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Kiss of the freight train

2007 Reader Submission
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Maple Ridge, BC

Don't you just hate morning rush hour traffic? Driving slow because you are stuck behind a truck or bus. What about having to wait for ...A TRAIN!

On Tuesday morning at approximately 7am, a man in his 30's driving a van approached a controlled level railway crossing. Now, the average human being would approach this crossing with its bells ringing, lights flashing and barrier arms DOWN and would stop as we cuss under our breath about having to wait.

But this man decided that waiting a couple minutes for this freight train was not worth it. He wouldn't have nearly as much time for his morning Starbucks! So, he ignored all of these warning signs, sped up and slammed through the traffic barrier arm with the hopes of beating the train.

Any guesses who won this race? He died instantly.

Something tells me he didn't get that morning coffee and certainly didn't make it to work. What's that saying...? Patience is a virtue.

Submitted on 05/04/2007

Submitted by: Darren Hales
Reference: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/05/01/bc-train.html?ref=rss Tuesday, May 1, 07

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Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Someone give that man an Award! A wonderful example of inexhaustible human stupidity. Thanks, Darren.


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Generally, this is rather common, but what pushes this story ahead of the pack is a stellar write-up (thanks, Darren!) and the fact that he didn't drive around the barrier but had the arrogance and entitlement to smash right THROUGH it! Thus, his comeuppance was effectively doubled when the train hit him!


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