Gates are down, bells are ringing, train horn blowing..and still this genius thought he could beat the train.

@TohaBgood2

2 жыл бұрын

It's Florida. That specimen in the video literally comprises more than 50% of the population. Trying to run a passenger rail service there with no safety equipment in place, even a conventional speed one like Brightline, is pretty dumb. They know that this will continue to happen until they add barriers and quad gates. They're just too cheap to do it.

@R6-D2

2 жыл бұрын

@@TohaBgood2 Thank you!

@cleveriv5349

2 жыл бұрын

@@TohaBgood2 people shouldn’t need training wheels to drive a 1.5+ ton vehicle on the road. You just can’t beat the train. Trains rarely hit things that weren’t in the way - Pickup driver screwed up - is what it is.

@ndweiler

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, there was no horn blowing - that is, no typical long-long-short-long horn as the train approached the x-ing (...probably a quiet zone?). Horn was only sounded just as the engineer saw the driver start his left-hand turn.

@TohaBgood2

2 жыл бұрын

@@cleveriv5349 You can count on idiots existing in this world. In Florida, even more so. The reality is that this will keep happening until Brightline upgrades to normal safety equipment for a passenger rail route. They know it and we all know it. Stop making excuses for them. They just need to cough up the money and do it.

Brightline, making Florida smarter - one Darwin award at a time

@sarcrazy530

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit 💀

@je4a301

2 жыл бұрын

Brightline - A line making the world brighter

@colinpovey2904

2 жыл бұрын

They don't even warrant Darwin nominations.

@suhandatanker

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinpovey2904 It's called sarcasm, though i wouldn't suspect that you know of it.

@colinpovey2904

2 жыл бұрын

@@suhandatanker Oh, i certainly recognize good sarcasm.

I wish they would put this in Train Simulator. Id just increase the throttle lmao.

@ummmbye1228

2 жыл бұрын

Beamng drive is more realistic Idk if he means the crashes or the train in general Bitch I change them thongs two times a day😍 Gulp Gulp Gulp L Bruh y’all mad cuz I said beamng got the most realistic crashes stay mad hoes😂

@radanju3

2 жыл бұрын

I really do want Brightline in TS in general tho.

@NorfolkAndWestern

2 жыл бұрын

@@ummmbye1228 trains 2022 is more realistic than bmg driving cara

@ummmbye1228

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorfolkAndWestern beamng has realistic crashes and you can get a shader pack to make it look realistic asf

@bnsfbandit9807

2 жыл бұрын

@@ummmbye1228 but the trains aren't anything compared to TS

In the video, you can clearly see from the train that the “NO LEFT TURN” sign was lit up in red. I can only imagine how much clearer it looked from the actual left turn lane. He chose to ignore it and paid the price. He should be charged for the damage to the train.

@alexandergustafson599

2 жыл бұрын

If he's even alive

@StreakinBill

2 жыл бұрын

Not only damage to the train but compensation for all passengers inconvenienced by his stupidity. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

@rudy3909

2 жыл бұрын

because its Florida and 99% of the population have an iq below 60 they are gonna keep blaming the "dangerous trains" until they remove them im sure.

@Ferrichrome

2 жыл бұрын

Funny how some truck drivers are like "yield to me, I'm the bigger vehicle on the road" welp, he didn't yield to the biggest vehicle on the road this time, and paid the price😂😂😂

@jaysmith1408

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ferrichrome looks more like a Tundra or Titan, which off the bat says they aren’t all there

Growing up in the Northeast we were taught two things: don’t cross the train tracks when the gate is down and don’t touch the third rail. Floridians just have to learn one thing, the former, and they still can’t get it right.

@amapper7407

2 жыл бұрын

what's the third rail

@kristoffer816

2 жыл бұрын

@@amapper7407 the third rail is a seperate, electrified rail that supplies power to the train. Its commonly used for subways. Touching this rail while also touching ground will electrocute you.

@amapper7407

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristoffer816 ooh

@matthew8153

2 жыл бұрын

The people in Florida now are the people who were in New Jersey twenty years ago. There is a legitimate need for eugenics.

@dglcomputers1498

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristoffer816 And due to legacy reasons it's used a lot in the south/south east of England for heavy rail trains from Dover/Hastings in the east to Weymouth in the South. You wouldn't dream of using it for that purpose now. 750V DC is used and you get between that and ground, not only will the DC clamp you to the rail, the fault current will not be high enough to trip it.

"It takes 10,000 bolts, welds and rivets to hold a car together - but it only takes ONE nut to spread it all over the road."

@djwarren5081

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with a car is usually the nut behind the wheel.

@hongo3870

2 жыл бұрын

N u t 👁👄👁

@billymcnutt116

2 жыл бұрын

Woah 🤯 Lol.

@terencem8795

2 жыл бұрын

That was an ace comment.👍👍

@TheOnlyKontrol

2 жыл бұрын

Actually mainly a lot of seam sealers lol

This is a great way of showing people how long it takes a train to stop. The driver smashed the emergency brakes as soon as he hit the truck and it still took that entire distance to come to a stop. That's a frightening amount of momentum.

@richardmillhousenixon

2 жыл бұрын

They hit the brakes as soon as they saw the truck begin to turn

@mattburke1869

2 жыл бұрын

And this is a short, relatively light passenger train with two engines. You need to multiply that by at least a factor of 20 for a loaded mainline freight train

@highlightcity5840

2 жыл бұрын

imagine if this was a loaded intermodel or some kind of freight? that train wouldn't have stopped for a mile

@Lateralus14

2 жыл бұрын

"Brakes", not "breaks".

@widdly-scuds

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty sure I remember hearing it takes upwards of a mile to stop a loaded double headed freight train

And people still have the audacity to think the reason these crashes happen is because of the train itself...it's not the railway's fault for being in such an urban area like the Miami metro! Plus these people complain about the horn...this is EXACTLY why the engineer has EVERY right to blow that horn. Train drivers have to put up with so much, it may look easy, but when these collisions keep happening (and the times when people try to jump in front of it), it can do a number to an engineer's mental health. They have my respect Reminds me of a crash back in 2017 in Jersey City where a fire truck was on its way to an emergency. They thought they'd be able to beat the light rail coming as they crossed the intersection...they didn't. The light rail rammed into it causing a big bang. Four firefighters were injured, with one having a broken arm and ribs while another suffered a leg fracture.

