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if trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?
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Its simple, you don't even think about it while crossing.
Planning a drive? Maybe reroute in case a train is stuck.
Being pissed that a train is approaching and you missed the light? Sucks, shoulda left earlier.
Though I suppose more restricted access to the tracks would be beneficial.
I knew a person who chose a train as their method to exit this hellhole. Just walked right onto the tracks, and the engineer didn't think anything of a person walking beside the tracks because it runs next to a main thoroughfare, a lot of traffic, even on foot. She just stepped on the tracks, no guardrail or anything to hop over even.
For anyone offering well wishes or to seek therapy... I knew this person from work, we were never close, and both of us had exited that job for other reasons.
Just a name and a picture in the newspaper alerted my BIL, who worked in the same building and had more of a working relationship with that person.
He isn't fine, but that has nothing to do with the person who commited suicide via train lol.
Yeah I wasn't even thinking of delays to transport to be fair, more the safety aspect. There was one I had to cross that didn't even see to have barriers? You just slowly drive/walk up to it, look both ways and hope for the best.
Sorry to hear about that woman. That happens in the UK too but I guess it's a bit harder.