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- Newsgroups: triangle.general
- Path: sparky!uunet!concert!rti!wgr
- From: wgr@rti.rti.org
- Subject: Re: Highway 54 at 55 is open again.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.222606.18335@rti.rti.org>
- Sender: Bucky Ransdell
- Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
- References: <Bxv7xp.Cp2@unx.sas.com> <Bxv9nF.F7s@unx.sas.com> <1992Nov17.200359.9208@rock.concert.net>
- Distribution: triangle
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 22:26:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.200359.9208@rock.concert.net> abc@banjo.concert.net (Alan B Clegg) writes:
- >The first time I saw that the road was open, I watched a person pull out
- >from about 7th in line waiting at the flashing-gates and drive right
- >through the crossing. The only justice in the world would have allowed
- >the train to crush them as an example. Fortunately for the driver, the
- >world is not just.
-
- There was a piece on the CBS show "Street Stories" a week or so back about
- this phenomenon. They had plenty of video of idiots bolting in front of
- approaching trains, accompanied by comments from the engineers. I couldn't
- believe it.
-
- Of course after seeing the morons tailgaiting in heavy traffic on I-40 every
- morning I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
-