy2146 there are a lot of abandoned rail roads in the US, it's not too unlikely they figured they could easily get out of the way if a train is coming, maybe they thought it would come from the front or smth.

[@nonwibb]

Wait seriously, I used to run on train tracks during cross country too. Could you not hear the train long before it arrived, horn or not? I'd figure a train would be pretty loud when you are running on the tracks

[@bendervorleser8906]

@@nonwibb it's not. The rails are build to transfer the energy to the ground, so vibrations won't reach very far. A train is sometimes more silent than a car. The horn is pretty loud, but if you are unlucky, the conductor cannot see you, till the impact is only 4 seconds away.

[@nonwibb]

@@bendervorleser8906 Then why in my experience are trains so absolutely loud, rumbling everything within 5 miles? I still don't get it

[@Tonny0909]

00:15 how she watched right before track when she was facing oncoming train from left few seconds before?

[@kmfhazard]

That one confuses me the most. She had to have seen an oncoming train on the walkway. Does she not have object permanence?

[@wisteriiiiaa]

Besides hearing it?

[@1234567895182]

Because some people when they walk, walk literally blind. Like they can be looking straight forward, but are functionally blind. How do I know? Because many times I am riding my bicycle, and a person is walking toward me, LOOKING IN MY DIRECTION. I will even RING MY BELL, but nope. Oblivious. Then once I get within 2 inches, they suddenly jump back all surprised like, "didn't see ya there bud sorry!". Some people just have negative self awareness. That lady at 00:15 is one of them. I am not surprised at all that this happened.

[@seraby7151]

Her hoodie obstructs her view and maybe her hearing. Might be listening to music too. That's why you always stop and look both ways first before crossing.

[@Madamoizillion]

The yellow sign says "Look Both Ways", so they're probably double tracks for opposite directions, and she was probably on auto pilot and just looked right. My mom was almost hit by a light rail train this way because she was tired and assumed the crossing signal was for a train approaching on the other directional track in a spot where it's difficult to see the curve of the track. She would have died if it wasn't for the man behind her grabbing her before the stepped on the track.

[@Dana-koc]

Stupid people: oh yeah, I'm gonna cross without looking. Surely the tons of steel will stop on a dime.........

[@Mental_Illboy]

Smart woman. You know the weight of trains. God bless you.

[@ggssdfn]

Stupid people: Yes, this 30 ton steel transportation system will stop within milliseconds!

[@Mental_Illboy]

@@ggssdfn 30 ton is not even one fully loaded truck. We're talking about a 1000 ton at least.

[@ggssdfn]

Funbag man Yeah😂

[@zoomzoom2276]

They should know that the trains gain a lot of Kinetic Energy when the are on their trips and when they get to stations, the wheels on the train are stopped in order to stop the train but when this occurs the train has too much Kinetic Energy and the friction between the stopped wheels and the track will not stop the train immediately due to the amounts of Kinetic Energy the train has but the friction between the wheels and the track will slow down the train until it stops, so the barricades at the edge of the road stop people from driving their cars over the track and the siren tells people that there is a fast moving train approaching them because they aren’t very close to the area the train becomes stationary at and yet they still believe that the trains will stop immediately for them despite the clear warnings and the train itself barreling down the track towards them. If I we’re then I wouldn’t even try it because no one wants to get crushed by a train or have its high amounts transferred to them.

[@platinumpatience5307]

Ever heard of f*cking waiting until the train goes by??? Just a thought.

[@heinzguderian628]

Its ok... but god damn it there is a 7km train

[@forrestrycommittee]

That would be a waste of time

[@platinumpatience5307]

@@forrestrycommittee You're right!

[@meramail]

And waste half a minute of my life, just standing!!! Life is precious, don't waste it, it's better to end it rather..

[@thedominator3071]

Better to be late than dead

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

Especially bad when it’s a parent driving a car and the kids in the back seat have no choice

[@seven3140]

Especially bad when you took your son on a train ride because he really wanted to

[@lampyrisnoctiluca9904]

I wrote a comment about this. My second cousin did it. He and his son died, while his sons friend ended up in a wheelchair...

[@devyanisayal8738]

@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 😨😨😨

[@strahinja95]

@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 scary chills

[@navaneethvijay1315]

@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 Oh! God 😲😢

[@carador9286]

A good friend of mine ran in front of a train in 2012, presumably drunk, and died. As well as his family, I always felt so sorry for the train driver, who was absolutely not to blame, but who will have to live with this memory for the rest of his life.

[@Brooks.was.here9024]

Maybe he had a good laugh about the parts of your friend he saw.

[@timo4463]

@@Brooks.was.here9024 the fuck

[@raydai9541]

People nowadays be like: If the train doesn’t stop for me, it’s the train driver’s fault!

[@juanfoster7972]

Lol

[@HUM4N4TUR3]

karens be like:

[@racingraptor4758]

Oh and he is honking at me i will sue hi( bang) ... And now you can imagine the rest of the story.

[@jasonstarrising]

Ray Dai No, a normal human being wouldn’t be that stupid. What you are talking about is a psychopath ...

