RMweb Premium Gary H Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2013 Another member of the public who's tired of living! I cannot fathom what goes through some peoples minds. What can be so important that you'd risk turning yourself into instant puree for the sake of a 20 second wait? Assuming that she road down the outside of waiting traffic, maybe less than a 5 second wait. I think this woman will be having some flash backs for a while and then has time to reflect on the effect this could have had on the driver of the train and her family aswel as the staff who have to clean up the mess. Apparently BTP are looking for this idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Wipe the sweat from your brow indeed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I cannot fathom what goes through some peoples minds. Couple more inches and it would have been a Turbostar... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 You can probably see the tributes from her family now, "she was such a bright, bubbly and inteligent person, who had so much to live for." And you can guarantee that the nasty railway would have been fault. Colin (Signaller) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2013 Wipe the sweat from your brow indeed! Change of underwear too I imagine. The location is on the Ely - Cambridge line, I better not stereotype at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I notice that she decided she really didn't want to go that way after all. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2013 Beast, you don't have to stereotype when it comes to Fen Folk; we already know all about them ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Ironic thing is, once the train had passed she turned round and went back from whence she came...! Edit : Adrian beat me to it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2013 You can probably see the tributes from her family now, "she was such a bright, bubbly and inteligent person, who had so much to live for." And you can guarantee that the nasty railway would have been fault. Colin (Signaller) Followed by a campaign to improve the crossing 'cos it wasn't her fault! The Q Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2013 Ironic thing is, once the train had passed she turned round and went back from whence she came...! Edit : Adrian beat me to it! Probably popping back home for that change of underwear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 She's got strong wrists - it takes a lot of torque to lift the back wheel that high. She turned back to put on some clean underwear. Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Fortunately this was a near miss, a very near miss indeed. Unfortunately many many others aren't. All I can say is it keeps me in a job, and I seem to be busier than ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Followed by a campaign to improve the crossing 'cos it wasn't her fault! The Q Sad, but true. The safety systems in place now have to be engineered to a level to suit the intelligence (ie abuse rate) of the users. Mrs 298 is always quick to defend cyclists (despite not having been on a bike for 10 years), but has to agree that like most pidgeon-holed groups, there are always a few bad-eggs who let the side down for the majority. I showed her this video earlier, and worryingly it seems part of the problem is some cyclists have a culture of choosing to ignore red lights completely. They might be able to dart around cars and pedestrians at normal traffic lights, but LC's are a different matter... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Have a look at the comments at the end of this article, particularly the "worst rated" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441290/Cyclist-comes-inches-death-train-level-crossing-passes-barrier.html Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Have a look at the comments at the end of this article, particularly the "worst rated" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441290/Cyclist-comes-inches-death-train-level-crossing-passes-barrier.html Dave Weird. The Daily Mail pasted their grabs in a completely different order than the BTP film. Also, to be completely pedantic, she didn't break anything, rather applied her brakes; then again, has anyone ever ridden a bike with emergency brakes? Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 She's got strong wrists - it takes a lot of torque to lift the back wheel that high... Indeed. Hint toward identity there, it takes a circus performer type to stand a bike on its front wheel like that and not fall off. ...She turned back to put on some clean underwear. I would be for sure! But it should also be considered that this was possibly a stunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I notice that she decided she really didn't want to go that way after all. Adrian Looks to me she is just making a shocked/embarrassed withdrawal from the scene. But it should also be considered that this was possibly a stunt. Which of course would make it entirely acceptable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Weird. The Daily Mail pasted their grabs in a completely different order than the BTP film They couldn't get a still of the gates coming down from the posted video, so they've used one of the gates going up and captioned it as them coming down, so that now appears to show her going past *raised* gates.... (....mumble mumble...that's top quality jounalism for you....mumble mumble...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 That'll teach you for looking at the Mail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Never fear, i'll be bleaching my eyes later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2013 Another runner-up for the Darwin Awards, but the way this sort of thing gets reported is surely incorrect. On a news site, the description of this incident stated that the train "narrowly missed" the cyclist. A train's route is predetermined, so whilst it can "almost collide" with an obstruction (in this case a cyclist) it cannot "miss" anything, The only way the cyclist avoided being splattered was by evidently coming to her senses with a split second to spare. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2013 They couldn't get a still of the gates coming down from the posted video, so they've used one of the gates going up and captioned it as them coming down, so that now appears to show her going past *raised* gates.... (....mumble mumble...that's top quality jounalism for you....mumble mumble...) The Daily Fail wouldn't recognise quality journalism if it bit them on the bum!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Quote It revealed that one-third of people (32 per cent) think they would hear a train in time to move out of the way. Well, do the test: stand on the platform, or near a crossing, your back to the oncoming train. Once you hear it, count the seconds before it blasts past you and be shocked about the timing... (less then 10 seconds, much less then those 10 seconds...) ......with their earphones plugged in, music turned up, and concentrating on texting - yes, surely! I know which Kenny Everett character she reminds me of..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted October 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2013 Quote Well, do the test: stand on the platform, or near a crossing, your back to the oncoming train. Once you hear it, count the seconds before it blasts past you and be shocked about the timing... (less then 10 seconds, much less then those 10 seconds...) ......with their earphones plugged in, music turned up, and concentrating on texting - yes, surely! I know which Kenny Everett character she reminds me of..... Even without any of that, a moderate breeze blowing towards the direction of approach will have it down to a couple of seconds. Out on the lineside during my training (supervised and already in a position of safety, fortunately), I heard the rails 'singing' and turned to see a Class 50 approaching with nine on pulling hard up a 1-in 80 gradient no more than 100 yards away and doing about 70. The driver sounded the horn and we acknowledged it but I hadn't heard the engine before that. From that day on, I NEVER relied on hearing trains when out and about. Better than any lesson I could have had in the classroom! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Beast, you don't have to stereotype when it comes to Fen Folk; we already know all about them ... Oy! Stewart (one of the last true Fentigers) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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