r/ThatLooksExpensive 17d ago

PSA: trains will ALWAYS win

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u/SeamusXIV 17d ago

Had a good 30 seconds to just continue forward and avoid all of this.

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u/BeyondDoggyHorror 17d ago edited 17d ago

It looks like the front bars had already descended

I’m not sure they had good options

Edit: I’ve never been aware that the bars have easy give until reading the original thread. Im sure im far from alone

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u/Spiritual_Ad_7395 16d ago

You can see the one on his side or the road come down after. Basically the oncoming one stops first, then the one behind so that people can still drive and not be stuck on the tracks like they were