[@ann4bel.w]

Karens

[@ThePandaManRansom]

Nobody: Pedestrians in front of trains: *brake check*

[@_GhostMiner]

Nobody: Idiots: Stop! This is Mandatory annual brakes check

[@eater9494]

nobody: redditors adding nobody: to their memes to make them "funnier":

[@ellies_silly_zoo]

@@eater9494 Buddy you messed up the meme format, you didn't even put "Redditors:". Also it's a meme, let people have some fun you absolute sad half-empty moldy condensed milk carton

[@eater9494]

@@ellies_silly_zoo Ok!!! :) I Have lernned from my mist takes and will NOT!!!!! REPEAT AGAIN.... :))))

[@spookyspecter5842]

UNDERAPPRECIATED COMMENT

[@rottenhamme]

Alarm: *DING DING DING!!* People: Its safe to cross, trains hate this alarm!

[@HacksignKT]

rofl

[@dilyn7262]

@@HacksignKT sw player?

[@HacksignKT]

@@dilyn7262 star wars? no I played warcraft, been thinking about resubbing you?

[@andrewkuebler4335]

That first lady holy shit. That was the PERFECT crossing. Separated, well lit, forced to walk IN THE DIRECTION LOOKING AT THE ONCOMING TRAIN, and audible warnings. I 100% believe anyone stupid enough to ignore ALL THAT doesn't deserve any sympathy.

[@mcdonnelldouglasf4phantomi899]

Why would someone have a baby carriage and run in front of a train, or run in front of a train generally.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Don't mind me, I'm just trying to prove Darwin wrong.

[@Jimorian]

When I used to work at a busy mall here known for the horrible traffic in the parking lot, I saw SO many people push their baby carriages into the road literally as a way to make the cars stop so they could cross. Sure it's all relatively slow compared to street traffic, but all it takes is one inattentive driver on their cell phone to turn it into a tragedy. So yeah, you'd think people would be more careful with their own children, but....

[@mcdonnelldouglasf4phantomi899]

Jimorian damn

[@miscellaneousmedia3753]

@@Jimorian that is heartbreaking and psychotic that people would use their small children to get some sort of advantage in traffic, seriously

[@notareallin620]

She couldn't get an abortion, so she's tryna do it the "humane" way; By "accident".

[@makiccs]

I'm feeling really lucky to have this thing called common sense.

[@j.franklin21]

Yeah, it's not so common now, is it?

[@taylorsworkshop3764]

I'm feeling really lucky having this thing called brain

[@spencerchappell6341]

@@j.franklin21 Sadly, no. Common sense is becoming increasingly rare.

[@spencerchappell6341]

@@taylorsworkshop3764 everyone has a brain, but some people have opted not to use theirs.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@spencerchappell6341 probably because of 9/11 and then the few idiots born after it who think they are gods

[@spacedman42]

A relative used to work the underground in London UK, After a suicide hit his train he became distant and secluded himself to the front room where he would spend his days in silence just looking out the window. He was such a good man and now all that was left was this empty shell.

[@Coastfog]

Amazing campaign! Whenever I'm at a crossing, I make it my mission to show the driver that I am stationary and aware of the approaching train.

[@andrewmarthie5062]

We always talk about the people who committed suicide on train tracks but nobody talks about how guilty but helpless the driver would've felt.

[@sarahelizabeth2359]

Disagree, that’s all I think about in relation to people who commit suicide this way. It’s incredibly selfish

[@gabriellamayes9134]

Sarah Elizabeth I agree, I’ve been the on the train before when a poor soul took their life and you would not believe the comments from people within the train , about how selfish the poor person was.

[@sarahelizabeth2359]

@@gabriellamayes9134 yeah, it is selfish to kill yourself that way. Absolutely no thought for those who have to clean up the horrible mess or deal with PTSD. I understand some peoples lives reach that much of a crisis that they can’t consider it, though.

[@zebatov]

Life is selfish. None of us asked to be here. That’s something someone else chose for us.

[@strangelf]

@@sarahelizabeth2359 you stop giving a shit when you’re suicidal

[@bababashqort5109]

i just realized this video has almost twice as much views as the entire population of New Zealand… you guys made a good job spreading the word!

[@pixelzebra8440]

I never realized so few people lived in New Zealand before

[@ThePsiclone]

Not all from NZ, some from other places, me included.

[@g.c.5065]

Yes. Excellent idea! Talented people should be rewarded.

[@BarneyGumbl3]

​@@ThePsicloneThat is what OP was implying. They never said the views were all kiwis

[@Commander_Shepard.]

There are only 5 mil Kiwis? That's... really low given how big their country is.

[@uchka856]

Damn, in Mongolia, whenever there's a train passing through the city, as soon as the alarms go off, a guard comes out of the small rail station hut next to the road and prevent every pedestrian from crossing even though the train is quite far away. One time I almost got beat up by the guard with a baton when I tried to run for it.

[@albinetcristina8912]

honestly? I think that's the only option :)) apparently people learn only from fear of something they've seen/experienced before... so maybe use those wild-thrill-seeking pedestrians as a punching bag and I'm pretty sure next time they will check twice... Exaggerating now, but I think a guard/officer + the right for him to give out fines or even a few hours jailtime for something like " threat to national security by trying to block the railway system " - turning this into a serious offence, will teach them a lesson... right?! :))

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

We used to have that in Australia but over the decades they got rid of the station masters in the huts.

