I have a good friend who works for a railroad, and has hit and killed several people in his career. Each time there was nothing he could do about it--trains are simply too heavy to stop, sometimes even with a mile's warning. He came close to quitting at one point, but with a lot of counseling came through it, and now volunteers to do railroad crossing safety sessions wherever he can. Most accidents seem to involve alcohol, but it still amazes me how many people are stupid enough to walk along tracks, even cross bridges--sometimes while wearing headphones.

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Another case of getting yourself in a position where there's no where to go...
Man Killed When Struck, Dragged By Train On Bridge

Here's the kicker.

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"Can't swim?!? Hell, the fall'll probably kill ya!"

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"It is quite clear that Occam's razor does not sharpen in your pyramid." (Nicolas)

"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." (Paul Simon)

Train-on-train...

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Double deja vu

Car GPS blamed for NY train accident again
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - For the second time this year, a GPS has been blamed for a car-train collision in suburban Bedford Hills, N.Y.

Got stuck like the last one? Stuck how. I think this might be more than just a relying on GPS situation. I'd like to see a picture of that crossing.

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The article implies that it's twice at that same location.

Yes; but I think it was clearer on other stories that I heard about it which is why I mentioned it.
Here's a better story with some good quotes.

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I think I'm going to start a conspiracy theory that the GPS-devices are actually a tool of the jewish illuminated, reptiloid NWO to wipe out the sheep that follow instructions blindly.



P.S I know that killing "blind followers" seems to be contradictory to their world domination plans, but the followers of my CT won't realise it...

Shouldn't "basic map reading" be taught in public schools by about the age of 12?

I've known lots of adults and teenagers in my life who couldn't tell me which way "north" was, or east, or west, or south. Even at sunset they couldn't tell me which way "west" was.

This has nothing to do with how well you can read a map.
It's a matter of whether you can see out your window and identify objects.

Railroad gates...Gee, must be a train track around here.
Steel lines and grooves across the road... Gee, must be a train track around here.
I'm turning and theres 2 big rails leading down the road... Gee, must be a train track.
There's wooden ties all lined up crossing the road... Gee, must be a train track.

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You know that, and I know that, but a lot of people today are used to following instructions, especially instructions from electronic gadgets.

I can see someone following the instructions of an electronic gadget and then thinking, "Dang, these two big rails SHOULDN'T BE HERE!"

Could be, but I'm thinking more that they are saying "gee, what are tho ...oh cool, a Journey song."

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Of course--instructions for reading a map:

1. go to mapquest
2. type in your address
3. type in the destination address
4. click "go"

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Well, American kids see, they don't have maps... like the kids in China and The Iraq...

You mean, "unlike U. S. Americans, some people don't have maps"?

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Lol, yes, I saw that girl on TV.

Two versions of the same story could probably fit in the "read again" thread... But, placed here because the train won.

Train Crashes into RTA Bus
That could use a bit more explaination... I just keep picturing Superman for some reason.

And then theres the headline on this one.
Bus Stalls On Tracks; Hit By Bus.

Edit:
And one more version to explain the first comment.
Train Slams Into Stalled Out RTA Bus
Ok; interesting way to describe it.
In the mean time the train was already attempting to stop, and blowing it's horn wildly. Now instinct would probably make me do the same thing, but, I think a big bus across the tracks is a much better signal to the engineer.

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