@robertdeckard2136

2 жыл бұрын

The same people who complain about trains "causing crashes or being too loud" will also complain about semi-trucks and probably even cargo ships if you gave them an excuse. In their minds, the food and everything else they buy "comes from the store".

@hobog

2 жыл бұрын

The firefighter situation makes the need for grade separated crossings more imperative

@ezprck6191

2 жыл бұрын

Get off

@quillmaurer6563

2 жыл бұрын

With all that you say, I think of the old scare-tactic railway safety PSAs - "Trains will kill you" and such. I think better could be done for younger generations - Millennials/Gen Z (which I am a member of), who often seem to have less regard for their own lives but more empathy for others' mental health. Talk about not the dangers, but the train driver's perspective. How hard it is on them when their train hits and kills someone. Nothing they could do about it, but they still have to live with it. Even if the car does make it across the tracks, the driver has moments of pure panic, probably leaves them a bit messed up the rest of the day at least. The PSA could show a driver talking about this with a therapist, interspersed with footage like this. Ending statement is "Please don't do this to us!"

@SPCLPONY

2 жыл бұрын

@@hobog As a 33 year volunteer, and former career Firefighter/EMT, We must complete several Emergency Vehicle driver courses annually. All of them include railroad crossing scenarios. Properly trained drivers of any emergency vehicle would not attempt 'to beat the train.' School bus drivers must complete similar training and they actually stop and open the door to 'look and listen' before crossing. If the crossing gates are down, it's not even a consideration to cross the tracks. The roads and rails would be much safer if we as regular commuters abided by the same safety rules.

Being a 14 year school bus driving veteran I still sometimes wonder how people can claim with a straight face to have not seen my 40 foot long yellow school bus with 8 red flashing lights and up to two stop signs, each with at least 4 red flashing lights on them ... and then I see videos like this.

@micahnightwolf

2 жыл бұрын

They don't see because they are not looking. People that stupid shouldn't be driving anyway, and the train agrees.

@s1351-null

2 жыл бұрын

There's unfortunately a lot of people on the road that should not be allowed to drive a car..

@eligebrown8998

2 жыл бұрын

Im a truck driver and i am with you on that. That ranks up there with can we ever figure women out?

@huntergibson8323

Жыл бұрын

They pretty much just hand drivers licenses to about anyone and people are too busy looking at cell phones.. there's the 2 biggest problems

It's not just happening here with Brightline. There are videos of this happening all over the country. Apparently we are a nation of morons.

@urbansnipe

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@rickdubbink

2 жыл бұрын

You do x)

@mancubwwa

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you are. Everybody otside know this. But despair not,my friend most people are morons in every nation, they're just better at somewhat hiding it.

@mattsmocs3281

2 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of the movie Idiocracy?

@btudrus

2 жыл бұрын

You should really look at other nations how high-speed rails are secured. Just look at how stupid it is here. No fence or anything!

You KNOW this is the kind of driver that would bully pedestrians and smaller cars.

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

Motorcyclists too!!

@JustCalMeBozeman

2 жыл бұрын

He's driving a tiny Frontier, not a jacked up brodozer.

@richardmillhousenixon

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustCalMeBozeman Doesn't matter, if he's selfish enough to do this he's definitely the kind of person to bully pedestrians and compact cars

@av_oid

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, past tense.

To be fair, the lowered gate, flashing lights, and train horn are really hard to notice sometimes.

@gjmob

2 жыл бұрын

Floridians find them just plain distracting when you are trying to do a left turn.

@acelatrain

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Wiltsie are you serious?

@claudevieaul1465

2 жыл бұрын

I'll take that as sarcasm, right? 😜🤣🤣

@nectafarious8842

2 жыл бұрын

@@acelatrain You must be from Hicksville....

@nectafarious8842

2 жыл бұрын

@@claudevieaul1465 Special subject...the bleedin' obvious....

As someone who works for a railroad, every time something like this happens we all get a safety notice and the video usually follows as a warning. They do outreach every year about this just making sure ppl under the risks when you try and beat a train. We do this every year and no matter how much time we spend telling ppl not to they always want to test it. You can’t hear the engineer in this video but the stress this probably put on this person is insane. If they hit you they have to deal with it to. It’s not just you in your car, it’s not just you and whoever you have on your vehicle with you. It’s you, the engineer, and whom ever else you choose to drag down with you. The person driving that train is trying to get ppl safely where they have to go and go home to their family the last thing they need is you selfishly deciding to put everyone in danger by choosing to ignore ten different warnings and thinking you can win against fate. Don’t do it. It’s really not worth it. I have heard the audio from inside the cab of a train that’s so close to hitting someone, you don’t wanna hear the terror in someone’s voice thinking that they’re about to kill someone. Or after they hit a car that they couldn’t possibly have stopped in time for. Let’s just all be a little less in a rush today and try to do better tomorrow.

@Im2LegitFedEx

2 жыл бұрын

Any link to that audio?

@CloudyNimitz

2 жыл бұрын

As a train enthusiast, I happily wait for the train and even video it going by! Why beat it when you can watch it?!

Let Darwin take care of the rest with that driver. This driver knowingly put his life in danger by doing reckless behaviour.

@jan-lukas

2 жыл бұрын

Problem being that American schools first have to teach you that actually Darwin was right, not the church, and at least in Florida I can't imagine that happening

@christophero1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@jan-lukas I agree sir.

@phred7112

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the real victims here are the train crew... They have to live with the aftermath of such stupidity

@wclark3196

2 жыл бұрын

Don't care if the driver died. But they also put the lives of the train crew at risk, as well as any passengers, and could cause a derailment that hurts or kills people in the area.

