Re: level crossinfg idiots.

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

Bentleigh is one of a number of level crossing locations with excellent
visibility in both up and down directions. People can easily see any
approaching trains.

Due to this good visibility, a local bus company has instructed its drivers
that, in the event of the booms being stuck down due to a signalling failure
on this section of line, to have someone lift the offending boom, and drive
the bus across!

I have seen it done, despite the heavy fines payable if caught driving a
vehicle across when booms are down,

Cheers
John Wayman

Eben Levy <elevy@connect.com.au> wrote in message
3768B574.E7B732CA@connect.com.au">news:3768B574.E7B732CA@connect.com.au...
> While waiting at the level crossing at Bentliegh yesterday, I witnessed
> the stupidity of our genarel public.
>
> order of events
>
> Booms went down
> Kid ran from across the road and through the ped barriers to the centre
> of the track and onto platform
> Down train departed
> People pretended to be cows by crossing diagonally across the crossing
> from the train and people from the street.
> Up train then arrived, with peopole still on the other side of the
> crossing.
> Booms went up
> Car in front of me took off.
> I waited till booms where up and lights had stopped flashing before
> entering the crossing.
>
> One person walked of the latform and while still in the crossing, went
> to the other side of the road.
>
>
> Now, when will people learn?
>