Passenger Trains > amtrak #5 kills bicyclist Lincoln Nebraska

https://www.wowt.com/2025/07/28/bicyclist-hit-killed-by-train-north-lincoln/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=organicclicks&tbref=hp

Pretty sure Amtrak didn't "kill" anybody.

RayH Wrote:
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> Pretty sure Amtrak didn't "kill" anybody.

I’m a big cyclist. Just a couple weeks ago I was riding on a trail in the north woods of Chicago along the Milwaukee line. At that point the trail cross the tracks along with Dempster Street. Gates just started clanging as I crossed eastbound and since I like to watch trains I waited on the other side. There were two trains. The southbound train cleared and a couple cyclists approached from the west and instead of stopping as I was expecting they just barged through and nearly hit the northbound. They cleared by maybe a hundred feet. The MAS at that spot is 70 or 79. So what, a second. Dumb mothers.

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Jonny_Chi Wrote:
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> RayH Wrote:
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> > Pretty sure Amtrak didn't "kill" anybody.
>
> I’m a big cyclist. Just a couple weeks ago I
> was riding on a trail in the north woods of
> Chicago along the Milwaukee line. At that point
> the trail cross the tracks along with Dempster
> Street. Gates just started clanging as I crossed
> eastbound and since I like to watch trains I
> waited on the other side. There were two trains.
> The southbound train cleared and a couple cyclists
> approached from the west and instead of stopping
> as I was expecting they just barged through and
> nearly hit the northbound. They cleared by maybe
> a hundred feet. The MAS at that spot is 70 or 79.
> So what, a second. Dumb mothers.
>
> Posted from iPhone

I ride my bike a lot too and the ones you saw that barely misses getting hit, most don't care about traffic rules at all and I juat shake my head when I see them do dumb stuff like that, especially yhe so called 'professional' ones!

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You have to be an idiot to get hit by a train at a crossing.  All you have to do is stop, look and listen, then proceed if clear.  Are humans losing their ability to be aware of their environment???

coach Wrote:
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> Are humans losing their ability to be aware of their environment???

Yes.

If an app, nav system, or AI doesn't tell them what to do or look for, they have no idea.

The machines are getting smarter while humans become dumber.

coach Wrote:
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> You have to be an idiot to get hit by a train at a
> crossing.  All you have to do is stop, look and
> listen, then proceed if clear.  Are humans losing
> their ability to be aware of their environment???

Simple answer is YES.

Look at the Florida fire truck driver who went around the crossing gates.

Posted from Android

here is the late running 5 courtesy the Viaero cam in mccook ne    First time I saw looking at the rails there

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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> coach Wrote:
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> > You have to be an idiot to get hit by a train at
> a
> > crossing.  All you have to do is stop, look
> and
> > listen, then proceed if clear.  Are humans
> losing
> > their ability to be aware of their
> environment???
>
> Simple answer is YES.
>
> Look at the Florida fire truck driver who went
> around the crossing gates.
>
> Posted from Android

That’s why I just bought a Mini Cooper S Convertible. No AI on that car. No adaptive cruise. No lane control. No self driving. No nothing. You gotta drive it. Only thing it’s got I don’t want is an automatic transmission. No sticks anymore sadly.

Posted from iPhone

Not for very long, only since 1830.


coach Wrote:
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> You have to be an idiot to get hit by a train at a
> crossing.  All you have to do is stop, look and
> listen, then proceed if clear.  Are humans losing
> their ability to be aware of their environment???

Jonny_Chi Wrote:
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> Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> > coach Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > You have to be an idiot to get hit by a train
> at
> > a
> > > crossing.  All you have to do is stop, look
> > and
> > > listen, then proceed if clear.  Are humans
> > losing
> > > their ability to be aware of their
> > environment???
> >
> > Simple answer is YES.
> >
> > Look at the Florida fire truck driver who went
> > around the crossing gates.
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> That’s why I just bought a Mini Cooper S
> Convertible. No AI on that car. No adaptive
> cruise. No lane control. No self driving. No
> nothing. You gotta drive it. Only thing it’s
> got I don’t want is an automatic transmission.
> No sticks anymore sadly.
>
> Posted from iPhone

You know, you don't have to use any of the "AI" if you don't want to. It can all be turned off or not turned on in the first place.

PHall Wrote:
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> > That’s why I just bought a Mini Cooper S
> > Convertible. No AI on that car. No adaptive
> > cruise. No lane control. No self driving. No
> > nothing. You gotta drive it. Only thing it’s
> > got I don’t want is an automatic
> transmission.
> > No sticks anymore sadly.
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
>
> You know, you don't have to use any of the "AI" if
> you don't want to. It can all be turned off or not
> turned on in the first place.

I'll use the lane assist only if I'm really tired after a long night at work, just for the extra safety factor.  Cruise control I have found is more fuel efficient so with gas prices as they are, it's a no brainer on that one.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

 Delay Notification: As of 3:27 AM MT, Train 5 is currently operating approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes late due to local municipal services working in the area.

-Amtrak

Jonny_Chi Wrote:

>
> That’s why I just bought a Mini Cooper S
> Convertible. No AI on that car. No adaptive
> cruise. No lane control. No self driving. No
> nothing. You gotta drive it. Only thing it’s
> got I don’t want is an automatic transmission.
> No sticks anymore sadly.
>
> Posted from iPhone

That's a really nice car.  Nice choice.

Of course, so many Americans have essentially no railroad awareness at all.  Maybe a lot more attention to it in driver training courses would be a good idea.

NPRocky Wrote:
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> Of course, so many Americans have essentially no
> railroad awareness at all.  Maybe a lot more
> attention to it in driver training courses would
> be a good idea.

Railroad awareness has nothing to do with it. In today's society, most drivers act and believe that they are the most entitled and important driver there is. No red light, speed limit, yield sign, lane merge or emergency vehicle with lights flashing and sirens blaring is going to hinder them. The occasional railroad crossing does not stand a chance.

Sadly, most bike riders I see and encounter have that same entitled attitude. 

if half of brightlines fatalitys are suicde... impairment if not , earbuds, addictions, chemicals?