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.
In addition to the whole ‘a car is diffent from a train’ aspect; trains don’t always ‘honk’ in the US
Trains only honk because they can’t stop, so all they can do is warn. Cars should not be going so fast they can’t stop on city streets. Also, trains always have the right-of-way, but cars never do, even on roads without crosswalks or sidewalks. They must always yield to all pedestrians in any situation.
No, it doesnt make sense for the following reason:
Trains have priority. Road users are required by law to yield to them.
Unless the crosswalk is signalized, cars do NOT have priority & are required by law to crosswalk users.
Where I live, pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks (fun fact: when this was introduced somewhere in the 70s, car drivers have been angry about it)
People keep posting things saying that, it’s not even true.
What is glorious is riding high speed trains in other countries. They are built like our interstates, with all crossings either over or under. They don’t use their horn. It is just quit and smooth, and you can get up and walk around, get a tea, or use the restroom. It is far more comfortable than traveling by car.
Downvotes are from the light sleepers annoyed by car honks
Not related but man it is so nice to visit places where honking is rare. I am in PV Mexico alot and honking is rare even though driving is quite random and rules are only optional. Driving is actually fairly stress free as it is rare to see anyone angry.
Then you drive in Panama city, Panama. Still no one is angry but honking is continues. Don’t turn on a blinker to lane change. Just honk and do it. Regardless of there is a space for you.
Please no. Can you imagine the cacophony that’d be?
I have heard that when cars were a rare thing in the Old West that drivers had to stop at intersections, get out, and fire a gun to warn any horse-powered cross traffic. It sounds like total bs but there have been stranger laws…
If you want even more nutjobs shooting each other in public, sure, go for it. 👍
You hush now sir! Things are quite loud enough as they are.
When I took my divers ed class the instructor told us that honking should be used when passing in a two way street. Never seen anyone do it, tho a one finger salute is often given. Not really sure what I should do with the honk now.
It’s seems crazy to me that they are so many crossings over train lines in the US. I think they exist in the UK but they’re rare. I remember driving over one when I visited family in Vermont and it was scary 😆
