Cause And Effect Essay: The Dangers Of Railroad Crossing

You don’t always have to cross railroads, but when you do there are some things you need to remember. Here are some of those things that are covered at the beginning of this unit. Always slow down when you come to a railroad crossing.Never pass a car that is going your direction at a railroad crossing. At night, do not assume that a train is not coming just because you do not see any light. Slow down or stop and look before crossing the tracks. If lights are flashing, you must come to a complete stop. You may not proceed while the lights are flashing. After coming to a complete stop, if you suspect the flashing lights are not working properly, you may drive through the railroad crossing only if you have a clear line of sight of at least one mile down the tracks in both directions, there is not evidence of an approaching train, and you can cross the tracks safely. A lot of people do not take crossing railroads as serious as they should. ”Some crossing are equipped with automatic warning devices such as flashing lights and bells and gates that activate

This happens because of how big these trains look. Because they are “17 feet high and 10 feet wide” and because of the angle that you are looking at them causes an illusion to occur in which your mind tricks you into thinking the train is farther away than it actually is. It is impossible to judge how fast and far away the train is when your mind is in this illusion which is why many people are in train crashes. If you ever come upon more than set of railroad tracks at a time make sure that you always watch for a second train to pass. Sometimes trains will hide other trains that are passing behind them and this will cause many accidents when impatient drivers will go right after the first train has passed and the drivers will hit right into the side of the second passing