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Caltrans and Amtrak California promote Rail Safety Month throughout September
Dougherty obviously has no train crew operation’s background much less experience, or he would not have said “it’s often too late to stop,” but rather something like 99 per-cent of the time it’s too late to stop.
Or, the he only thing you can do is bend over, stick your head between your legs and kiss your ass (Ray Rice’s punching bag used that word today) good-bye.
Giving the slightest hint that you’ve got a chance to survive in that circumstance…unrealistic, foolish.
Yes, I see 146 grade crossing incidents, and 43 crossing fatalities, and 76 trespassers…
The 146/43 is misleading; abandoned vehicles,…'cause the engine quit, the vehicle high-centered, there was enough time to “abandon ship” or even “insurance job” and other reasons…