All the incidents seem to involve people who were walking along the tracks or had entered grade crossings after the barriers had come down.
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If the Motors thread allowed only one post:
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1943 Dodge WC-53 Carryall (aka SUV sort of).
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WUV. (War utility vehicle.)
Or better, VUW. (Vehicle, Utility, War for the purpose of.)
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For reference, the DoD’s goals for the F-35A is a mission capable rate of 90 percent, while it wants the B and C variants of the F-35, with their more complicated short takeoff and landing and carrier launch configurations, to have an 85 percent rate.
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The F-35 fleet, with its variants fielded by the US Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, have been suffering from poor readiness rates due to maintenance challenges at the depot and organizational levels, leading to a backlog of more than 10,000 F-35 components waiting to be repaired.
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Mind the volume, kids. 
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Not really afraid of heights, but I have little enough hair left and I think 200 mph downwind would take more than I have to spare.
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Still, it’s kind of interesting how we have more confidence when sitting inside an airborne container than the outside. 
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