From: ahk@chinet.com
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>On Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 9:34:35 PM UTC-5, Michael Finfer wrote:
>>>There was also a statement made that Metro-North is the only application
>>>of under running third rail in North America. That is not true.
>>>Philadelphia's Market St. subway/elevated uses it as well. There are no
>>>grade crossings on that line, however.
>>I believe in the 100 year history of third rail usage in the NYC metro
>>area, the accident history (involving the third rail) is very good to
>>excellent.
>>I get the impression the SUV's driver could've driven off the crossing
>>if she wanted to, but for some reason stayed still. Maybe she thought
>>the train would stop for her? (Was she a resident of the area?) Or,
>>maybe it was a suicide. But, as mentioned, I want to wait for the
>>official report.
>. . . to determine the driver's intent, after she's dead and can't be
>made to answer questions?
>What does being a resident of the area have to do with anything? She
>KNOWINGLY violated a grade crossing, then KNOWINGLY drove her vehicle
>directly into the path of the oncoming train.
>The design of the third rail is irrelevant. No one designs grade crossings
>anticipating this kind of stupidity.
I'm reviving this dead thread to mention an opinion piece from March 2015
Railway Age that I just read.
The car being driven was a Mercedes-Benz ML350 SUV. The driver, Carol Brody,
had purchased it only a few weeks before. The automatic transmission shift
lever has an unusual pattern--Park, Neutral, Reverse or Drive.
The more common pattern is Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive
The commentator speculates that there's a possibility that she really
did intend to reverse off the grade crossing and got confused.
We'll never know.
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