@harry2928

2 жыл бұрын

"theory": D.'s famous "theory" = extinction of the dimmest.

Remember: In the eternal struggle between car and train; train has yet to lose.

@CassandraPantaristi

2 жыл бұрын

Train: "It's always me me me ME!"

@hieulengoc21531

2 жыл бұрын

... until meet car have big enough to derail the train (i.e lorry)

@zilfondel

2 жыл бұрын

There was the California commuter accident where an suv did derail a commuter train, sadly. There were fatalities and it didn’t include the driver.

@suhandatanker

2 жыл бұрын

@@hieulengoc21531 Then it's a lorry, a car never has beaten a train once before.

@zachboyd4749

2 жыл бұрын

@@suhandatanker Judging by your profile pic, I assume you're a fan of Hetzer and Friends?

To everyone saying there should be a no left turn light. Pause the video 10 seconds in. You can see an illuminated dedicated LED no left turn sign. The driver who is already willing to ignore a clearly illuminated sign, and drive around a gate is clearly at fault. And it is noones responsibility but theirs to prevent this. A real solution would be making the person hit / family of the person hit pay for all the damages and having the lucky survivors jailed for reckless endangerment of the passengers on the train. Money and inconvenience speaks louder than life in this country unfortunately.

@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if expecting, say, the young children of an abusive alcoholic to pay for his idiocy is the choice I would make. Leave the families out of it and I’m on your side.

@Daneelro

2 жыл бұрын

You can do even more. Install cameras that photograph the license plates of any car passing through while the barriers are down, and fine even those who are lucky to not be hit by a train.

@Peepjouster27

2 жыл бұрын

Daneelro that’s a solid idea. Make it a nice steep fine

@echomande4395

2 жыл бұрын

To this I would add stripping the truck driver of his license for several years with a stipulation that not only does he have to retake the exam but also that he is banned for life from driving any motor vehicle bigger than a moped.

@Dallas_K

2 жыл бұрын

Florida has some of the worst drivers in the U.S. and most of them come from New York!!!

Wow, the stupid train driver didn't even try to swerve

@acwphotography1154

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@mikearmstrong8483

17 күн бұрын

The steering wheel must have been locked.

People fail to remember that trains came before cars. Trains literally connected the US first before highways, played a role in the country's growth, and yet the car-oriented society the US has become has treated them as if they're nothing. Here in the DPRK we have one of the most beautiful metro systems anyway, on top of a well-connected national network that is state-owned. Respect trains, for they are your elders....or karma will smack you as hard as an abuela's chancleta.

@jimi272

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it could also be said though that the genius who started building gates that aren’t completely closed, but only close one lane. In Switzerland we only have gates that close the whole road. We have so fewer accidents of people accidentally driving into trains while the gates are closed already. But most RR companies care more for their profit then other human lives But yeah it’s true, people lost respect of these giant machines. And with that comes the need to build a save infrastructure around them…

@omgbutterbee7978

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimi272 I am pretty sure Americans would still attempt to just drive on through the barricade even if it blocked all lanes lol

@michaelwilson6483

2 жыл бұрын

But if safeguards were put in place the opportunity for entertaining videps like this would be lost

@computerfan1079

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@blueninja012

2 жыл бұрын

thank you dear leader

Here in Minneapolis we used to have one of the best streetcar systems in the country. Watching historic films it is shocking to see how they operated. The tracks ran down the middle of the street. When a rider got off, they had to step out in front of traffic. Can you imagine the carnage if that system was still around? Motorist won’t even stop for a 200 ton high speed train, what chance would a person stand?

@andrewweitzman4006

2 жыл бұрын

That is actually how Toronto's streetcars work, especially on lines like the one on Queen Street. The stops may be on the sidewalk. But you have to walk out into the street to board and get off. Thing is, since Toronto never got rid of those streetcar lines? The local drivers know the rules of the road.

@mplsmark222

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewweitzman4006 Perhaps our good neighbors to the north are just smarter and more contentious. I would find it very hard to trust my fellow Americans, I see how they drive every day.

@andrewweitzman4006

2 жыл бұрын

@@mplsmark222 Oh my sweet summer child, I live in Quebec. The Quebec driver is a thing of dreadful legend.

@jdhrap

2 жыл бұрын

Yes back when Model A’s topped out at 10mph. Today in America? Yes, would not trust stepping out into traffic. 80 yrs ago? I could outrun a car.

@Dallas_K

2 жыл бұрын

People were really SO MUCH SMARTER 100 years ago.

I was impressed with how quickly the train was able to stop.

People would say something like this is just florida related but lemme tell you something; you would be surprised how common it is for idiots to ignore and race the train. In Los Angeles I can't tell you how many clips we have of people getting wrecked by the Blue line simply because they really thought they could try smh.

@stevenmontoya9950

2 жыл бұрын

The whole system should have been grade separated like the red and green lines, but I guess Metro is.more interested in saving a buck.

@Daneelro

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenmontoya9950 Proper metros like the LA Red Line indeed need to be grade-separated, but the LA Blue Line is just light rail, no grade separation is quite normal for that mode. If you want to look at policy solutions beyond blaming idiot drivers, look at traffic rule enforcement. A few cameras at crossings with frequent accidents catching all the near-misses, with hefty fines for the offenders, would do wonders.

@Robbedem

2 жыл бұрын

The problem in the USA is partly due to the long freight trains, causing people to have to (sometimes) wait for a very long time at crossings. (can be 10 minutes or even more!) This makes people feel like it's worth the risk trying to beat the train. (small risk of getting hit and if you make it, you save a lot of time)

@mariusfacktor3597

2 жыл бұрын

Los Angeles has just as many dumb shit pickup drivers who have zero need for a pickup truck and drive it like a small sports car as Florida does.

@ArtStoneUS

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when the new subway system in Buffalo New York opened, they had the same issue with people turning in front of the street cars. In the downtown area, the tracks are at grade, but the rest of the line is underground.

Im always super careful around crossings. Even when the lights arent blaring I still look

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a wise thing to do. Of course, you probably wouldn't have driven around the closed gate either.