[@mckinleymac3452]

@Gaming ZONE GAZO Aren't the guards in India there to ensure no cow is injured on the train tracks??

[@mckinleymac3452]

@Gaming ZONE GAZO But what about all those poor cows?

[@chrisb3189]

@@MICHELLE-gu2qc there was still a manual operated one in Brighton in 2011 I believe (with a guy in a hut)

[@ImperialGoldfish]

This is a fantastic campaign! Great work from all involved

[@jessecaple170]

My heart goes out to all the train drivers who have to deal with this stupidity🥺

[@biker5662]

Likewise.

[@karenmarsh1067]

@Random kitty half of New Zealand does this type of stuff Riding a scooter in United Kingdom is perfectly safe But driving in New Zealand is dangerous There’s always a retard in a Ute tailgating you

[@natesmodelsdoodles5403]

Same.

[@Abitibidoug]

And my heart also goes out to everyone inconvenienced by such stupidity, like delayed passengers or customers awaiting late arriving freight. There's no excuse for such stupidity.

[@fwwryh7862]

Please don't mock mental health issues. The person being hit is the victim the driver is paid to drive the train. Don't like the job don't do it.

[@billmorris2613]

In my career as a road engineer I probably hit around 25 cars with many minor to serious injuries and 2 fatalities. The fatalities were around 15 to 20 years apart. I did not have much of a problem with the first fatality, but the second one was a much different story. In both cases I was doing what I was suppose to be doing. Blowing the horn, ringing the bell with head lights on and the proper speed. But for the second fatality I kept redreaming the accident 4 to 5 times a week. I would wake up out of the dream a couple hours after going to sleep with my adrenaline pumping and my heart racing just as it did for the actual accident. Which prevented me from going back to sleep for hours. So it did not take long for me to become constantly fatigued. I attended a couple group secessions that the railroad sponsored that lasted two days each, which did not help. It took about 10 to 12 secessions with a social worker before I stopped dreaming the accident. Which took over a year from the time of the accident. I filed a law suite against the driver’s insurance company, which we let go to the Louisiana appeals court. The insurance company filed to have it dismissed, citing the LA bystander law. Which says a witness to an accident can not file for a claim or law suite, unless the victim of the accident is a family member. At the request of our judge and advice of my attorney I agreed to let the judge rule in favor of the insurance company’s petition for dismissal with out a trial. The judge had told us this would be the cheapest and fastest way to settle this issue. Then we appealed the judges decision to the LA appeals court. The appeals court ruled in my favor because I was not a witness. I was an unwilling participant. The insurance co paid out the policy limits. But more important, we set a precedent that established that crews suffer much stress after these type of accidents.

[@pixelzebra8440]

My heart goes out to you and all people who are affected by this. I could never do the job you do. You are so resilient. I mean this. I cried

[@fabianletsch1354]

I was reading half of your story when i got bored and started to read the next comment.. Then i thought "No these people need to be heared. I have to read it out of respect and dignity." So i scrolled back up and read the entire thing. I dont even know if this is a compliment or an insult myself but what i wanted to say is that people like you should be listened to. Also good on you for making it a precedent. That insurance company sucks, but you made it pay.

[@billmorris2613]

@@pixelzebra8440 Thanks. We do put up with a lot of things most working people would not want to do. Like not knowing when you will go to work. That situation is much better today. One call could be for a train at 3 PM, the next call could be 3 AM. In some months I went on duty as much as 35 to 36 times. We work in all types of weather, which affects the brakemen / switchmen more, and the conductor to some degree too. At least Im in the cab, but would get wet a few times a year getting to or from a train, or a few other duties which required me to be on the ground. The flip side to that was for quite a few years I held a regular freight run that I worked only 14 days a month with 2.5 days off between trips and 6 days off in a row each month, by using one personal leave day. I still had my 5 weeks of vacation. I knew which day I would go to work but not what time. It would usually be around 3 AM or 2 PM, depending on which train I worked. But the pay and benefits are pretty good for only needing a high school diploma or GED. But On the plus side, I loved the job and miss it. Over the course of my career I may have touched most of the families, not just in the Good Old USofA, or North America, but the whole world. In just one 155 car grain train of corn there was over 32,000,000, yes 32 million pounds of grain. Each car had 105 tons of corn. Today its over 110 tons per car. All going to a gulf coast grain elevator to be shipped all over the whole world. That would make a lot of corn flakes, grits, or even whisky, etc, etc. in south Louisiana we make an enormous amount of chemicals, and petroleum products, which are also shipped world wide.

[@billmorris2613]

@@fabianletsch1354 I find your comment to be supportive and complimentary, not insulting at all.

[@zy8753]

I dont understand why to file against the driver’s insurance? If they’re already deceased too? I’m not tryna downplay your traumatic experience, I just don’t understand though why the lawsuit? (I really dk much about insurance tbh). Any response to help get it would help in long-term. Thnx.

[@SraTacoMal]

This project is such a great idea. You rarely hear about the stories where everything turned out "okay" (even though it's not, it's scarring for the driver). I think videos will make people think, stop, and look both ways.

[@thomascampbell2624]

I agree. What a brilliant idea for improving awareness. No one thinks of the human behind the controls. This was a great video.

