DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
- mekender
- Posts: 13189
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:31 pm
DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
“I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.” - Norman Thomas, a six time candidate for president for the Socialist Party, 1944
- Steamforger
- Posts: 2785
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:41 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
The article mentions an earlier wreck in Amite, LA. There's just something about Tangipahoa and trains....
- mekender
- Posts: 13189
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:31 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
Yea people getting their vehicles hit by trains seems to be an indication to me that they should not be driving in the first place...Steamforger wrote:The article mentions an earlier wreck in Amite, LA. There's just something about Tangipahoa and trains....
And while we are on the subject, I have never understood the logic behind "this vehicle stops at all railroad crossings"... It seems that physics would dictate that going at speed over the track would make you much more likely to get across safely than stopping and then trying to accelerate through the crossing at a much slower speed.
“I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.” - Norman Thomas, a six time candidate for president for the Socialist Party, 1944
-
- Posts: 8486
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:15 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
The point is to stop and look, not just stop, wait and then hope for the best. I believe it came about because of an incident where the crossing gate failed (never activated) when a train was coming, and a bus crossing got a rude surprise.mekender wrote:Yea people getting their vehicles hit by trains seems to be an indication to me that they should not be driving in the first place...Steamforger wrote:The article mentions an earlier wreck in Amite, LA. There's just something about Tangipahoa and trains....
And while we are on the subject, I have never understood the logic behind "this vehicle stops at all railroad crossings"... It seems that physics would dictate that going at speed over the track would make you much more likely to get across safely than stopping and then trying to accelerate through the crossing at a much slower speed.
I agree it's mostly useless, and primarily serves to delay and annoy people behind the bus, possibly leading them to do risky things in their annoyance (race the gate to not have a stupid bus in front of you cost you the chance to clear the train, etc). But we live in a very risk-averse society, so it is what it is.
Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. -Unknown
Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. -Unknown
Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
- Steamforger
- Posts: 2785
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:41 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
Not that I expect ya'll to know this, but it isn't just people getting hit by trains down there. Entire families are being wiped out in certain crossings. Not only are the drivers and pedestrians not paying attention, but the designs of the crossings are just piss poor as well.
-
- Posts: 1576
- Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:07 am
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
The White House was running the yap on the Amtrak situation as an excuse to attack the eeevul Republicans wanting to cut Amtrak funding, even though the proximate cause of the wreck appears to be an operator doing 106 mph in a curve rated for 50 mph.There's no level too low to which the dirtbags will sink.
I'm not old--It's too early to be this late.
- mekender
- Posts: 13189
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:31 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
"Silly teabagger, you know if they just paid that poor old conductor a "living wage" he would have been much more careful about his job... Besides, he is probably a minority that was being oppressed somehow"Old Grafton wrote:The White House was running the yap on the Amtrak situation as an excuse to attack the eeevul Republicans wanting to cut Amtrak funding, even though the proximate cause of the wreck appears to be an operator doing 106 mph in a curve rated for 50 mph.There's no level too low to which the dirtbags will sink.
“I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.” - Norman Thomas, a six time candidate for president for the Socialist Party, 1944
- evan price
- Posts: 1912
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:24 am
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
Pix of the engineer looks like a white dude.mekender wrote:"Silly teabagger, you know if they just paid that poor old conductor a "living wage" he would have been much more careful about his job... Besides, he is probably a minority that was being oppressed somehow"Old Grafton wrote:The White House was running the yap on the Amtrak situation as an excuse to attack the eeevul Republicans wanting to cut Amtrak funding, even though the proximate cause of the wreck appears to be an operator doing 106 mph in a curve rated for 50 mph.There's no level too low to which the dirtbags will sink.
Physics is a cruel mother. 106 in a 50 is just too fast.
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc
http://ohioccwforums.org/
Ohioans for Concealed Carry:THE source for Ohio CCW information and discussion!
http://ohioccwforums.org/
Ohioans for Concealed Carry:THE source for Ohio CCW information and discussion!
-
- Posts: 3969
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:59 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
The engineer was accustomed to Metric.evan price wrote:Pix of the engineer looks like a white dude.mekender wrote:"Silly teabagger, you know if they just paid that poor old conductor a "living wage" he would have been much more careful about his job... Besides, he is probably a minority that was being oppressed somehow"Old Grafton wrote:The White House was running the yap on the Amtrak situation as an excuse to attack the eeevul Republicans wanting to cut Amtrak funding, even though the proximate cause of the wreck appears to be an operator doing 106 mph in a curve rated for 50 mph.There's no level too low to which the dirtbags will sink.
Physics is a cruel mother. 106 in a 50 is just too fast.
- Vonz90
- Posts: 4731
- Joined: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:05 pm
Re: DC to NYC Amtrak Derailment - 5 Dead So Far
Kinda sucks, apparently my son was friends with the Mid who died in the crash.