I wish I knew what people think bc I am 100% positive the train has always won this battle! Why do people want to risk their own life and possibly others (passengers) by doing this????

@jimtrue1465

2 жыл бұрын

Think? What makes you think people think?

@grahamharris526

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimtrue1465 touché, valid point….the thought process probably doesn’t hit them until that split second the train hits the vehicle.

@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co

2 жыл бұрын

“Gotta get where I’m going, gotta get through the intersection before the train slows me down” is literally all they’re thinking. The possibility of being hit never enters their mind.

@Daneelro

2 жыл бұрын

From what I learnt about the situation in Florida: it seems traffic education before you get a driver's license is next to nothing (compared to what we have here in Europe), there is very little enforcement of traffic rules (no fixed cameras and the sites of frequent accidents), and a culture evolved where drivers regularly go through closed road crossings if they don't see an oncoming train, but their sense of how much time they have is calibrated on slow freight trains. That said, accidents happen even with slow freight trains, Brightline just increased the frequency of such accidents. Traffic education an traffic rule enforcement clearly need an overhaul, but I won't expect any of that from a state that elects de-facto con-men like Ron DeSantis as leaders.

@davidyoung5114

2 жыл бұрын

To quote Mark Twain...'You cannot legislate against stupidity!' Truer words were never spoken!

The man was taken to Aventura Hospital as a trauma patient, said Broward Sheriff’s Battalion Chief Michael Kane.“Driving around the gates is a dangerous and illegal act that places you at risk and endangers the life of our passengers and crew,” Brightline said

I love how people try to act like the bright line is dangerous and they need to pay for grade separation. It would be like a grumpy hoa mom ignoring the highway and walking infront of a car because her time is more important and everone going. Alright we need to make a massive bridge or tunnel and move the entire highway because people keep getting hit by cars

@p1mason

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, moving the highway so people could walk where they needed to go wouldn't be an actual bad thing..

@QuintonMurdock

2 жыл бұрын

@@p1mason oh definitely. But we must bow down to the cars. We are in their way

@thekrakenrises9040

2 жыл бұрын

@@p1mason moving a 10-lane superhighway that transports valuable goods to accommodate 1 person sounds like a good way to burn money.

@p1mason

2 жыл бұрын

@@thekrakenrises9040 footpaths are for everyone. Highways are only for those privileged enough to have a driver's license and access to a car. We should always do the things that benefit the most number, and footpaths categorically benefit everyone, roads do not.

@thekrakenrises9040

2 жыл бұрын

@@p1mason ffs. You can't move freight through a footpath. The primary purpose of a nationwide highway is transport of goods and facilitating commerce. Metro rail, buses, and trams can help move people, it's doesn't need to be all footpaths. Footpaths only benefit people in the locality, a highway benefits the entire nation. I'm not saying "footpaths are evil" but highways can't be eliminated.

“Never race a train.” I think I read that somewhere once.

I used to work on trains, people love making comments about dumb things others do, but guaranteed they narrowly avoided some nasty crashes too! Even though the arm didn't actually go down, there were so many warning signs, including the train itself that he just passed. He was looking for trouble

@zacharyredding3860

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same, but after pausing the video a couple times leading up to the crash, the arm for the appropriate traffic lane for the truck to turn into was down. So, I guess the truck driver would have also been content to slam into oncoming traffic without the train!

Momentum = mass x velocity. Trains always win. Trains. Always. Win.

@Poooookey

2 жыл бұрын

More accurately, trains win all ties.

YUP! Gates down, lights flashing, no left turn sign lit. And as someone stated probably a quiet zone because of NIMBY neighbors. Who said it? "You can't fix stupid".

@jankington216

2 жыл бұрын

In my experience, the type of people who say "you can't fix stupid" are usually the dumbest people on the planet

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

@@jankington216 Some of comedian Ron White's later material depicted him as an object lesson for his own maxim

@urbansnipe

2 жыл бұрын

You literally cant fix stupid literally looking left would have prevented this situation

@haworthlowell805

2 жыл бұрын

@@jankington216 Speak for yourself.

@jankington216

2 жыл бұрын

@@haworthlowell805 I am speaking for myself, that's what "in my experience" means LMAO

The poor train driver will live with this for the rest of his life and it wasn't his fault.

@shoechew

2 жыл бұрын

Live with what? He didn't do anything wrong. STFU

I swear, Florida residents are not smart enough to understand train crossings.

@urbansnipe

2 жыл бұрын

Neither are the rest of the land attached to florida

@RAdaltonracer

2 жыл бұрын

Or basic human functions and decency for that matter. They wouldn’t know a train from their ass.

@yourbestgolf365

2 жыл бұрын

It happens everywhere.

@TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul

2 жыл бұрын

Dont worry Brightline: making Florida smarter, one Darwin award at a time

@lawrencekellerii4857

2 жыл бұрын

Yep , this only happens in Florida 🤣🤣🤣

A train is much larger than me and deadly. I think I will stop and make sure that there isn't one coming before crossing the track. If everyone would think this way there would be no accidents.

Thanks to all who pointed out the "No Left Turn" sign on the traffic light pole. I can't find any news report about this accident on KZread. Just wondering if the driver survived.

In a fight, truck vs. train the train will ALWAYS win, even worse you risk derailing the train potentially killing a ton of people (look up Ufton Nervet and the Great Heck rail crash).

@MikesFitnessGoals

2 жыл бұрын

If you derail the train, the train doesn’t ALWAYS win.

@interstellarphred

2 жыл бұрын

When to public funding, the trucks won years ago

@user2C47

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikesFitnessGoals In such a case, it is likely that only the front axle would be derailed.

Most only get to make this mistake once 😮‍💨

That should be required viewing in all schools. How invisible that vehicle was, how long the train took to stop and how slowly it was going should all be discussion points.

@MrBrandon9653

2 жыл бұрын

The vehicle isn't invisible but common sense as left the person when they start to turn onto the active train tracks.

