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originally posted by: testingtesting
I know OP those evil democrats made my toast fall butter side down also.
Is there nothing they will not do to pee us all off?.
I mean whats next?.
I don't think I have seen any country so divided without being in a civil war
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: Violater1
Nah, you're sounding like the antigun idiots chasing ambulances after some nut goes off the rez here, man.
originally posted by: angeldoll
By the title, I thought this was a joke, or sarcasm, but no, I guess some people really are willing to take this to what amounts to an almost psychotic event.
Trains blow whistles when approaching a cross through. If the train blew a whistle, maybe the truck mechanics failed, and couldn't be moved, but even so, the driver would have had time to jump out, had there been a whistle.
I'm curious to hear about that. A whistle would have alerted the truck it was coming, regardless of your post.
(I'm still sort of hoping it's a joke and I'm missing it.)
By the way, if that's you in your avatar, you look exactly like I thought you would.
originally posted by: Violater1
did not demand that rail road crossing have dual gates, which block ALL of lanes of traffic. Instead, they saved money by installing only one gate on each side of the tracks.
originally posted by: mikell
Train guy here
Truck drivers fault
truck drivers fault
truck drivers fault
Unless the train was speeding then the timing of the gates might have been off!!
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: Violater1
Really?
You decided to go there? Why? Things aren't political enough for you? A man just died, allow for a little time before casting your blame game die.
originally posted by: Violater1
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: Violater1
Nah, you're sounding like the antigun idiots chasing ambulances after some nut goes off the rez here, man.
You live on the Rez?
originally posted by: testingtesting
It appears to me as a Redcoat some are really trying a bit too hard to paint the other side as the bad guys.
This is what they want people and you are all falling for it keeping you all divided.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: Violater1
did not demand that rail road crossing have dual gates, which block ALL of lanes of traffic. Instead, they saved money by installing only one gate on each side of the tracks.
By the way, since you seem to be intent on this, you may want to get your facts straight. Dual gates only block the approach lane on each side of the tracks. Quadrant gates block all lanes on both sides. I'm honestly surprised such a rural road even had dual gates, frankly. FHWA wouldn't mandate them on that road for daily vehicle counts (I'm assuming those based on the narrow unpaved shoulders and the fact that it's little more than a connector stup of a roadway)... I'd say the warrant for the dual arm gate was based on the highly disadvantageous skew angle the road approaches the tracks at, making visible confirmation of an approaching train, particularly from the east, problematic.
Source: I've designed at grade crossings in rural and urban areas before, taking the projects from concept to final, sealed and signed plans, specifications, and estimate submittal ready for advertisement and bid as both a lead design engineer and project manager.