Sho_Nuff82
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No crossing barrier seems like a terrible idea.
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I Just Saw Someone Get hit by a train
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patrickthehedgehog
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On my walk to work on a beautiful summer day I was about two blocks from my building and came around a corner. I saw a truck in the middle of the road and thought hmmm??
I then saw an open faced bloody corpse right in the middle of the street with a mangled bicycle and heard a guy who ran over the biker screaming and crying on a phone off to the side of the street. I'm so glad I wasn't wearing my glasses that day, but it's something I'll never forget. I wasn't myself for two weeks and it still sticks with me. Mostly the guy who had mistakenly run this person over killing them and his howls of emotional pain.
REALLY terrible. Please always be careful rather you're driving, walking or biking. Look both ways even if the crosswalk is allowing you to pass. Always pay attention to your surroundings.
I then saw an open faced bloody corpse right in the middle of the street with a mangled bicycle and heard a guy who ran over the biker screaming and crying on a phone off to the side of the street. I'm so glad I wasn't wearing my glasses that day, but it's something I'll never forget. I wasn't myself for two weeks and it still sticks with me. Mostly the guy who had mistakenly run this person over killing them and his howls of emotional pain.
REALLY terrible. Please always be careful rather you're driving, walking or biking. Look both ways even if the crosswalk is allowing you to pass. Always pay attention to your surroundings.
THIS WAS IN MY TOWN? God damn it, OP. I even know that railway crossing. I'm here if you need to talk or if there's anything I can do.
The Artisan
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I drive to Winnipeg frequently, and there's a train crossing on Highway 75 with no barriers. It scares the shit out of me every single time I cross it.
SamuelSupreme
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Honestly I would really appreciate it if we could all keep these people and their families in our prayers today.
Yeah no doubt, it seems like a lot of pedestrians have the mentality of "oh I have the right of way I can go without properly checking if it's safe", and yeah maybe you do.. but if it ain't safe to do so you are dead.
I was like 'damn, bit of a coincidence' then I clicked on the article and I'm in the same place. Holy shit
edit: must be this one. That's like 3 minutes from my house...
I literally just walked over one on my way to work.
Coreda
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When a user is familiar enough with an online community they share things about their lives. Highs, lows, jokes, tragedies. People do this on most forums I've experienced.
I can't imagine what my state would be after witnessing such an event, but like others the OP felt comfortable posting his experience with GAF's community. Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest. It's not like GAF is even the first place the OP has spoken about this.
pretty common where I'm originally from but that's a rural area. This is a much much more populated city.
I cross a railway without a crossing barrier twice a day. I know of at least one other railway without a crossing barrier nearby but it's at the edge of the city in a road without much traffic. The road that I cross everyday is a newly built road (1.5 years) that doesn't even have a speed limit sign. It's quite popular too. People just speed through the crossing without paying attention. No one has been hurt yet and the crossing does have two big X's that should light up when a train comes.
This is in Winnipeg. Most railway crossings here do have those barriers. I think it's just areas that supposedly have less traffic or places near the city perimeter that get neglected.
This is in Winnipeg. Most railway crossings here do have those barriers. I think it's just areas that supposedly have less traffic or places near the city perimeter that get neglected.
Yeah, he really should've just given you the day off instead.
The Reloader
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I almost got hit by a train once.
I was going to pick up something from another city that I've never been to before at night. Traffic was bumper to bumper. Somehow I got stuck between two cars, on the track, on a red light in front of me. Then I heard the ringing, and almost immediately the arms began to descend onto me. Fortunately, the car in front of me moved up with enough space for me get out of the tracks.
I was going to pick up something from another city that I've never been to before at night. Traffic was bumper to bumper. Somehow I got stuck between two cars, on the track, on a red light in front of me. Then I heard the ringing, and almost immediately the arms began to descend onto me. Fortunately, the car in front of me moved up with enough space for me get out of the tracks.
Definitely not in cities, suburbia. (Metro Vancouver)
the-pi-guy
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Usually happens in rural areas, back roads typically.
The first is apparently in Denmark, and the second is in the US.
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half a moon
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I pass through a crossing without a barrier twice daily to get to and from work. Really busy road too. I'm always cautious, however I worry that I'll eventually get used to it and just go through one day. Luckily when a train does come through they go pretty slow, so I'm sure one would see it coming at least.
Forearm Star
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It's god's work really.
Hopefully the people involved pull through.
I couldn't even imagine, shit seems so horrifying
wow, that looks like a fairly busy / residential area to not have crossing guards
In the rural US at least, there are crossings on EVERY country road, which are approximately 1 mile apart (in the midwest at least, every 'country mile').
The cost of putting in gates on every one would be astronomical and some of those roads may have cars numbering down in the single digits crossing them daily
That is why they teach you to slow down and look both ways when coming up on train crossings like those.
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Super_Cobra
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That's aweful dude. As a paramedic, I see a lot of crazy things too.