[@mnd7381]

I feel the people, foolish enough to do something like that has a rare chance to watch these. Lets hope this one still by chance hits a few people like that

[@ddebenedictis]

It is a great idea, and the monument, almost a cross, is clever.

[@nicholasskridla2475]

The problem is these people probably didn't learn anything since it turned out OK. Same as drinking and driving, or texting and driving. How many times did the person do it BEFORE something bad happened. Probably wasn't the first time.

[@yellow-powerftw9058]

while those videos with semicrosses do the oposite, make those teenagers and crazy adults to try it so to be famous in a video.

[@dagored4077]

A powerful and emotional video. Well done.

[@ya_Bob_Jonez]

Those who are not willing to wait 10 seconds, may receive a fine they won't be able to pay... Their life.

[@muhammadbham2695]

ya_Bob _Jonez it would be more effective if you didn’t say last two words

[@DanKop2]

*T H E L I F E*

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

Such drama. _T H E L I F E_

[@VyarkX]

Scar you beat me by 20 seconds lmao

[@upyours83yearsago32]

@Scar lol

[@mikehazelwood6106]

"NOBODY EVER THINKS ABOUT THE ENGINEER OR OPERATOR!" My father was a Locomotive Engineer for 35 years, for B&0 and all the names it changed to, until CSX. I've seen him come home "shaking" after nearly hitting a carload of people or a child on the tracks! I only know if his hitting a loaded car once, back when I was an infant! His Fireman jumped from the speeding locomotive, rolled, got up and ran back to the car, then in flames. He pulled the woman and two children out, before they suffered serious injury! One event I do recall, was when my father was visibly shaken after plowing over a debis pile placed on the track, by a bunch of kids. After building the barracade, the kids stood at the railing of an overhead walkway. My father said that the engine bounced up & down, but for some reason, never derailed! HAD the engine derailed, it would've knocked out the supports for the overhead walkway, dropping the two dozen or more children, to the engine and track, 30 feet below! I've personally witnessed numerous people, come within an inch or so of being struck!

[@user-njyzcip]

Children like this are the worst. I'd be more sorry for the passengers/goods than them kids if he derailed.

[@xenomorph6599]

Firemen and all first responders are the best

[@Ena48145]

CSX killed my friend. Fractured rail that no one ever replaced. It was the story that made headlines in Ellicott City in 2012. Caused a derailment of 21 train cars and she and her friend were buried in tons of coal. They both suffocated to death. Rest easy Liz.

[@JR-zm2yu]

@@Ena48145 🙏

[@erinfunk554]

Ok the part when the fireman saved the woman and the kid so feels like it would be in a movie. Man fireman and first responders really are the best

[@thestudentofficial5483]

I'm glad my dad raised me as a trainspotter, so that i feel waiting on crossings not as boring activity but as opportunities to see these wonderful piece of engineering.

[@plutoreturns9630]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fOdIWKe6-lZpY

[@whiskii]

Dunno, I've seen train spotters nearly get killed standing in ridiculous places trying to get a shot of a train. They can be just as bad.

[@greenpick-uptruck8808]

@SLA KE I like planes and trains but sitting there watching them is a tiny bit sad Though I do it anyway

[@michener1622]

I myself just started to enjoy every train that crosses. (Where I lived there were only big freight trains)

[@drsausage5864]

I like watching the trains just roll by, I used to bowl at a place that was near the tracks, and would just watch the trains go by, so satisfying

[@davidhorner5655]

I was hired as a conductor by Norfolk Southern when I was just 18. Still remember one of the first trains I was on out on my own. Very heavy coal train, running down the side of a mountain leaving Pennsylvania and coming into Ohio, old man on a walker hobbled out in front of the train. I still think about it from time to time and I’m thankful he made it.

[@davidemmyg]

The worst thing i heard was that most of the victims actually look up at the train cab and it affects the drivers horribly

[@donaldthomas7070]

Pedestrian or driver acts like an idiot; engineer has to see a shrink and/or take meds for the rest of his life.

[@clivehorridge]

@@donaldthomas7070 A friend of mine years ago used to work for the railway police in the UK, he reckoned to have at least 1 suicide a week on his patch, and it’s not a pleasant job collecting the pieces up, body parts can be strewn up to hundreds of meters along the track. Likely it would have a lasting effect on the driver/engineer.

[@Saltsour]

I can confirm Or at least that's how it was (would be) for me with a car driver. I was crossing a road and the wind for some reason sounded like a speeding car, my first instinct was to run while taking a wide step and looking straight at what the driver would normally be, and then there was nothing - just the wind lol

[@fwwryh7862]

Please don't mock mental health issues. The person being hit is the victim the driver is paid to drive the train. Don't like the job don't do it.

[@randomgamer7203]

@@fwwryh7862the driver is being paid to drive the train not kill people, go spit your bullshit somewhere else you retard

[@ravimusic8665]

Loud Alarm: ***Rings*** People: *so anyway i started walking.*

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

This happened to an elderly couple a while ago. They were crossing the tracks of the light rail system I ride home from work. One got killed, one was in critical condition. The driver was treated for shock. I was a few stops behind when this happened. The trains had to stop and we all got out and had to take a bus instead. I guess older does not mean wiser.

[@newlineschannel]

Verified first reply

[@mysterious_mallu_gamer5081]

Nah when you get older you'll get slower....