@thomasboese3793

2 жыл бұрын

The driver had a NO Left Turn red light lit, and they still willingly, knowingly drove into the tracks. If they didn't see that the gates were down on the other side (much less the gates on their side of the tracks) they shouldn't be driving. The railroad always haves the right of way!

@BendySnowball

2 жыл бұрын

Here is the simple take away: Trains CANNOT STOP quickly. They have low rolling resistance (which also makes them more energy efficient than motor vehicles) and they can't just hit the brakes. The law is simple; trains have the right of way, you stop for the train for a minimal amount of time especially for brightline, and then you cross.

@ZephodBeeblebrox

2 жыл бұрын

@@BendySnowball It's like people don't know what trains are.

@PascalGienger

18 күн бұрын

When I had to redo a driving school and test in New York (as they did not recognize my European driving license) we actually HAD to watch these kinds of videos - because especially in the New York metro area there are tons of passenger trains (MNR, LIRR, Amtrak) running on the tracks in a dense cadence. Accidents with out-of-state drivers not being familiar with trains were sadly the norm there, too.

There's thousands of articles about cars trying and failing to beat the train at a crossing, many with lethal consequences, but, I'm sure you'll be the exception and gain...? What? Not being 15-20 mins late to wherever you were going? Yeah natural selection at work.

@txrazorback6357

2 жыл бұрын

Well, there is always that one idiot that thinks he would beat the train when all others fail. They never think past beat the train, to consider what happens when they don't beat the train. In the Amtrak derailment in MO a couple of weeks ago the driver of the rock truck, or cement truck ( I forget which) thought he could beat the 79 MPH Amtrak train. He pulls that stunt and fails, the widow files a lawsuit against Amtrak and BNSF.

@Phil9874

2 жыл бұрын

i mean this is a passenger train at best would have saved them a few seconds to a minute.

Brightline is a godsend. It’s officially de stupefying Florida

@frankgrimesification

2 жыл бұрын

That's not very hard to do.

Isn't this like the 100th time this has happened. You'd think at this point they'd just put cameras on the crossings

@frankgrimesification

2 жыл бұрын

Lolz! It's a pretty safe bet that over time it's been well over 100 times a vehicle has lost the fight with a train at a grade crossing.

My bro and sister in law live close to thos in Boca, FL. They told us when we were there that there were more and more of these accidents with the Brightline trains. Impatient people.

Cut the corner to get around the gate. That saved a lot of time 😆

@s1351-null

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, shortcut to the morgue

It should be a mandatory 5 years in prison and a $10k fine if you cause a collision with a train.

@Robbedem

2 жыл бұрын

Here, you have to pay for the damage and delays you caused. So no prison time, but easily more than the fine you propose. ;) (this train if not even half full: f.e. 100 people late, next train another 100 people late -> 200 people at only 50$ is already 10K, not including material damage to the train etc...)

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that it depends on the type of crossing but yes you should pay damages and get jailed

@doanster

2 жыл бұрын

$10k is nowhere near enough to repair the damages, cover downtime and replace lost revenue. How about let's start with $250k and take away his\her license...

@BAS19.6

2 жыл бұрын

That’s harsh

a Good 95% of Train accidents involving cars/trucks are Due to Drivers of said Cars/Trucks NEVER paying attention when coming up to or over Railroad Tracks. Rule is, Coming up to Railroad Tracks/Crossings. Look Left and Right. Assume that the Railroad Crossing Lights and or Gates Are Not Working.

@thomasboese3793

2 жыл бұрын

In this case, the gates were down and the driver had a "No Left Turn" light lit up in red. They willingly, knowingly wantingly drove onto the tracks.

That's what happens when you see in your mirror that it's way back there but fail to assess it's speed. Real genius at work.

@SternLX

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention they completely ignored the Brightly lit NO LEFT TURN sign.

No left turn sign was lit as well.

The front of the trains should be armored so they don't get damaged and neither the engineer nor the passengers lose valuable time!

@IIAOPSW

2 жыл бұрын

Like a modern day cowcatcher? A fatmoroncatcher?

@tettazwo9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@IIAOPSW , you get the idea, yes!

@nulnoh219

2 жыл бұрын

Cowcatchers. Installed on the front of trains to smash cows or other livestock out of the way back then. Needs a comeback.

@doxielain2231

2 жыл бұрын

@@nulnoh219 Naw, spikes. Go big or go home.

@svennoren9047

2 жыл бұрын

@@doxielain2231 Spikes would just make the car stick to the train and that would look untidy. A cowcatcher with proper shape would toss it out of the way! Either way, even an ordinary train _is_ armored compared to a SUV or truck. Have you seen how they bang together when coupling up?

OK, gates are DOWN - that should be enough to alert a driver to NOT ASSUME they can go across the tracks without at least looking both ways... e.g. maybe a gate malfunction and no train. If you want to enhance saftey for this crossing, do it this way: 1. Move all traffic lights to become RED for all roadways as soon as approach of a train is detected, thus HOLDING MOVEMENT OF ALL AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC. 2. Road traffic parallel to tracks does not see the display of ANY GREEN traffic signal UNTIL 6 to 10 seconds after the nose of the train has gone across the crossing. Hopefully, the driver in this improved signal setup would have noticed A BIG HUGE TRAIN NEXT TO THEM and not attempted a left turn across the tracks.

This is a perfect case of the ineffective and dangerous nature of quiet zones.

@ArtStoneUS

2 жыл бұрын

There was an interesting fatal incident in North Carolina several years ago in a quiet zone. An immigrant couple from Africa arrived at the grade crossing with the gate down and flashing, but no horn sounding. So one of the people actually got out of the car and physically raised the crossing gate so the car could pass. Never underestimate the ability of people to do stupid things.

@crissd8283

2 жыл бұрын

Don't blame the quite zones, blame the drivers who can clearly see and choose to ignore the arms.

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

No no no. It's a perfect case of somebody ignoring BOTH a red "left turn" light, and a gate across the road. Though perhaps there should be a gate on both sides of the road when the crossing is so close to an intersection.

