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- From: khartman@fnalo.fnal.gov
- Subject: Re: Stupid People
- References: <1992Nov17.194002.17469@wubios.wustl.edu>
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- Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 06:37:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.194002.17469@wubios.wustl.edu>, derek@wubios.wustl.edu (Derek Morgan) writes:
- > On the front page of today's (11/17) Post-Dispatch, there is a story about
- > grade crossing accidents: "4 Die in Week; Authorities Cite Lack Of Caution"
- > reads the subhead. The police in granite City, IL, just across the river are
- > going to "target" the RR crossings and hand out tickets if somebody disobeys
- > the signals.
- >
- > The place noted is an excellent place to photograph and watch trains; NS, CSX,
- > IC, Amtrak, and an occasional Terminal RR job go through on 4 tracks. If you
- > hang out for more than 1 train, you will also see some near accidents. The
- > accident of the week:
- >
- > 28-year pregnant mother drives around crossing gate to wait for train to pass
- > on far track. In gaining these precious 10 yards, which will save her an
- > enormous amount of time, she fails to realize that the gate now behind her
- > has a purpose; an oncoming train hits her car. She is in critical condition;
- > her three children in the car with her were also injured.
- >
- > She has been unable to comment on her proud, defiant stand in the face of the
- > oncoming frieght. Her family is preparing to take legal action against the
- > engineer, saying that since he saw the car on the tracks, he was negligent in
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > not stopping the train.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- > Geez.
- >
- > Derek Morgan
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-
- And I really hope, if the judge has a brain in his head, that he puts
- the Mother in jail for endangering the lives of her children, not to mention
- the lives of the train crew!
-
- Sorry to rant, but this type of thing really burns me. My Dad is a
- retired Engineer, and has had his fair share of jackasses pull out in front
- of him at a grade crossing. All he could do was throw the brakes on, sound
- the whistle, and pray that the idiot would move. People don't seem to
- realize that a large train cannot stop on a dime.
-
- Yeah, most of US realize that. I just wish the idiots would get a
- clue!
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- Ken
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- *DISCLAIMER*
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- These opinions are mine, not those of my employer.
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