GruntOfAction
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Sorry you had to see that happen OP :c
The eyeball part reminded me of something I saw a few years ago. We had feral cats in our neighborhood and a kitten got hit by a car apparently. Was tasked with cleaning it up.
Spoilertagged for the squeamish.
The eyeball part reminded me of something I saw a few years ago. We had feral cats in our neighborhood and a kitten got hit by a car apparently. Was tasked with cleaning it up.
I walked over to it and both of it's eyes were popped out of it's skull like a goddamn cartoon. Still attached too. I almost threw up.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
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I had that happen to one of our dogs that got in a fight. I'll never forget that image of the eye just hanging there. Dog didn't even care. He was just waving his tail and acting perfectly happy when I found him. Tried to jump up on me for pets and everything. I can't believe the vet could save the eye. Ugh.
Herbspiceguy
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What a lovely detail.
Anyways wish u strength to process this.
Anyways wish u strength to process this.
Ton around here like that in the midwest US, only lights. barriers are generally only used for super high traffic areas
freethoughtbubble
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My dad and I once saw a dog get hit by a train and it left us deaf and dumb for a while after. I can't imagine seeing that happen to a human being. I'm really sorry you witnessed that, OP. Look into counseling if you feel it could help.
Sorry, OP - hope you will be OK. As recommended, it may be a good idea to see somebody.
When I was younger, a train journey got interrupted as somebody jumped in front and we were held up for a while whilst they removed the body. Luckily, as a child I didn't see it or remember it completely, but it's definitely a sad and sickening thing to have be a part of.
Keeping you and the victims in my mind.
When I was younger, a train journey got interrupted as somebody jumped in front and we were held up for a while whilst they removed the body. Luckily, as a child I didn't see it or remember it completely, but it's definitely a sad and sickening thing to have be a part of.
Keeping you and the victims in my mind.
I know that crossing. Yeah, there's been a few accidents there.
Yeah but no one actually does that.
I definitely slow down and make sure a train isn't coming at those crossings, lol.
Jack The Nipper
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It really sucks but you really need to get it out of your head if those kinds of things effect you at all, it can mess you up.
I personally wouldn't be looking at it as it will mess me up.
Even reading it makes me feel a bit sick
I personally wouldn't be looking at it as it will mess me up.
Even reading it makes me feel a bit sick
InfiniteBento
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This is insane. Stay strong, OP.
My great uncle witnessed something similar once. A guy driving in front of him lost control of his car and hit a telephone pole. My uncle was the first person on the scene, but a police officer arrived not long after. Anyway, the driver was pinned behind the steering wheel, but still very much conscious... and then the car caught on fire. My uncle and the police officer struggled to get the poor guy free to no avail. I'm told that the panicked screams when the fire got to him were horrific. He begged the police officer to just shoot him, but the officer couldn't do it. My uncle even begged the policeman for his gun to put the doomed guy out of his misery, but he wouldn't (or couldn't) budge.
In the end, they just stood there helplessly and cried as the other man perished in front of them. I was only told this story some 40 years after it happened, but my uncle said there wasn't a day that had gone by where it didn't cross his mind. I don't know how you recover from something like that.
Anyway, good luck OP. Try to take things one day at a time and talk to people if it helps you cope.
In the end, they just stood there helplessly and cried as the other man perished in front of them. I was only told this story some 40 years after it happened, but my uncle said there wasn't a day that had gone by where it didn't cross his mind. I don't know how you recover from something like that.
Anyway, good luck OP. Try to take things one day at a time and talk to people if it helps you cope.
I slow down and look.
Holy shit, that's absolutely horrible.
DJ Lushious
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I am so sorry, OP. That's just awful and not anything I can imagine experiencing.
This. I'd rather wait 3-5 minutes and live than take any kind of a risk. In a car vs. train match-up, the train will always win.
n64coder
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I sometimes wonder if I should slow down/stop even for crossings with signals/arms. I mean, they could malfunction, right? The odds of that happening are rare (I think) but there's no guarantees that it might not work. Around Massachusetts, people just fly through the crossings but buses/fuel trucks are required to stop at crossings.
That's scary. This is why you never ever want to stop on the tracks. If traffic is heavy, stop-and-go, you wait until there's enough space for you to cross to the other side. This is also true for intersections with only cars.
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Hale-XF11
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Fuck, that sucks.
I always see cars flying over railroad tracks, even occasionally when the crossing lights are flashing. I'm way too paranoid to do that myself, so I always slow to a near stop and look both ways several times before crossing. They say that trains have a funny way of sneaking up on you, even when you think they're not close by. They can be obscured by wide turns leading to a crossing, or by buildings, trees or other objects.
I always see cars flying over railroad tracks, even occasionally when the crossing lights are flashing. I'm way too paranoid to do that myself, so I always slow to a near stop and look both ways several times before crossing. They say that trains have a funny way of sneaking up on you, even when you think they're not close by. They can be obscured by wide turns leading to a crossing, or by buildings, trees or other objects.
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