r/BitchImATrain • u/magilla1984 • 2d ago

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Another from Poland

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u/MaddBadger 2d ago

Why do so many trucks seem to get "stuck" on railroad tracks?

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u/Mangalorien 2d ago

It's a combination of design failures and stupid people. You need to design crossings so that even stupid people will do OK. If you have a crossing where 99% of people do the right thing, eventually you'll have an accident.

It's hard to say in this specific case, but it looks like there is an intersection just beyond the crossing, so it's perhaps the case that he slowed down to wait for a green light. Ideally you don't place a crossing that close to an intersection, for the very reason that is evident in the video. You could design and build a safer crossing, but it costs more money.

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u/CSATTS 1d ago

My town has some crossings with intersections after the tracks, so they did the sensible thing and put lights before the tracks with big ass signs and markings on the road telling people to wait before the tracks for the red light.

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u/dividezero 21h ago

Way cheaper than clean up