[@donovanulrich348]

When people say they are wiser as they age They mean they already made mistakes and learned, not that they are perfect or intelligent XD

[@ramor4743]

I'd say the old are more experienced (Obviously) instead of wiser

[@thisaccounthasbeensuspended]

Sometimes wisdom comes with age. Sometimes it doesn't

[@nikoxykittehs]

In Denmark, there's a "ding ding" then a voice saying "Do not cross the track, a train is coming." It repeats around 3 times, and if people do cross while the train is nearby, the train driver honks at them

[@kingnightflyers]

Stop abusing train driver just imagine how he will feel inside his heart.. that's not fun people open your mind

[@imvention5696]

Probably traumatized

[@Alex462047]

Close your eyes so you don't see their faces. Been there, bought the t-shirt.

[@PeX218]

Why?

[@gerrard1144]

And the fact that the train drivers are the ones responsible. Man humans have no heart

[@ArtemisStark]

@@gerrard1144 The people who jump in front of trains are responsible, the train drivers can't do anything...

[@ShaunDreclin]

Will being 30 seconds late kill you? Cause arriving on time might.

[@spencerchappell6341]

Amen. It's not worth your life to rush. Sure, you might be late, but you'll get there, alive and intact.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@I’m only Human no, I'm afraid this isn't church

[@CrusaderKnight2000]

@I’m only Human Hey, another human themed username!

[@Park_Place]

@I’m only Human The ability to speak does not make you intelligent You could be wait for the train to pass and be fatally hit by a car that pulled out of the driveway 30 seconds later than usual. I don't want people to do stupid shit like this, but life is worth rushing half of the time, because of something doesn't kill you now, it will later

[@sandysnow5747]

@@Park_Place bro why you getting so mad they didn't even say anything offensive

[@skillset9912]

There should be a giant gate that locks when the train approaches. I can’t believe we have to save the lives of people who aren’t taking care of them.

[@existing3628]

In my city we have this machine when a train goes nearby, a big stick comes down onto the road to prevent any cars from driving across when the train is nearby

[@noib1102]

Penguin Person But there are still dumb people who think that they are brave to go under it and run across

[@mstech-gamingandmore1827]

I agree, but there is also the chance someone is in their as it's closing. Then they don't realize to go around and wait and accidentally get hit.

[@existing3628]

@@mstech-gamingandmore1827 it goes down slowly and there are loud sounds when they are going to be lifted down

[@mstech-gamingandmore1827]

@@existing3628 True, but what if they ignored the signals just like they are in these near-misses. The same amount of time it takes to warn people already on the track might make them think they'll make it before it closes.

[@copycat21c]

No idea why this came up in my feed on 2024, but I would be curious to hear how the initiative went. Great idea imho.

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

*People almost getting hit by the train* My anxiety: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@SuperSonic_868]

I couldn't finish the video.

[@iamasmattypeofguy]

@BigTestes your right, I shouldn't worry, it is every man for theirselves

[@dennyfrontier]

*people ALMOST getting hit by the train* my happiness ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Excellent use of a rarely utilized emoji!

[@obamalastname8489]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6epgWlteq6MrNE

[@Demonade_]

Imagine how heavy it is mentally for those train operators. Stacking up for every near miss.

[@lennaerthondelink9135]

@ぐ〈ツ ベーー ー ー ー ー that's a cursed comment if ever I've seen one

[@justasleonavicius4641]

@ぐ〈ツ ベーー ー ー ー ー lmao

[@jasonstarrising]

ぐ〈ツ ベーー ー ー ー ー omg LOL that’s cursed

[@problematicparadox7351]

Absolutely.

[@MGZetta]

I don't feel bad about natural selections but I feel bad about the innocent drivers who suffer psychologically.

[@gallowaygaming75]

Totally agree it must be horrible to know a life got took by them not stopping

[@Isochest]

Same here

[@9786-e1e]

@@gallowaygaming75 nope

[@Ex0dus24]

Glen Galloway they can’t stop

[@bassbusterx]

@@gallowaygaming75 it goes two ways, it either gets mundane for them after they see 10 living things splatter on the front of the cabin or they get scarred and quit, possibly going a downward spiral

[@Nika-ig9zi]

I kinda had a near miss as a kid once. However, just as I wanted to cross the rails, a teacher saw me and gave me a disapproving look. I stopped, and a few seconds later, the train passed.

[@Eledore]

My dad (ex-military) who was working with NS (dutch railroads) experienced something alike. He was driving with a passenger train to his NS job and was sitting just behind the drivers cabin. Suddenly full brakes. Before the train came to a stop my dad noticed that they apparently had hit something and the driver was rushing from his cabin. Dad was in NS uniform and that apparently calmed the driver but my dad still had to fight to calm him down. The driver was so in a state of delirium that he was unable to continue, it became apparently from the driver that they had struck a suicider, who had been waiting in the middle of the tracks. Dad after discussing with the conductor volunteered to take train operation, declare the emergency to control, go outside and mark the event and then drive the train to the next station. That driver never drove trains again and from what my dad heard, that during his rehabilitation he even stopped driving his car for a extended period. The driver eventually quit the NS. Dad always said that war is foolish, but he rather see people bleed out from holes, then getting smashed to pieces by a train. It took police (and rail workers) over two days to clear that track and train.

