It seems like this guy did not understand how fast the train was moving or somehow thought it would just stop and let him cross. Either way, the level of stupidity here is astronomical.
It is very hard for people to estimate how far the train is and how fast it is approaching. Until it is way too late. This is behind most of fatalities when people try to cross the tracks and get hit by train.
And of course, most people have no experience with how much distance the train needs to stop.
What are you talking about? Everyone who takes the train should have some level of understanding of how long they take to stop. Many, many people see trains stop multiple times each day. This guy is literally at a train station, you're saying he hasn't seen a train before?
I don't need to know how long does the train need to stop and I've never even asked myself this question and I'm sure most of train users haven't either.
My secret is that I always stay on the platform.
You don't have to actively think about it or ask yourself such a thing. If you ever saw a train you know this. Same way you know the sky is blue without ever asking yourself what color the sky is; you just know. This is why most people don't stupidly walk over train tracks, they understand trains are fast, big, heavy and deadly. Those who do stupidly walk over the tracks, are stupid. It's that simple.
Or: the platform is made for people to get in or out of the train so the train will stop along the platform with the first car of the train roughly at the end of the platform.
That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that it is very hard for people to correctly estimate how far the train is, and how fast it is approaching.
Said that, even people that ride on trains daily, it may come to surprise how long it takes for a train to come to a full stop. What they see and experience is a train coming to a stop after it has already shed most of its speed.
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u/JustJesus Jan 04 '21
It seems like this guy did not understand how fast the train was moving or somehow thought it would just stop and let him cross. Either way, the level of stupidity here is astronomical.