Woman runs back and forth across train tracks and almost gets squashed

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: Woman runs back and forth across train tracks and almost gets squashed | Boing Boing

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[Otherbrother]

@frauenfelder

This woman might have some squirrel DNA in her. That would explain why she was running back and forth across railroad tracks with a fast-moving train bearing down on her.

I hope that is the explanation, and that she’ll never put herself in that situation again. I have a friend whose depressed mother decided to end her life in a similar manner, and it was obviously very traumatic for everyone. I’ve read that train engineers often suffer from PTSD after such encounters.

[lastchance]

Barely–just barely–missed the scoop!

Watch this woman barely—just barely—miss getting hit by a train | Boing Boing

[anothernewbbaccount]

A baREly-Boing?

[AnthonyI]

[FathomBlue]

Ah, the rare crossed-beams BoingBoing post!

[AdmFubar]

Needs the Yackety Sax sound track

[Jeroen_Metselaa]

A good example how you can’t design for panic or basic stupidity. Those are half-barriers so you can always walk around if you find yourself between them and they are not locked and have a counterweight so almost everybody can just push them up.

Even a better trick, never get between them!

[Charles_Insandiego]

Hey, I have an idea for a post:

Watch this woman barely—just barely—miss getting hit by a train | Boing Boing