[@mkzhero]

It's weird, why do they take people who are so easily shocked into the job? Like yeah, seeing people die isn't pleasant, but it happens all the time, tens, if not HUNDREDS of thousands of times a DAY! If you did everything you could to avoid it, there shouldn't be any guilt, shouldn't be any shock either because being selected for mental fortitude should be the norm for this... If you don't select for it, these people can faint, panick, and kill way WAY more people and themselves due to sock and fainting, panicking, etc, even if working in pairs!

[@georgesikorski9891]

​@@mkzheroIf you're so "tough" why don't you do it then?

[@mkzhero]

@@georgesikorski9891 do what, operate a train? There's hardly any trains in my country, and it's near impossible to get a job in it without connections, plus doesn't even pay more than what I get as is, why the f would I, even if I theoretically got the offer via some voodoo magic that is? I fucking hate you 'why don't YOU do it?' lot tho, you clearly have something missing up in the noggin', especially when talking of shit like this which is generally safe and simple jobs. I'd understand if you'd say it about something like high rise electric grid maintenance, or commercial engineer diving repair work that's all sorts of scary and dangerous, I really wouldn't have the balls for that, but a fucking train operator? Come on now...

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

@@mkzhero There is a huge difference between knowing that people die, and seeing people die.

[@mkzhero]

@@DankMemes-xq2xm if you're a softie and/or a hypocrite. Guess you had the luck to have a very sheltered life

[@AAvfx]

They should use sensors to close down gates whenever a train is coming. When you leave an option for passing through, you're risking the public. There is only one thing to be done. Prevent them from walking to the rails physically. Impatience is a common behaviour that has no remedy.

[@RikenelK]

This is normal here in The Netherlands on busy train crossings, gates that close when a train is coming

[@weebgaming2268]

Yeah Like in India

[@RickHowell89]

And the oblivious zombies will just walk around them. How dare they be inconvenienced.

[@andybrooks7228]

@Πασιφάη And where's the money for that coming from?

[@andybrooks7228]

There are sirens there are lights, I've seen people go over under and through barriers they are not an effective deterrent. Honestly let them earn their Darwin award.

[@kaamuu557]

“Hmmm , this huge metal snake is approaching me.” “I challenge you!”

[@Inasafespot]

My stomach turned at this. A friend lost her cousin at our local railway crossing, the level crossing was closed permanently afterwards. My father would sometimes come home in a “don’t come near me” mood from his railway job, told me why one day when I was an adult. He was a Station Master and had to clear the tracks after a puppy was hit by a train on that particular day. Not long after he came home in a worst condition, had to help locate an arm after a drunk guy had decided the tracks were the best place to have a sleep.

[@jenniehughes6927]

I was riding in the back seat when a friend of mine almost got us killed beating a train . Missed me by inches . I never rode with him again after that .

[@The1707regina]

😡Damn, what sucks is you didn’t have a choice. I’m Glad your still alive 🙏🙂🙃

[@jenniehughes6927]

@@The1707regina Thanks 😊

[@doonsbury9656]

Excellent choice Jennie! There should only ever be one person in all the world who will decide what you will or won't do...and that person is you! Leave this "Peer pressure" rubbish to those simple minded souls who would rather be cool...and dead or maimed...than sensible and live to a ripe old age.

[@jenniehughes6927]

@@doonsbury9656 I've hated my life a lot . Glad I'm still here for this . Kratom 😉 Green Bali

[@jenniehughes6927]

@jfiowejhfieodjawjtr fjirosjfiosegreh9f But how does that affect the price of rice ?

[@HarryHafsak]

Woman: look right. No train. Get halfway across and then look left. Near miss.

[@cryptfire3158]

seems weird she didn't see it the first time she was walking strait toward it.

[@capnskiddies]

There's a reason most railways don't allow hoods to be worn. They fuck with your peripheral vision in a big way. Hats only.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

@@capnskiddies then add the twatwaffle idiocy; what, no texting while crossing?? where's her phone?

[@theshortsshow4433]

As a railway accident investigator this type of thing gives me the shivers. I’ve seen what’s left of people after they’ve been hit by a train. And sometimes after a high speed hit it wasn’t always immediately obvious what sex the person was. So don’t mess with your life!

[@h7283]

Total garbage 😵

[@eg-draw]

I once saw that happened with the deer. It become ground meat

[@h7283]

@@eg-draw How can they help the deers and the polecat to their home?

[@h7283]

What about the beautiful polecat?

[@Dr_KW]

That's a really cool job!

[@kaiser_eistee]

I got this recommended just now and I love that YT is pushing this through the algorithm, great video

[@tullochmacdonald4245]

When I was a child, mom would take me to an old mill converted into a fabric store. There was no parking near the mill. We parked in the lot on the other side of an active train track. The lights flashed, the train's horn blared but there were no barriers that came down. Mom and I would stop even if the lights weren't flashing, look both ways, and I would listen for the horn, I has better hearing than mom. Once we had done this, we crossed the track. I still do this to this day. I used to like to watch the train when it went by, and I knew how fast it went. I didn't want to be in front of it, no thank you.

