why did level crossing woman turn around?

[saaby93]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshir...

Maybe didnt want to cross after all

[surveyor]

Home to change her underwear?

[Simpo Two]

'putting her life, the lives of passengers and the train driver in danger.'

Worth putting some proper gates up then you might say.

Why only two short sticks?

[Dogwatch]

What made her think that ignoring the lights, barriers etc. was 'fine'?

Perhaps she'd done it before and got away with it (i.e. the train had passed behind her).

[Davel]

Bet she won't do that again....

[Gargamel]

Life is chance - be lucky.

(or sensible)

[surveyor]

What I never understand are these near misses. When you are passing other traffic etc. if you were precluded not to wait surely you would have a damn good luck before trying to cross.

[matchmaker]

Simpo Two said:

'putting her life, the lives of passengers and the train driver in danger.'

Worth putting some proper gates up then you might say.

Why only two short sticks?

Because most people have enough intelligence not to ignore closed barriers, flashing red lights, and yodelarms

[Simpo Two]

matchmaker said:

Simpo Two said:

'putting her life, the lives of passengers and the train driver in danger.'

Worth putting some proper gates up then you might say.

Why only two short sticks?

Because most people have enough intelligence not to ignore closed barriers, flashing red lights, and yodelarms

Indeed they do. So how best to deal with the remainder?

Or are they not worth it?

Personally I'm in favour of Darwin but when the authorities pipe up with 'Ooh all the passengers could have been killed!' you think they might be more bothered.

The blunt truth is that they take a view that the occasional life is not worth the cost of a few gates (or if they are to be believed, those of driver and passengers as well). They should try saying so.

[rs1952]

Simpo Two said:

Indeed they do. So how best to deal with the remainder?

Or are they not worth it?

Personally I'm in favour of Darwin but when the authorities pipe up with 'Ooh all the passengers could have been killed!' you think they might be more bothered.

The blunt truth is that they take a view that the occasional life is not worth the cost of a few gates (or if they are to be believed, those of driver and passengers as well). They should try saying so.

As I posted on anither thread just lately:

rs1952 said:

Rick101 said:

Fares are only pricey because the government have them on an escalator each year.

UK railways are also more expensive because of the amount of money Network Rail spends on the infrastructure, much of which IMHO wouldn't need spending were it not for the "compensation culture."

We have spiked pallisade fencing all over the shop to keep people off the railways, they are trying to close as many level crossings as possible to stop people getting killed who were misusing them in the first place. Thay have even started fencing off platform ends to stop people walking off them and on to the track.

Other countries do not have such paranoia, or perhaps they just have citizens who understand that trains might sting a bit if you walk into the path of one. Here are some examples of the way other countries do it:

The main N308 leading out of Ypres, Belgium: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=50.851...

Caffiers, just south of Calais on the old main line (ie pre-TGV) to Boulougne and Paris (a "keep off" sign suffices) : https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=50.850...

In the UK we do it this way: http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Relea...

[CAPP0]

I guess that just like a car driver, the train driver's application of the emergency brake was instinctive, but there really was no point either way on that occasion!

[Simpo Two]

rs1952 said:

stuff

Yes, the compensation culture doesn't help.

[Shaman]

rs1952 said:

The UK and Zimbabwe (IIRC) are the only countries that have to fence off the railway. The rest of the world, it's the adjoining landowners responsibility.

[Hackney]

Same issue - of "blaming" the railway infrastructure, when a car or lorry strikes a bridge the bridge has to be closed (to rail traffic) for inspection causing untold delays.

However the passengers will blame the railway yet again.

I don't know if the railway can seek compensation from the vehicle owners.

[rs1952]

BaronVonVaderham said:

Worth removing the barriers entirely I'd say.

Darwinism.

[/End Stupidity]

Two well-known sayings spring to mind:

1. You can spend a fortune making something idiot proof, then along comes a bigger idiot.

2. I'm not saying let's kill people - I'm saying let's just take all the warning signs down and let the problem sort itself out.

[Conian]

rs1952 said:

I'm not saying let's kill people - I'm saying let's just take all the warning signs down and let the problem sort itself out.

Run for election, I'm voting for you.

[irocfan]

Simpo Two said:

matchmaker said:

Simpo Two said:

'putting her life, the lives of passengers and the train driver in danger.'

Worth putting some proper gates up then you might say.

Why only two short sticks?

Because most people have enough intelligence not to ignore closed barriers, flashing red lights, and yodelarms

Indeed they do. So how best to deal with the remainder?

Or are they not worth it?

No they're not - fk 'em.

[truck71]

Hackney said:

Same issue - of "blaming" the railway infrastructure, when a car or lorry strikes a bridge the bridge has to be closed (to rail traffic) for inspection causing untold delays.

However the passengers will blame the railway yet again.

I don't know if the railway can seek compensation from the vehicle owners.

Yes Network Rail do claim any incurred costs back from bridge strikers, not sure about other misdemeanors.

[Hooli]

irocfan said:

Simpo Two said:

matchmaker said:

Simpo Two said:

'putting her life, the lives of passengers and the train driver in danger.'

Worth putting some proper gates up then you might say.

Why only two short sticks?

Because most people have enough intelligence not to ignore closed barriers, flashing red lights, and yodelarms

Indeed they do. So how best to deal with the remainder?

Or are they not worth it?

+1 Just hope they do it before breeding.

No they're not - fk 'em.

[Perec]

Because despite being a cyclist and therefore incapable of doing wrong she realised that her versus train would only have one outcome.