Diversity hire. "I want to hairpin turn this gigantic blade across train tracks into oncoming traffic. Oh look, the crossing gates are coming down. I wonder if I should step on the gas. No, I think I have time to wait. I'm in a good position here."
Stupid train! You are no match for my blade!
You can see the cross arms down. Trains have the right of way. All the time.
Even when they don't, they do.
Which is why they have the RoW. Crazy. 18 wheeler guy went around dropped cross arms; foolish in a car, felony stupid in a 100+ foot long tractor/ trailer.
I think it probably makes more sense that the arms weren’t down when he started the turn and he got stuck because it was too sharp
I caught someone on the local news talking about this. Apparently they were in the middle of a multi point turn when the arms went down.
Which means the route was bad. Who does a k turn on a railway?
Yeah it's crazy they even considered doing it. It was retarded but not as retarded as crossing with the arms already down.
You'd think they would be in communication with the rail when moving something that size.
"You'd think they would be in communication with the rail when moving something that size." And that expensive.
its the fault of the local authorities and the company hauling that.
Maybe some one could have checked the route and coordinated with railroad authorities. Main responsibility as always though rests with lowest paid guy, the driver. As a structural welder I knew this and took this idea to heart in a religious way. I've outright refused to perform weds in a substandard way. I've refused to use scaffolding that was unsafe unless I was allowed to or able to remedy the situation, refused to weld seams that were incorrect and refused to use lift equipment that had broken controls, etc. Never been fired for this. Only times I've been fired is going along with bullshit orders.
If driver had refused to make an unsafe crossing and been fired at very least the equipment would be spared. Safety really is number one priority.
lowest paid is the pilot car drivers. theirs even on in the back stealing the back tire but it will be the fault of the trucker im sure.
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