[@davidwilder92]

My great uncle had to retire early from his long career on the rails when a gang had thrown a man on the rails. He's still recovering 🙏

[@davidwilder92]

@@Juanitajam only my uncle. The other is in a permanent state of deterioration... 😐👉👈

[@angus80w]

😨

[@theTHwa3tes11]

@@davidwilder92 F

[@mckinleymac3452]

@@davidwilder92 What makes your uncle so great? HaHaHa

[@maevephipson2803]

@@mckinleymac3452 🤔😳

[@afe31]

I've had two near misses with my tram that have shocked me for a while and that I will never forget. The first one, a pedestrian stepped right in front of me to cross the road. I was driving around 30kph (18mph) and immediately I did an emergency braking. The thing that shocked me so much was looking into her eyes and knowing that I will hit her and injure her very bad and there will be nothing that I can do. I've lost control of this situation. Loss of control and the look into the eyes of that human being that I will hit in the next two seconds. Luckily she reacted very fast and made one step back. I've stopped around 3m (10ft) after her. I was standing there for maybe 10 seconds, the bell continually ringing, but it felt for me like 5 minutes. I've continued my ride, but for the next minutes there was only silence in my head and her face still in my mind. The other near miss was at a crossing. I was driving 50kph (30mph) and someone tried to make a forbidden U-turn on my tram track. I made my emergency braking and stopped less than 50cm (1,5ft) in front of his drivers door. Again I've seen that human being in his car. Someone just like me, living his life with the same ups and downs like I have to deal with. I don't know him, he don't knows me, but we both just want to live and our families would miss us if we're gone. Again, I am not able to do anything. I can only sit there and wait for something bad that's going to happen. But as I said, I did not hit him. But after that there was that picture of a human being sitting in his car right in front of my eyes and I am about to crash into him. Nobody can prepare you for these situations. And some of them you'll never forget.

[@blaze9670]

So true

[@Marrighan]

You call 50 cm a near miss - some idiot was so close that i did see only his roof rom my seat in the same situation

[@RJKhey]

Great ad. As we become more aware of how our decisions affect others, it becomes easier to make better choices. We've got to look after each other.

[@bendervorleser8906]

I'm a young train driver, finished my training only 2 months ago and now I'm alone on the tracks with big cargo trains. I love this job and wouldn't change anything about it. Still it only took 1 month to meet the first guy riding his bike around the barriers on a crossing. He was lucky, since I was more than far enough away and was only 25 kph slow (around 15 MPH). But while crossing he didn't even look in my direction. And he did not hear me. If I would have been faster, if he would have fallen down on the tracks, because they were slippery, it could have been his last day on earth. This guy adds up to people standing in the marked area in the station, train spotters ignoring laws and going way to close to the tracks and children running towards my train, to scare me. As much as I love my job and my colleagues, it started to make me hate people. But I still don't want their blood sticking to my hands and as much as I despise their existence, they still might have friends or family waiting for them at the end of the day. So I hope that the day, we talked about in training will take his time before it arrives...

[@realulli]

Maybe I'm a bit of a psychopath here, but keep in mind that every time one of these idiots gets killed, the average IQ of humankind rises slightly. You know the old adage, "I'm not saying we should kill all the idiots, but let's removes the warning labels and let nature take is course!" The crossing has warning labels, flashing lights, an acoustic warning system, the train is blowing a whistle and they still cross?!? They want to die. Don't worry about them, worry about the paramedics, the policemen, the firefighters and whoever else needs to clean up the mess.

[@Turbulencemode]

I feel for you. You commented 2 years ago and I hope that to date you still haven’t had that experience. I before the age of 14, witnessed two fatal accidents one of which was intentional. It was horrifying. And still petrifies me to this day.

[@Micaniker]

In the past two day i heared a sound of someone getting crushed or hit underneath the train it was horror as someone who is standing out side the train and seeing this this man committed sucide but it was horrifically done, i cant imagine what the train operator think to this day.

[@e.t.2914]

A little bit of anger and cynicism may help in the event something tragic happens. You can't cry for darwin awards. These people KNOW where they are at. They KNOW its dangerous. And they choose to be reckless. You can't weep for stupid, you'll be crying all day. It's easier to cope with anger than it is with guilt that isn't earned.

[@kahu9546]

People need to understand that getting hit by a train ain't nothing like getting hit by a car. There's a chance you can survive getting hit by a car but getting hit by a train gives you an even slimmer chance. They need to understand that trains have weight behind them pushing them. Risking their life to make up a few seconds or playing on their phone isn't worth their life.

[@shewhoshallnotbenamed3513]

exactly, and they need to stop thinking that the train in the distance can slow down in time, because it can't, at a push it will take a mile minimum for a train to slow enough to stop, if you can see it, its too late

[@MyName_Jeff]

I don't really think people are even entertaining that possibility tbh lol. It's not like they're thinking "oh if I get hit by this train or car I'll fine". It's more likely in the back of their minds they're thinking hit=death, but they still think they can make it across so no worries

[@nickdavis5947]

I think they realize this. They just don’t care or are oblivious. One lady looked both ways twice and still was walking across the tracks all willy nilly

[@DuggzValentine]

A slimmer chance? Bruh a 500 ton train hitting you at 80 mph? Your dead, no chance of survival

[@ЦветозарЦветков-е5о]

@@xvhayu that is literally the biggest problem with driving anything right now. anyone smaller than you always thinks you should let them.

