Damn, Houston people can't drive for shit.
I mean how do you give the: "I'm sorry, I didn't see you" to a train?
Metro's Greatest Hits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV2rdGX4JYc&eurl=http#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Oh, those trains are very sneaky.. you know.. Huge, loud and startlingly predictable in their movements - how could you not hit one?
Like how most of em turned left in front of the train. Hello, mirrors where are you?
Awesome. Darwinism workin OT!! We need more chlorine in the gene pool!! [thumbsup]
trainsplitting is legal in california
[laugh]
I like on 90% of the crashes, there is a STRAIGHT ONLY arrow just before the driver makes a left turn into the train.
I almost did the same thing my first time driving in Grenoble France where the tram and cars share the road.
mitt
Interesting... In the first hit the train breezes through an intersection where traffic going the same direction as it has a red light. Does that mean that whole intersection is supposed to stop as the train comes through? That seems odd.
Can't see the clip, but as I understand it, and TRAIN will always have right-of-way as far as I'm concerned.
JM
We now have light rail in Seattle. It is testing in Rainer Valley and set to be operational in July. Rainer is the hood. There are bets as to how many cars will hit the train.
Quote from: bobspapa on June 09, 2009, 06:05:42 AM
trainsplitting is legal in california
[laugh]
excellent! ;D
Given the train's unpredictable trajectory and the fact that they were intentionally hovering in the car's blind spot, I'd say it was the train's fault.
Quote from: Ducaholic on June 09, 2009, 05:14:33 AM
Like how most of em turned left in front of the train. Hello, mirrors where are you?
The best part is go back and look at the marking in that lane, only straight arrow. (ie no left turn). [roll]
My EMT friend Bob always told me that the vehicle with the most lug nuts wins.
Trains gots them a LOT of lug nuts.
Quote from: erkishhorde on June 09, 2009, 07:23:25 AM
Interesting... In the first hit the train breezes through an intersection where traffic going the same direction as it has a red light. Does that mean that whole intersection is supposed to stop as the train comes through? That seems odd.
the light-rail here in Baltimore uses different signals. Common for all street lights to be red and white train light to be vertical (go).
oh. my. god... why are these people on the road, licensed?
Quote from: Statler on June 09, 2009, 11:38:53 AM
the light-rail here in Baltimore uses different signals. Common for all street lights to be red and white train light to be vertical (go).
Yeah, it's the same in Houston. In New Orleans, the street cars have separate signals in a few places as well.
I'm just glad Houston will be expanding the light rail and hopefully knock a few more of these drivers off the road for us ;D
That is just insane