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The article says the truck got stuck on the railway - the same could have happened if the driver knew the route too, so I don't really understand why mapping ap
by lucaspiller 10y ago
The article says the truck got stuck on the railway - the same could have happened if the driver knew the route too, so I don't really understand why mapping apps are too blame. Here in the U.K. most (all?) at-grade crossings have lights, barriers, but most importantly an emergency telephone so you can contact the signal operator in situations such as this.
- ourmandave 10y agoThe mapping app can have an option to call the nearest signal operator. (And hopefully you won't have to wait for an ad to download first like I do to check voicemail.)
- pmyteh 10y agoMost. Still a reasonable number of open crossings either in rural areas or for private use (e.g. between two fields of a particular farm). Lots of accidents at the open ones, too - Google the Rail Accident Investigation Branch if you want to read the post-accident investigation reports...