Consecutive days of trailer train accidents highlight the risky habit of trying to overtake a train
There is a recommendation that should not be ignored while driving“never try to beat the train” and based on what we've seen in the last two days, this is another one of those warnings that have been ignored.
This has a lot to do with the misconception that trains are slow and heavy compared to what is driven, which is not always the case.
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Experts warn that calculating the nearest distance is difficult “Segura” cross the tracks, as an optical illusion makes the trains move slower than they actually are due to their large size.
Third. The trucks had already crossed and the trailer with the machine on top was left under.
And then there is how difficult it is to stop a crowd of this size, since from the moment the brakes are activated due to some emergency situation, until the train stops, it could have traveled up to a kilometer.
Therefore, the universal safety recommendation is to always stop, look and listen both ways before crossing.
None of this happened in Wednesday's mishap, when a lorry driver crossed the track with his double trailer on top of the train and lost the last box; nor yesterday on the tracks in Los Pinos, where another truck driver was also run over by the locomotive, who also wanted to avoid the wait resulting from the train crossing, vehicle and all.
RULES AND THE JOSEPH
Since there is no specific rule in Mexico that defines a minimum distance for crossing the tracks without fear, the general railway safety regulations apply to this topic.
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There, it is a question of providing signal crossings at the level of roads and streets with railway tracks, and then entrusting the prudent crossing to drivers and pedestrians.
Sometimes, because of the winding road or the vegetation, you have to listen to see if the train is coming, which was not the case with the two bad guys these days.
First. The trailer starts to cross the road with a truck next to it.
Just watch the video of the fight between Nazario Ortiz Garza and Vito Alessio Robles. The recklessness of the drivers is notorious, the train approaches and two cars cross each other, the train moves on and the double trailer is visible. and next to it is a passenger bus crossing the tracks from east to west, while another truck is traveling in the opposite direction, and just three seconds after the trucks have passed the track, the plane hits the trailer.
There were no personal injuries, and due to the material of the trailer, i.e. the contamination, it was not serious, only material damage and shaking occurred, but this is not always the case.