Level crossing cyclist in 'nearest miss' with train - Page 2

TarJak · 10-03-13, 02:55 AM

In Melbourne they set up cameras to capture license plate details of the drivers who didn't follow the rules. Made quite a considerable amount the first year they were introduced.

Oberon · 10-03-13, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

The driver was forced to apply the emergency brake.

for the purpose of......?

perhaps it would result in her being slightly less dead once struck?

It's SOP, as MattJ said, if she had been hit then the train would have to be stopped, the police called, the line closed for an hour or two as the police try to work out whether she was just being incredibly stupid or someone pushed her, and they have to pick up the remains too. The driver meanwhile is taken off shift for the rest of the day, offered therapy for their experience and most likely given some leave to recover, not sure how long for though.
Sometimes they don't die, sometimes through a quirk of physics they are still alive when dragged under the train for a while, although the speed of the train depends a lot.

Here's a couple of instances of 'One Unders' as they're called on the tube and the response to them from the services:

STEED · 10-03-13, 07:00 AM

Just like that time that guy ran across and lost his shoe. Another near miss, these people will never learn.

Oberon · 10-03-13, 07:10 AM

This one is what STEED is referring to, I believe:

Again, another idiot, and this time with full barriers, you can see his shoe being knocked off by the train.

For our resident train buffs, the train in this footage is a class 357, which is essentially an overhead electric version of the class 170 which is featured in the first clip on this thread.

TarJak · 10-03-13, 07:43 AM

Had a pedestrian near miss a couple of weeks ago in Brisbane:

Jimbuna · 10-03-13, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

This one is what STEED is referring to, I believe:

Again, another idiot, and this time with full barriers, you can see his shoe being knocked off by the train.

For our resident train buffs, the train in this footage is a class 357, which is essentially an overhead electric version of the class 170 which is featured in the first clip on this thread.

Lucky for him he was wearing running/sports shoes

Fubar2Niner · 10-03-13, 01:21 PM

Late post in this thread, and apologies. This kind of thing really gets my goat tho. As a Londoner, I am pounded night after night on and in the news about the rights of cyclists. About how as drivers, we ignore cyclists, or how wider birth we give them. Day after day, week in, week out, I watch in amazement at cyclists who run red lights. Weave round pedestrians on zebra crossings, and on more than one occasion have witnessed collisions with said pedestrians. Why do we have cycle lanes? Most London cyclists have no regard for them, after all if the road is busy it is by far easier to hog the whole road and force traffic around them. Cycling three abreast whilst looking at your mobile ????

I know there are many cyclists, and many are friends on this great forum of ours. However I really am sick to the back teeth of grumbling cyclists.

The video posted is just a sample of the idiocy of a more than average ( judged by what I witness ) group of Boris' entourage.

Sorry for the rant.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Just like that time that guy ran across and lost his shoe. Another near miss, these people will never learn. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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10-03-13, 02:55 AM	#16
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	In Melbourne they set up cameras to capture license plate details of the drivers who didn't follow the rules. Made quite a considerable amount the first year they were introduced.

10-03-13, 07:10 AM	#19
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	This one is what STEED is referring to, I believe: Again, another idiot, and this time with full barriers, you can see his shoe being knocked off by the train. For our resident train buffs, the train in this footage is a class 357, which is essentially an overhead electric version of the class 170 which is featured in the first clip on this thread.

10-03-13, 07:43 AM	#20
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Had a pedestrian near miss a couple of weeks ago in Brisbane:

10-03-13, 01:21 PM	#22
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,181 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	Late post in this thread, and apologies. This kind of thing really gets my goat tho. As a Londoner, I am pounded night after night on and in the news about the rights of cyclists. About how as drivers, we ignore cyclists, or how wider birth we give them. Day after day, week in, week out, I watch in amazement at cyclists who run red lights. Weave round pedestrians on zebra crossings, and on more than one occasion have witnessed collisions with said pedestrians. Why do we have cycle lanes? Most London cyclists have no regard for them, after all if the road is busy it is by far easier to hog the whole road and force traffic around them. Cycling three abreast whilst looking at your mobile ???? I know there are many cyclists, and many are friends on this great forum of ours. However I really am sick to the back teeth of grumbling cyclists. The video posted is just a sample of the idiocy of a more than average ( judged by what I witness ) group of Boris' entourage. Sorry for the rant.