oblivious to the traffic as she text away ignoring a car trying to switch lanes that nearly hit me. I'm getting too old for this madness.
Texting or on the phone - I'm betting one or the other.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

10. or sleeping...

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:15 PM

Dec 2013

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

2. FFS...surprised it wasn't worse in that case

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:31 PM

Dec 2013

Peak speed on that straightaway is supposed to be 70 mph.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)

3. That'll do it.

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:54 PM

Dec 2013

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

4. holy smokes, what a nightmare

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:56 PM

Dec 2013

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

5. Sounds very like the September Spanish train wreck.

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:56 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/06/spain-train-crash-driver-garzon-tape-revealed

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)

6. sounds like operator error

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:00 PM

Dec 2013

I bet a cell phone was involved we will find out shortly though

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)

7. I've been on many a Metro North train

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:43 PM

Dec 2013

And that line before. I find it very hard to believe that itw as going 82 MPH.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

9. It won't be difficult for the NTSB to figure out

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:14 PM

Dec 2013

they just don't like making official statements until they are 100% sure...

FWIW I still don't think there was an official cause named in that Canada train collision from a few months back...

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