From:
www.pittsburghlive.com
A Jeannette woman who was slightly injured after being struck by a train while walking along railroad tracks sued Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday for
failing to warn pedestrians that trains travel on tracks.
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"Defendant's failure to warn plaintiff of the potential dangers negligently provided plaintiff with the belief she was safe in walking near the
train tracks," the suit states.
I almost understood when McDonalds was sued because their coffee was "very hot", but this completely evades my understanding.
If a person is not capable of basic cognitive thoughts such as, "Trains travel on train tracks and trains are dangerous," then they are likely
incapable of reading a sign that says the same.
From:
www.post-gazette.com
"The [engineer] did not stop the train in a timely manner, and failed to yield the right of way to a pedestrian walking along the tracks in plain
view," the suit says.
The train did not stop in a timely manner? What do they define as a timely manner for a train? Before it hits someone? Lets be serious here. Trains do
not stop on dimes.
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