Re: There's the "Close Call" .....
Posted: 27 Aug 2010, 22:06
Hate to say it, but this is why I like US whistle rules. The train didn't even blow his horn (despite having clear vision of this guy being close to the tracks) until he was almost on top of him. Had that been seen by the FRA here in the states, the engineer would have been hunted down and given a very expensive personal violation for failure to provide proper warning. I don't remove this idiot of responsibility for being so close to the foul of the track, but at the same time, the engineer should be paying enough attention to give a few quick blasts of the horn BEFORE he's on top of the guy because the guy's standing on a level crossing, not the middle of nowhere.