@ChimmyAnimate

15 күн бұрын

Not all of them are caused by Quiet zones, tbh

If anything will kill Brightline, its safety issues. People are still stupid enough to drive around gates in front of a moving train.

@ChrisK-LTC

2 жыл бұрын

That won't kill Brightline at all

@TheRailwayDrone

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisK-LTC Probably won't but I'm thinking with the money they have to spend repairing trains after accidents, that has to eat into their bottom line.

@joechung9388

2 жыл бұрын

It's Florida... Those poorly educated people will keep doing this

@TheRailwayDrone

2 жыл бұрын

@@joechung9388 Sad because even a child knows not to enter an active railway when the gates are down.

@TohaBgood2

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisK-LTC Their weekly crashes are a meme at this point. They are already known as the least safe train route in the country. Continuing with this nonsense certainly won't improve their reputation. It's only a matter of time before one of their trains hits something it can't chop through. That might just be the end of the service if there is a lot of life loss. It is ridiculous that they don't just install the necessary safety equipment instead of gambling lives.

A partial factor of a lot of these Brightline accidents are the "Quiet Zones" which prohibit trains from using the horn through certain towns. Granted, there's no excuse for bypassing crossing gates and ignoring bells, but the lack of horns is one less warning of an approching train.

@RustyITNerd

2 жыл бұрын

The closed gates, the signs and bells should be warning enough. That driver was just stupid and there's no need for blowing the horn for stupid people. In Germany you can actually go to jail for such reckless driving - not to mention lose your license for a very long time. As a matter of fact, rail traffic on its own embankment has right of way*, even if there are no gates. It is the driver's responsibility to check for traffic. So from a German perspective: Loss of license for at least six months (depending on how many injured passengers, if any), fines and damages. Plus jail if there are multiple injuries and/or court decides that the driver did this on purpose or has a record of another incident like this. *Trams (light rail) with tracks embedded in the normal road have to obey the rules of the road - e.g. yield signs, indicators etc. - contrary to what I said above.

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

@@RustyITNerd in the netherlands its the same. But metro's do have priority because they aren't on the street

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

What are quiet zones and why do the exist? I mean that train already makes weel/engine noise isn't the horn just a little more noisy?

@ralphe5842

2 жыл бұрын

If the idiot goes through a gate and can’t see the train is too close a horn won’t change anything

@axelgautrot1804

2 жыл бұрын

If he just checked his mirrors before turning, he'd have one more warning. I'm not sure that the warnings were lacking. It's always impressive to see how many trucks, cars and busses are getting struck by trains in the US when you've got one of the least populated train network. Is it DUI ? Lead levels ? Entitlement ? A little bit of all of that ?

Beautiful coverage, wow what a wonderful view. Thank you, thank you very much. I am from India.

Marge: You’re goin’ to get us killed! Homer: …or die trying!

And this ladies and gentlemen is why High Speed Rail in the rest of the world is built using grade-separated lines with no level crossings - it’s too important to be threatened by the idiocy of car users.

@danielrose1392

2 жыл бұрын

But the same situation would still be allowed, brightline wouldn't be considered high speed in Europe or Japan. Most European countries allow level crossings on line speeds up to 160km/h while brightline goes 130km/h.

@alikaalex

2 жыл бұрын

Current Brightline service is not high-speed rail. It follows the standard 79 MPH limit most American trains follow.

@Lolwutfordawin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for 200kph+, not for brightline speeds. Plenty of 160kmph (100mph, faster than bright line) at grade crossings in Germany for instance.

@Phil9874

2 жыл бұрын

this isn't highspeed rail

@johnwillatt7162

2 жыл бұрын

Just do the math, how much 'fill' is required to raise these tracks by 15 feet to get grade seperation. Full width barriers is an obvious fix.

How many times does it take a driver to turn into a train to realise that drivers will continue to turn into trains, whether you call them idiots or not. Surely, at this point, it can be seen that it's significantly less expensive to install proper AFBCLs, and a fence down the train line, than to keep wrecking trains and cars and calling idiots idiots.

@hectory79

2 жыл бұрын

We need grade separation. This is a high frequency line in densely populated area.

@bhuddy1832

2 жыл бұрын

When you intentionally run between the set of double lowered RR gates you deserve to earn the Darwin Award.

@mrmaniac3

2 жыл бұрын

@@bhuddy1832 are they quad gates? I don't remember seeing any quad gated crossings along the FEC in recent videos

@retiredjeff2927

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmaniac3 They appear to be quad gates but in reality, there appears to be two road gates and two pedestrian gates

@ronaldgalena1172

2 жыл бұрын

Putting in fences is ludicrous! The locals just cut holes into the fence to make crossing the tracks convenient!

The news articles from the crash state that the driver suffered "serious injuries". Gonna guess he'll be reminded with every step he takes for the rest of his life.

I can't help thinking that Floridians are used to trains that suck. That is 10MPH freight trains where, provided the train isn't so close that you can touch it, then you can probably outrun it.

@MainMite06

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Tampa, in west coast of Florida, and rail lines are rare going closer to the bay, but in the suburbs and downtown itself, the trains that run here are usually freight trains, the Teco Trolley, and the occaisional Amtrak at downtown. When the rail signs go down its rare to see any driver try to pass the gates with the arms down. Most drivers here are usually impatient, but the rail crossings are something they usually obey

The cursed audio quality makes the video 10x more epic

How are driving licenses issued in Florida? Do they just pick them up at the local supermarket?

@svennoren9047

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, they come in the cereal boxes.

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

I suspect that they just cut their licenses off the back of a cereal box. Snap, crackle, pop: the sound your body makes while being crushed by a train!!!

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

@@svennoren9047 great minds think alike! cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

I feel sorry............... for all the people who were delayed.

@Normal1855

2 жыл бұрын

Here's an idea. Maybe the passengers should start sueing the person. They would destroy their life with the money they'll need to pay out.

@johnjones-hy4un

2 жыл бұрын

oh thats mighty white of you.i feel sorry for anyone being hurt

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

@@Normal1855 Don't worry, the driver lives in the U.S. The impact of injuries and medical bills will already ruin them.

