wibo@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoif trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down137
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareif trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?wibo@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarenot_that_guy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down1·2 years agoTrain can’t stop like a vehicle does.
minus-squareTheWeirdestCunt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·2 years agoJust to be pedantic, trains are vehicles.
minus-squareZippy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoTo be fair, when your doing 40 and you are 50 feet from the crosswalk, you can’t stop either.
minus-squarenot_that_guy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoTo be fair, hitting meat bags on the road or a tree could make you stop in less than 40 feet.
minus-squareCam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoI heard it takes like 1 mile 1km for a train to come to a complete stop.
Train can’t stop like a vehicle does.
Just to be pedantic, trains are vehicles.
To be fair, when your doing 40 and you are 50 feet from the crosswalk, you can’t stop either.
To be fair, hitting meat bags on the road or a tree could make you stop in less than 40 feet.
I heard it takes like 1 mile 1km for a train to come to a complete stop.