[@katleogaming43]

I’m glad this is popping up on people’s recommended. We really need to bring this out into the world

[@HansTheMess]

Im from europe, and like, why is there no sort of fence that comes down to stop people and cars from crossing in the place this videos were taken? Usually where i live a sort of poles lowers between the strees and the railings like a minute before the trains passes, just so that no cars or people can try and cross

[@hadd9000]

1:48 I thought she actually got hit

[@GOFFBITZH666]

She ALMOST did tho, you can see her crossing the road shortly after.

[@billyherrington6663]

Imagine being an inch away from getting ripped apart by a train and you stop to see what went pas like it wasn’t detectable from a mile away

[@spikespa5208]

I think she can forget about ever winning the lottery.

[@boguslawsternik2895]

@@billyherrington6663 Kacper S

[@Kewltastrophe]

She turned on her noclip exploit at the last second.

[@playerhateroftheyear1084]

Have you all seen how it looks when someone gets hit by a train? They turn into instant mush of blood and meat.. i will never tempt death at a railroad crossing

[@ice319]

I have. I have responded to a few of such incidents. It is not pretty at all.

[@brianfoster7794]

Maybe those are the pictures that need to be pushed into people’s faces as a wake up call, before person after mincemeat, just a thought 💭

[@VaultTec30000]

Well, it's not like they exploded. But I've seen some of them with their limbs gone, body twisted in weird shape with some bones sticking out.... Also the brain will leak out making the head half hollowed... Not pretty at all...

[@Isochest]

Instant sausage!

[@warweezil2802]

Billybob858 Imagine how that feels for the driver.

[@micatge1694]

When i was a child i heard of a tragic death where a man was run over by a train because the man was late and took a shortcut over the tracks. Now as i am grown-up I discovered that a friend of mine, who I met a year a go, was the daughter of this man - I feel so sorry for her. Stay safe everyone.

[@pixelzebra8440]

One day late to work is not worth your life. Remember it’s truly horrible what happens

[@dragon13304]

Where I live in Melbourne they are getting rid of all of the level crossings and either making a bridge over them or under them, prior to that they had gates that close as soon as the lights start flashing so people couldn't get past

[@dwightmitchell1464]

As a truck driver of 25 years I can completely relate. It's still amazes me to this day how clueless people are.

[@destinycarreon1810]

At this point the conductor is gonna pass the crossing with his eyes closed and hope for the best

[@nasreenfarisa1486]

@Railfan 765 yes.. they couldn't change something that isnt in their control

[@abandonedaccount123]

every time i'd come across a crossing, i'd just hit the emergency brakes or decrease throttle a TON and close my eyes as i coast through it, then open my eyes and be on my way that probably wouldn't be healthy for the train though

[@PrezVeto]

@@abandonedaccount123 or your career haha. Trains have schedules to meet

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

@@PrezVeto yeah you'd both wreck the trains brakes and be late.

[@ES-rr6jp]

i always wondered why dumb birds always fly low enough to get hit by cars.... then i see this video and think.. well not all birds fly low

[@jamatg]

In Germany, stupid people have a "Vogel" which translates as "bird".

[@madeye6896]

@Jazz Feline true for e.x "Schweinepriester" translates to Pig Priest

[@froznfire9531]

@Jazz Feline yeah, a lot of them are. I don't even know why haha there is also the word "Hund" as a insult which translates to dog or "Sau" which means pig...

[@vamshiparker2583]

We have built the tracks in their forests and call them dumb for flying low in their home

[@ES-rr6jp]

Vamshi Parker25 @ yes.. dumb like your post lol

[@TrapperAaron]

Fantastic program! Wish we had something similar in the states.

[@117thstreet_Hebrew_Hamburgers]

I never thought about it from the driver's perspective. Totally selfish to put someone in that situation.

[@andysmith1996]

Don't forget the emergency services who have to clean up the scene and the police who have to inform the next of kin. And, of course, the family.

[@ianmoseley9910]

On the London Underground they transfer the driver to a different line afterwards.

[@fairfeatherfiend]

Solution: driverless train.

[@d.j.3698]

@@fairfeatherfiend That also would not solve the problems if some passengers would see it.

[@gallowaygaming75]

I could not live knowing i killed someone even by accident them drivers must hate it

[@5tonsofoil]

They are just playing “Dumb ways to die 2”

[@froztytrainfilms9148]

Real life edition

[@adumbdannia]

lmao

[@adumbdannia]

@@froztytrainfilms9148 y e s

[@racingraptor4758]

But they cant retry....

[@adumbdannia]

@@racingraptor4758 Is because is hardcore mode ;))

[@princesunnyboy]

I'm still trying to figure out how the last one survived 😕

[@BetaFilms]

Wtf was that teleporting through the train?

[@TheDavinci2012]

I think some frames got dropped, that's why it looked so weird

[@princesunnyboy]

@@TheDavinci2012 probably

[@princesunnyboy]

@@BetaFilms it looks so wierd

[@kunalandshorya]

He's the ghost 👻

[@ashleyhoward8926]

Where I live, we have the oldest rail bridge in the entire world, built by Ralph Wood. He jumped off to to his death before it was opened in 1726, convinced it would fail. It's still there now, with it's sundial reading R.A.Wood, Mason.