I am with Darwin, firmly!

@shoechew

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Dumb can get right out of the gene pool.

This scene appears to be at the intersection of SE/SW 3rd Street, Dixie Hwy and SE 1st Ave. In Google Streetview there appears to be only one striped crossing guard on the on the Dixie Hwy. side of the track but not on the 1st. side of the track. SW 3rd St. crosses the track but ends on the 1st Street side of the track which is why the truck seems to be making a turn. Both sides of the track have traffic lights that likely are coordinated with the one rail crossing guard. Evidently the state or city felt a traffic light on the 1 st. side of the track was sufficient to stop traffic from 2 directions without a striped crossing guard track but not on the Dixie Hwy side because of traffic coming from 3 directions. The train seems to be headed south bound at coordinates 25°58'54.64"N, 80° 8'53.23"W. None of this excuses the truck driver from being so foolish when he can clearly see the crossing guard was down across the track and hear the bells sounding.

@zackbobby5550

2 жыл бұрын

No, there is a bright "No left turn" sign clearly visible and lit up even from the train's camera, much less the actual left turn lane itself. This crossing is perfectly well protected and that guy is just a moron. In many places in the world, there's little to no protection on railroad tracks. Drivers are expected to look both ways when they cross it just like a normal intersection with any other road and stop signs. People here are just too stupid an impatient.

@alco4248

2 жыл бұрын

There is only one arm that blocks the road from either direction. There is a second short arm that blocks the sidewalk on the opposite side from both directions, but no arm that blocks the exiting side of the traffic from the tracks. This is usually done to allow an escape route in the event a vehicle gets caught inside the arms when they close, as most people panic, and don't realize the arms will break away and allow them through if they drive into them.

@myreadingmapped

2 жыл бұрын

@@alco4248 I did not know about the side walk crossing guard. Thanks for the education. However, the above video does not indicate the sidewalk crossing guard was lowered since the truck is in the way. That tall pole just behind the truck at 9-10 seconds is the crossing guard you describe.

@Nailedor

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if i understand correctly what you are saying, but there are crossing guards on both sides of the track. So he pretty surely thought he could be faster than the train.

@alco4248

2 жыл бұрын

@@myreadingmapped If you look closely at the video, at the 9 to 10 second mark, you can see both the long arm protecting the lane of traffic, as well as the short arm protecting the sidewalk are both down. The short arm is on the near side of the truck ,a dn the long arm is on the far side of the truck. The driver drove through the gap, in the oncoming lane to get around the arms.

I could watch these videos all day. GOD BLESS NATURAL SELECTION.

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, culling the herd.

@bonotheist

2 жыл бұрын

@@fredtracy3931 Damn; now I wish you were the driver...

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonotheist which driver? I hate pick up trucks!!

@bonotheist

2 жыл бұрын

@@fredtracy3931 Interesting; I figured you lived in a old Chevy pick up thats powerful enough to pull your family's trailer around.

@fredtracy3931

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonotheist speak for yourself, Goof.

Damnit! I wanna see what the truck looks like after the train hit it. I saw a few small pieces go flying, but I wish they had an "after" picture.

Hello, I'm subscribed on your channel. Nice trip on the railway. 👍

The amusing aspect of all of this, is that those very same drivers think that their insurance will pay for the damage to the train, only to then find out that the insurance is just going to say "You're on the hook for damages bud as we aren't required to pay for damages you cause to rail stock."

Some people just have the brain of a worm. I’m surprised he lasted that long on the road before he crashed.

@donkey3187

2 жыл бұрын

Thats an insult to worms

I have no respect for that pickup driver. I feel so bad for the engineer he must have been traumatized after that.

And here all the news outlets frame Brightline for being at fault, NO, its the car driver’s fault for going around the level crossing where its gates was literally down and its warning lights flashing. Whether they live or die, they will remember that it will cost them so much knowing they got to experience what’s it like disregarding warnings that a train will literally kill you.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I thought 'train crashes are so rarely caused by the train' and whaddayouknow. Too many road users shouldn't have a licence.

I hope the driver's OK. The train driver, I mean.

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

Probably no visible injuries but most train drivers suffer from trauma after injuring/killing someone. Although this happends so much that some train drivers are getting a little used to it

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

@@apotato5563 I'm hoping their employer covers counseling/therapy sessions at least. Though knowing this country, they probably don't.

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

@@IstasPumaNevada i believe that in the netherlands an employer does need to have a workers insurance incase on of their employees gets injured/traumatized Ps this goes for every sort of job from construction to an office job. And the injury doesn't need to happend while working but the insurance is always a bit vague about what it does and doesn't cover

People in the USA still don’t know what a train is. America really sucks.

When it's a tie between you and the train, you lose.

@frankgrimesification

2 жыл бұрын

Well, then it's technically not a tie then, is it?

This also shows how long it takes to stop train

It's a shame, the train didn't have enough time to swerve out of the way.

This popped up in my feed again, and I watched it again. It never gets old. Pickup driver: “Flashing lights, train horn, lowered gates, no left turn warning sign,… None of those apply to me!“ 😄

Its sad how people take all warning signs as a suggestion rather than the safety rule

I mean, usually when rr crossing gates are down it means you shouldn't cross the tracks. But what do I know, I don't live in Florida lol

A train is the easiest thing to avoid. All you have to do it look. easy. Not once does a train try to keep you guessing where it is.

I see them do this in my home town all the time on a Class 1 dual mainline. Every few years someone bites the dust. Last dude did this on a motor cycle. It didn't end well.

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Notice how long it takes to stop one of these ? They can not stop on a sixpence . Treat trains with respect and be careful crossing a track !

@ericemmons3040

2 жыл бұрын

They can't even stop on a dime. . . 🙂

I'm hoping the idiotic behavior of drivers doesnt derail ( no pun intended) this great privately owned railway

in england we have something called. gates on both sides of the road in both lanes

Hope the person is ok that got hit. I love how the rail system looks in North America. This place really reminds me a bit like Calgary, Canada. That openness, something about it. Late afternoon this happened in it too, looking at the way the sunlight is.

