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transit383 wrote:Amazing. I thought the first accident would be with a car, not a deer. If a deer can wreak that much havoc on the system, what will happen if a light rail car ever hits a car or an SUV either on street running trackage or at a grade crossing?
EDM5970 wrote: Just as an aside, my 18 year old son and his girlfriend rode the River Line Saturday night. They were right up front, and witnessed a police car, with lights flashing, go around the gates right in front of the train. The operator reached for the brakes, but didn't use them. I don't know the circumstances on the police side, it could have even been an "officer needs assistance" situation, but I'd hope that the police would set a better example.Last week I was on a northbound train in the stretch from Palmyra to Riverside when a southbound ambulance with emergency lights flashing used its left turn signal to indicate its desire to cross the track. The train was too close to stop; the gates were already coming down. The ambulance waited.
transit383 wrote:Amazing. I thought the first accident would be with a car, not a deer. If a deer can wreak that much havoc on the system, what will happen if a light rail car ever hits a car or an SUV either on street running trackage or at a grade crossing?A deer -- near Cass Street?? I know the area -- my friend Michael lived close by and the small shopping mall at Cass Street was where we'd eat.