It depends on how far away the train is. If it’s still far away I’m doing number 1 first! If it’s close I’ll probably do number 1 and number 2 in my pants while I do number 4!🤣
In the graphic, the train is a fraction of a second away from hitting the car. In this scenario, Kendrick's answer is crazy. There is no time for anyone to get out and safely away from the vehicle. Getting out of the rear passenger door requires stepping directly onto the track, into the path of the train! Every exit route is hazardous though. If the train hits the car while you're getting out, you will likely either be crushed by the car being slammed into you, or thrown under the wheels of the train! Inside the car, on the other hand, your seatbelt and airbags give you some protection - especially if you have side airbags in the car doors.
Honestly if you're in the situation the red car in the picture is in, you're already out of time, unless the conductor saw you early enough to begin slowing down.
Honestly, if you're in the situation the red car in the picture is, you've either spent entirely too much time in the car already, or you attempting to go around the lowered gates.
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When your car has a manual gearbox and not that stupid unsafety divice of that you have to push the clutch for starting , you can move your car on startermoterpower off the railroadtrack .
What should you do?! Don't stop on the RR track (a stalled engine will not stop the car unless you have a stick and you are too stupid to push in the clutch!!)- there is no excuse for this, you should have enough momentum to cross the tracks!!
Hey K, as you did not qualify in your question the distance the train is to the stalled car, one must ASSUME that the Red driver and any occupants have seconds (not minutes) in order to make a quick decision. If these are the parameters, then option #4 (Get everyone away from your vehicle) is the correct action.
If the train is a 6+ miles or more out (depending on the speed the train is going) and in the line of sight, then #3 (putting car in neutral and trying to push it ) would be an consideration .... again assuming there is more than one occupant in the car that can help push the car. Option #3 would not work if there is only the driver as the car is too heavy to push by one's self.
The car Stalled, therefore option #1 likely won't work as there is a mechanical issue that caused it to stall in the first place. It would be a waste of time to try to restart.
Also option #2 wont work as the locomotive (even if it tried) wouldn't be able to stop in time due to the speed and weight of the rail cars its hauling. Keep in mind, the braking mechanism on trains are typically old and of inefficient design and it takes several seconds to apply the brakes in normal operation. Even if the locomotive was a newer train that uses dynamic electrical braking , it still would take several miles to come to a complete stop as they have a high weight per wheel than a conventional vehicle.
I intentionally made this video so that people would think about their safety and the safety of passengers. Let me tell you a story: this summer I watched a terrible accident when a car crashed without stopping into a passing train. Just imagine, the seconds were aligned in such a way, that as soon as the car entered the train tracks, the train crashed into it. So the train is going full speed and the car is rushing at full speed and at the moment they meet. The driver probably didn't see the train because he didn't even brake. So the train didn't see the car. And the worst thing is that three people were on their way to the funeral of their relatives and found themselves in front of God. In general, be careful on the road.
Depends on whether the train is in sight. If yes, GET OUT.. There's a family story that my great grandfather borrowed a model T, and got stuck on railroad tracks. Lost half a leg while trying to long to move it. Peg leg. He owned a "dry goods" store and later bought the store next door and turned it into a pool room and bar. Paid a childless couple to take care of his little girl, Mum had died.
Depends on how far the train is, no time, get everyone the hell out of there, plenty of time, try to restart, if that fails push it, if little time, just push it. Suspect answer is 4 though, first reaction should be to get everyone to safety.
😮😮My co-worker stalled her new manual car on the tracks. I gave her ONE chance to restart but I was already reaching for my seatbelt, because I was getting out of that car if she didn’t get it going. LOL. Our boss said we needed to go to lunch in separate cars because we both did the same job and he could not afford for both of us to die at the same time. 😊😊
Would be nice if in a video like this you give some more context. The beams would’ve come down after you stalled, you probably already tried to restart the engine. You would already have turned on your alarm lights. Then, the moment you hear these bells and the beams come down, you still have more than a minute to get the hell out of dodge, while signalling the train with your arms to allow them to slow a bit. The image here is highly confusing and should never happen.
