Train Crashes into truck in Wausau WI.
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Ouch! The driver was lucky to escape with only minor injuries.
NH Joe
Gee, you'd a thunk that big, bad ol' train would have deferred to the first in the "intersection".,
The site is just a few blocks from where I live. Its a well marked crossing too. Those big trains frequently hide behind buildings along the street and wait to jump out and get unsuspecting motorists. Always good to see hometown news on the forum. 
Bad train. Bad, bad train! /sarcasm
At least it didn't happen during "Birds In Art" so no paintings or carvings were damaged by hitting the floor.
My Son, had been working that job until recently. Scary stuff!
Why Trains Crash: The Genetically Challenged can't seem to understand that The Laws of Physics require them to avoid the trains, not expect the trains to avoid them. The Laws of Physics will remain in force no matter how many Laws of any other type are enacted.
The title of this thread is wrong. It should be:
"Inattentive driver fails to yield. Drives in front of a moving train."
OGR Webmaster posted:The title of this thread is wrong. It should be:
"Inattentive driver fails to yield. Drives in front of a moving train."
I agree I Just used the title of the article eh
Body of the article includes this text:
"Authorities said a woman driving a truck failed to yield to an oncoming train traveling south."
OGR Webmaster posted:The title of this thread is wrong. It should be:
"Inattentive driver fails to yield. Drives in front of a moving train."
Train collides with truck would be ACCURATE, if maybe misleading to some. The train DID run into the truck, not the truck running into the train. That is NOT to say the collision was the FAULT of the train, or anything the RR crew did wrong.
It also annoys me no end when the media reports any kind of incident as "TRUCK Involved" only to read further, that it was a PICK UP truck. I don't believe for a heartbeat, that the intent isn't to sensationalize for attention getting, letting readers/viewers believe that it was a Tractor/Trailer involved. It would be just as easy, to report PICK UP and Train collide, but that wouldn't create the mental image of a Tractor Trailer/Train incident.
Rich's title would be accurate too, but too long, and places the blame(where it belongs) on the Auto driver, not as sensational, or PC as what they did use for a headline.
Might have been mentioned here a time or two before, Journalism is Dead.
Doug
OGR Webmaster posted:The title of this thread is wrong. It should be:
"Inattentive driver fails to yield. Drives in front of a moving train."
Will people ever learn?This is just something right out a cartoon or some other show on tv.Well if they are still alive god was looking over them.I bet their car insurance in gonna go through the roof.
Farmer_Bill posted:Body of the article includes this text:
"Authorities said a woman driving a truck failed to yield to an oncoming train traveling south."
What I do not understand how can you not see something that big.She very blessed to be alive.I think the train was not moving very fast.Because if it was their would be nothing left of that truck.
seaboardm2 posted:What I do not understand how can you not see something that big.
Attention not on road/track but on cell phone/tablet, stereo, make-up, lunch, newspaper/magazine: anywhere but where it should be, any one of a number of varieties of cranial-rectal inversion. You would not believe some of the things I've seen people doing while driving.
Probably texting. No exaggeration, as a 34 year firefighter I have strong situational awareness and can spy on other drivers by scanning my mirrors and peeking, I am very much of the opinion that 2/3 of the drivers out on the road are texting.
palallin posted:seaboardm2 posted:What I do not understand how can you not see something that big.
Attention not on road/track but on cell phone/tablet, stereo, make-up, lunch, newspaper/magazine: anywhere but where it should be, any one of a number of varieties of cranial-rectal inversion. You would not believe some of the things I've seen people doing while driving.
I once saw a lady putting on eye liner while driving.I was in the turning lane she was making a turn.And came real closse to hitting my car.I had forgotten about this.
WOMAN CHALLENGES TRAIN FOR RIGHT OF WAY!
