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Summary
A Brightline high-speed train collided with a firetruck in downtown Delray Beach, Florida, injuring 15 people, including three firefighters.
The firetruck reportedly drove around lowered crossing arms after waiting for a freight train to pass.
The crash, which severely damaged both the train and firetruck, is under investigation by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Brightline trains, known for having the nation’s highest death rate since launching in 2017, have faced scrutiny over safety.
The incident adds to growing concerns about railroad safety following other recent accidents nationwide.
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The incident adds to growing concerns about railroad safety following other recent accidents nationwide.
Who fucking wrote this? Idiot drives around the barrier warning them not to go and somehow it’s the trains fault?
Yeah, the only conclusion is to ban that dangerous commie trains
Well, the train infrastructure could take the blame. Level crossings for high speed rail are more dangerous than ones where cars and pedestrians can’t encroach on the rail at all.
The headline gives the impression it was the trains fault
Yeah wtf? Rail safety was a solved problem before trains even existed.
I mean east Palestine incident was just a little under 2 years ago. Rail safety was a solved problem that eventually became a problem because it got in the way of shareholders. I think John Oliver has a segment on it.
Yeah if people choose to ignore the laws of physics in favor of profits, then they will have a bad time duh.
Florida man, at it again. The firefighter driving that truck should face serious consequences. Railroads are generally pretty safe, it’s the motor vehicle death cult that causes way more deaths and injuries: see this example here.
We have a monthly sacrifice to the bright line. Unfortunate because I really enjoyed riding it but they have to do something about this.
Most deaths are idiots crossing the train tracks, not riding in the train. Maybe read the fucking article?
I get it. Freight train passes, warning arms don’t go up. Must be broken.
But I’m pretty sure I’d sit there annoyed for at least five minutes before I even imagine trying to go though the closed arms. And in a long vehicle like a fire truck?!?
What it is considered a high-speed train in the USA and how come they don’t have grade separated crossings as they do in every civilized country?
I would be very interested to know which countries have 100% grade-separated crossings, especially if they’re mostly flat, so they can’t take advantage of terrain (and also aren’t micronations).
France ? Highspeed rails are fenced all the way long
For high speed rail, most countries with any real HSR infrastructure will have grade separation unless absolutely impossible for some reason. France, Japan, Spain.
Australia is working in it.
Melbourn just removed all of their level crossing in a megaproject, including in busy cities.
They have radios. Why the hell didn’t they just radio another department?
It’s Florida. The state that hires cops who have actually been fired for being bad cops. The state that is run by people so cartoonishly stupid that it feels unreal but it isn’t.
