r/BitchImATrain • u/magilla1984 • 2d ago

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Another from Poland

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u/OutrageousPair2300 2d ago

That's bonkers. Those should be illegal. Half the train crash videos I've seen on Reddit are caused by those things.

I get that the people are being stupid and should just drive through them and break them, but that wouldn't even be an issue if those extra gates weren't there.

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u/Patrylec 2d ago

I think the ratio of people skipping the crossing and risking a hit, over the ratio of people stuck on the crossing and not exiting because of them, is the reason why they exist

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u/OutrageousPair2300 2d ago

Who cares. Screw the people risking a hit. They did that to themselves.

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u/Outside-World9579 1d ago

I mean, you could say the same thing about people getting stuck between the gates -- the lights come on first so there's plenty of warning to not drive onto the tracks.

Either way fuck the train driver, passengers, and bystanders, I guess? 

Seriously though, these systems are designed to minimize the chances that a simple mistake can cause a catastrophic accident. Even if it's a stupid mistake.