Spanish train derails--75+ dead

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Jul 25, 2013 10:10 AM
Holy shit

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Jul 25, 2013 10:10am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:15 AM
Wow, that is awful.


That train was hauling ass.
Jul 25, 2013 10:15am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:19 AM
WOW!
Jul 25, 2013 10:19am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:21 AM
Automatik;1478488 wrote:Wow, that is awful.


That train was hauling ass.

The driver apparently fucked up. He called in the radio panicking saying he didn't stop the train in time (it goes 200 mph, but he's supposed to slow down to 80 mph for that turn) and that it was gonna derail. He didn't have enough time to slow it down.
Jul 25, 2013 10:21am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:22 AM
Dang
Jul 25, 2013 10:22am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:24 AM
SportsAndLady;1478494 wrote:The driver apparently fucked up. He called in the radio panicking saying he didn't stop the train in time (it goes 200 mph, but he's supposed to slow down to 80 mph for that turn) and that it was gonna derail. He didn't have enough time to slow it down.
I can't imagine what it would feel like to call that in knowing your about to kill a bunch of people and can't do a thing about it.
Jul 25, 2013 10:24am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:26 AM
IB4 Said
Jul 25, 2013 10:26am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:27 AM
Wow.
Jul 25, 2013 10:27am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:28 AM
Es muy loco (motive)!
Jul 25, 2013 10:28am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:29 AM
SportsAndLady;1478494 wrote:The driver apparently fucked up. He called in the radio panicking saying he didn't stop the train in time (it goes 200 mph, but he's supposed to slow down to 80 mph for that turn) and that it was gonna derail. He didn't have enough time to slow it down.
This article? It sounds like an automatic fail safe to slow the train didn't work either?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-spain-train-crash-20130725,0,1602692.story?page=2


Jul 25, 2013 10:29am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:40 AM
Question:

On a high speed rail like this where would be a safe place to sit? Front few cars didn't seem to be a good idea.
middle of the train or the last few cars? Where is the safer seating location on a high speed rail line?

What area of an Air Plane do you prefer sitting when flying? I like to it just two seats back from the emergy doors.
Jul 25, 2013 10:40am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:40 AM
lol?
Jul 25, 2013 10:40am
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Jul 25, 2013 10:54 AM
Belly35;1478513 wrote:Question:

On a high speed rail like this where would be a safe place to sit? Front few cars didn't seem to be a good idea.
middle of the train or the last few cars? Where is the safer seating location on a high speed rail line?

What area of an Air Plane do you prefer sitting when flying? I like to it just two seats back from the emergy doors.
I would prefer the back, but it seems like where the driver was is safe as well, since he survived.
Jul 25, 2013 10:54am
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Jul 25, 2013 7:29 PM
Speed kills.
Jul 25, 2013 7:29pm
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Jul 26, 2013 9:58 AM
Belly35;1478513 wrote:Question:

On a high speed rail like this where would be a safe place to sit? .
Generally speaking, where you sit is relative to the type of accident that may occur. If the train is traveling on a bridge and the bridge collapses, it doesn't really matter where you're sitting.
Jul 26, 2013 9:58am