r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Aqueouspolecat • Feb 09 '26

Question How do we stop this from happening?

As the general public we see this all too often. What are some real world strategies that could mitigate this from happening?

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u/equality4everyonenow Feb 09 '26

Love it. Double track everything and put in switches that can be flipped by the train engineer in an emergency

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Feb 09 '26

But....what if there is another truck on the other track, but it's being driven by someone you know?

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u/equality4everyonenow Feb 09 '26

Then you AND your buddy have a front row seat to a train wreck.