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many of the drivers simply couldn't get back on the road. If there were a ramp instead of a drop-off, the could have, however it would have been at the extreme
by gosub100 2y ago
many of the drivers simply couldn't get back on the road. If there were a ramp instead of a drop-off, the could have, however it would have been at the extreme risk of backing into traffic. Probably due to coincidence, train tracks are the perfect height to prevent drivers from turning (to drive over the rail). Some very determined drivers have done it, but probably 1/10 of the ones who become trapped.
- toast0 2y agoOh, I didn't understand what you had meant by driving onto the tracks. I've been at least one crossing where I almost turned left onto the tracks instead of left onto the street before or after the crossing [1] If this is happening much more often at one crossing than others, there's probably some feature of the crossing design that is encouraging this improper use. It's possible an inexpensive intervention could help a lot: painting lane lines and dashed turn indicators from the left turn lane could help. Otherwise, it might be possible to put a gate over the rails, that was down at rest, and only raised when a train is crossing; but I've never seen that outside of rails at a park of some sort. [1] https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vrz5HtB23dDV3mcg7?g_st=ac https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vrz5HtB23dDV3mcg7?g_st=ac I think this should be a link to the street view. If not, Sunnvale Ave and Hendy Ave in Sunnyvale, CA. Heading south on Sunnyvale. I feel like this intersection has changed since, but I'm not sure.
- gosub100 2y agohttps://youtu.be/fooTJBfvT3Y?si=B-jqDuREdiNtYxQn https://youtu.be/fooTJBfvT3Y?si=B-jqDuREdiNtYxQn This one is probably an altered state of mind, but still funny.