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Train smashes car stuck in crossing.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...669#post209541
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...958#post220912
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...373#post222317
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...631#post223134
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...305#post211528

Apparently no one knew about the emergency release pins on those European barriers. Since that was not an ICE or an ICEII train the barriers on those tracks can be manually raised by simply pulling a release pin. Still requires a bit of muscle though.

Pins or no pins, why didn't either of them just drive through the gates? Sure, the car would have gotten scratched, and a gate might have been broken. But now, there's a whole trainload of other people involved.

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Originally Posted by schuylergrace

Pins or no pins, why didn't either of them just drive through the gates? Sure, the car would have gotten scratched, and a gate might have been broken. But now, there's a whole trainload of other people involved.

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It just goes to show that many people do not or cannot think clearly in a stressful situation.

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Originally Posted by schuylergrace

Pins or no pins, why didn't either of them just drive through the gates? Sure, the car would have gotten scratched, and a gate might have been broken. But now, there's a whole trainload of other people involved.

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I agree, that would have been the logical thing to do. The barrier got smashed up anyway and the damage would have been a lot cheaper than the bent car. It is amazing how cars seem to have a perchant for stopping on level crossings. All level crossings were removed in South Africa many years ago, and now there are no trains anyway.

They would rather die than break the law or break the barrier. However, the barrier was eventually broken anyway!