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2022-02-18 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Florida's Brightline high-speed passenger trains - with the worst fatality rate in nation - kill one person and seriously injure another in separate accidents less than 12 hours apart

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-17 09:31|| 2022-02-17 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Two major freight rail crossing near where I live. I routinely see people stopped on the tracks waiting for a traffic light change. I have had people blow their horn at me for not pulling into the crossing while traffic was stopped. I always invite them to go around me. I'm quite willing to watch the show.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-17 09:36|| 2022-02-17 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 ...as long as the one in front of you is not a fuel tanker.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-18 07:47|| 2022-02-18 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 The guys driving the fuel tankers know how to behave at a rail crossing. Except maybe some of the recently imported low wage ones that don't speak or read much English.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-18 07:51|| 2022-02-18 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 ... or a school bus

Posted by Bobby 2022-02-18 07:55|| 2022-02-18 07:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Brightline is not the problem; stupid and/or entitled people are.
If you review the many well-shot videos by Roaming Railfan you can see how Brightline is taking train/others separation seriously.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2022-02-18 08:47|| 2022-02-18 08:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Not sure it's self-sustaining at this point, but Central Florida Rail does at least serve locations people want to travel from/to.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-18 08:49|| 2022-02-18 08:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Amtrak Coaster runs along North SD County and regularly collects Suicides and The Stoopid on tracks

Posted by Frank G 2022-02-18 08:52|| 2022-02-18 08:52|| Front Page Top

#9 I think death penalty for wearing earbuds while walking a rail line is totally reasonable.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-18 08:55|| 2022-02-18 08:55|| Front Page Top

#10 /\ Just kept dancing until the music stopped.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-18 08:57|| 2022-02-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#11 The issue might be that Brightline is a (gasp) PRIVATE FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, thus denying government entities from their progressive Light-Rail dreams.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-02-18 11:36|| 2022-02-18 11:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Think that's a funny sign?
That's painted on Clematis Blvd in West Palm Beach, FL.
I think 3 have been burst into red mist and parts while looking down checking their Facebook and crossing the tracks.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-18 17:50|| 2022-02-18 17:50|| Front Page Top

#13 $Millions to be made with a Top-of-the-Forehead cam linking to the PED, so when the person enters into The Land of Nod, there is live camera on their screen showing what is up ahead.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-18 18:12|| 2022-02-18 18:12|| Front Page Top

#14 Gosh, no gene pool comments

Posted by Croque Fliting8030 2022-02-18 19:52|| 2022-02-18 19:52|| Front Page Top

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