They need to abolish quiet zones

@miles5600

2 жыл бұрын

no, they need to educate drivers. this is the norm in europe and people actually stop for the trains 😁 how amazing and for florida even horns wouldn't work LMAO

@urbansnipe

2 жыл бұрын

Yes because we all need a WAAAAAAAH train horn at 3am

@urbansnipe

2 жыл бұрын

Dumb Enough to drive infront of a train well fair game look left and right then at your mom/auntie at the same time

@radanju3

2 жыл бұрын

@@urbansnipe The train was there first.

@ZazzelTheGamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@urbansnipe It will save your life.

And to think that down there they claim the trains are at fault

Unless this was a no blow crossing the engineer got some questions to answer as to why he wasn't blowing the crossing 15 secs before crossing it.....yeah the pick up truck was wrong but if the crossing was blown properly the truck probably wouldn't have entered

@SaintKimbo

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he shouldn't of entered because the gate was down, maybe he shouldn't have entered because the light was red, maybe he shouldn't of entered because the bells were ringing and the lights flashing? No excuses for this Peckerheads actions, horn or no horn.

@oliverwashington850

2 жыл бұрын

😎 That's right he wouldn't have even blowd if it wasn for the white truck.

....also, the red no left turn light is on also on the horizontal pole... The driver clearly went around the gate..

It's instructive on how long the train takes to come to a halt - quarter mile or more?

@interfuze9470

2 жыл бұрын

Since it was a shorter passenger train but if it was like intermodal trains it would take 2-3 miles to complete a full stop

@rientie4266

2 жыл бұрын

@@interfuze9470 Yea, brightline trains typically have 2 engines and 4 coaches, so that's not very long

@RLTtizME

2 жыл бұрын

It also shows how long it takes to stop a train.

@apotato5563

2 жыл бұрын

@@interfuze9470 it also depends on if the coaches have emergency brakes

@interfuze9470

2 жыл бұрын

@@apotato5563 they prob have air brakes

The FRA needs to get off its ass and start pushing the FEC to grade separate the Brightline routes. Trying to put more gates on crossings when you're dealing with Florida drivers is a recipe for consistent death. Plus, as an added bonus; it allows for higher speeds. Hell, just tear out the roads altogether. Florida drivers can't be garbage if they got no road to drive on lol...

@KCSRailstudios

2 жыл бұрын

It is impossible to fully grade separate brightline. As of right now, they run over 300 crossings between West Palm and Miami, and they're about to extend another 150 miles north to Orlando.

@jameswebb254

2 жыл бұрын

or the FRA could force the DOT to build grade crossings, but tAXaTioN iS TheFT!!1!!!11

One possible conclusion I've come to when people are irrationally trying to beat the train is that it might be a really long freight train. Our commuter trains are gone in 20 seconds here. Who knows how long it would take for a really long freight train to get by. Still stupid but maybe there is a significant amount of time to gain. Not excusing anything just giving some insight.

@markmaki4460

2 жыл бұрын

I have lived all over the country, and it is my observation that the cities with the most red-light runners have longer than average cycle times on their stop lights. I know it sounds crazy, but the obvious conclusion is many people are a heck of a lot more likely to risk their lives (and those of others) rather than commit to having to wait another minute at a stop light. If only those knuckleheads were risking only their own lives and property.

Place your bets on the locomotive. The train NEARLY ALWAYS wins

Need gates that go down in front of the left turn lane like they do in Charlotte with the lynx light rail

@OldLordSpeedy

2 жыл бұрын

In Thailand they have fast falling gates around 3 minutes before from the high over the full crossings. Since this times no accidents more ...

Two words: grade separation. It costs a lot, but it would reduce accidents and speed up traffic. Fencing is also needed on both sides of the track.

@scrambledmandible

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be necessary if people would care about anyone but themselves. I say let Darwin do his work.

@GH-oi2jf

2 жыл бұрын

A huge cost to elevate the tracks. The idea reminds me of when I lived in a place with flat land and occasional heavy rains. The railroad was elevated and the roads lowered where they crossed under the tracks. During a cloudburst, the depressed roadway under the tracks would fill with water and cars would be driven into the water and stall.

@theangryfireball1023

2 жыл бұрын

Two more words: Natural Selection

the volume makes it sound like the train's crashing within the first second

Not a surprise. Maybe all that sun and sweaty heat burns brain cells. When I briefly lived there, I was always astonished at what I saw. The Florida Man meme is no joke.

If only Ronnie Pickering was a Brightline driver, that'd surely stop the accidents happening

@TrainsOfDorset

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertcrawshaw9978 When someone doesn’t get a reference because they haven’t seen a widely popular meme

@TrainsOfDorset

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertcrawshaw9978 Also what’s the point of asking “who’s that” in KZread comments when searching it up is so much quicker than waiting for a reply

@lemonjalfrezi

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrainsOfDorset whoosh

@rientie4266

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrainsOfDorset Bro it's only a question, calm down man

@robertcoleman4861

2 жыл бұрын

Ronnie would have stopped the train got out and challenged the car driver to a bare knuckle fight ( RONNIE WHO).

It’s hard to tell but it looks like he’s turning left from a smaller street, and the gate is down on the right and he’s turning more on the left. It seems like the gates should come down on both sides in a situation like that.

@garcjr

2 жыл бұрын

If that's the case the traffic light will have a red left turn arrow.

@MichaelfromtheGraves

2 жыл бұрын

@@garcjr a large No Left Turn sign is clearly lit up. Not that the gate shouldn't suffice.

@Bluerazor52

2 жыл бұрын

Or he could just not drive on the wrong side of the street

@egemensentin

2 жыл бұрын

A gate on the left side is not necessary, as the left side is not on the right-of-way of a driver turning left.

@kge420

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bluerazor52 Is the correct answer.

Wow that train got stopped in 10 seconds

Trains can’t always stop in time