A train run over a car being jailed same as how a car driver would be, what the?
By deodavid
@deodavid (4150)
Philippines
March 27, 2012 8:30am CST
Hi there friends,
I just heard this shocking news in my country about a train slamming a car and killing the passengers int it, i am just baffled because the case being filed against the train driver is immediately reckless imprudence resulting into homicide, this is the same file that they put against car drivers that are in that kind of an accident.
Issue is first it was a train it will never stop and never is comparable to what a car can do in a situation of car crashes, that will never happen and another thing is there wasn't even an investigation done yet and they filed a case already the driver is already being booked without any supporting evidence that it was his fault.
Am not saying it was not his fault but i just hope that cops study and work on what they are doing because they look stupid answering half cocked and without real basis on national television.
This is a sad news for all especially the family of the victims but please consider the facts a train is big enough to spot from far away when it is coming and the trains here in my country are not that fast enough not have the right reaction time or enough time to decide to out run it or just wait for it to pass.
I just hope that the cops look into this deeply and diligently so that they don't put a guy in jail for something that is not his doing or is out of his control.
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7 responses
@josephperera (2906)
• Sri Lanka
28 Mar 12
As far as I know Train Drivers are immune to accidents. The only instance that they can be charged is if they disobey a stop sign. The railway track is purly the property of the train. Everyone must step aside when a train is on its way. There is a system of warning lights and gates to prevent others stepping in front of a train. However these should not be granted, and care should be excersised when crossing a railway line.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Hey there joseph perera,
I guess my friend we will never know the answer to that, until the trial, but really in our point of view it is sad that this tragic accident happened to a mother and her daughter but then again we need to understand that the train driver did not intentionally murder this people and that a train cant stop quick enough because it just cant, right?
Thanks for the comment man.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
28 Mar 12
Just as you do, I do wish for more rational thinking on this unfortunate accident. A moving train is a very heavy and a very long object in motion. However one may wish, it is not possible for the train to stop on a dime. Neither can it swerve to avoid something on its tracks.
But then, there are somethings that can get the train driver criminal negligence charges. The train is supposed to slow down at each crossing, particularly in a populated area, slow enough to stop at a safe distance should there be a blockage on the tracks. The train is supposed to blow the fog horn from a mile up line for the traffic stragglers and the thrill seekers to hear the approach and clear the tracks. Signals and track and gate interlocking give a fair understanding of the situation at the gate. Ignoring that may lead to an accident.
Hope saner approach is taken.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Hi there webearn,
It is just sad, I wished that the car wash just broken and thrown to the side of the tracks with the people in it safe i just wished that this accident didnt occur but it did and it took 2 lives with it, I know that there should be someone to blame but I guess only with true investigation and logical thinking of the facts presented that this terrible accident will be given justice.
Thanks for the comment.
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
27 Mar 12
A train is many times heavier than a car and takes much longer (in time and distance) to stop. Adequate warning is usually given at crossing points to road traffic and such vehicles always cross a railway line at their own risk.
Unfortunately, accidents will always happen and a car may stall when on the crossing. This is clearly not the train driver's fault and if the train hits the car, it is very rarely that the train driver is to blame. It is much more common that the driver of the car or the signalman are much more culpable.
A train driver who is involved in such an accident very often blames himself much more than he should do and is punished far more by his own conscience than he need be. More than anything, he needs counselling and help in order to continue with his livelihood. Prison is no answer at all.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
28 Mar 12
Hi there owlwings,
Hope you are having a great day, Well thank you for that a train is really not like speeding cars or speeding motorcycles that you are really gonna be surprised with when it is coming right? It's too big not to see, The kind that run over the car is too noisy not to here even if the car is closed with AC on and tracks well we all had been thought that before crossing the tracks we should stop look and listen.
So really they should investigate further before accusing an innocent man of this kinds of things especially when you are going to announce it to the world, what a shame.
@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
27 Mar 12
A similar case happened in my country as well, bro. The train driver was doing it because it was a job from his office. Train office management should have dealth with it. Work agreement was stated there between the employer and the employee. The contract also states the risk and responsibility. The stupid cop should have looked into the contract file.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
28 Mar 12
Hey there bro,
How's your day my friend, well I strongly suggest that people should investigate further before putting someone innocent on the suspect limelight list, it is really irresponsible to accuse anyone without real facts and the sad part of it is that you say it on national TV and then automatic declaring him guilty already through media persecution and public judgement.
I think that Cop should be suspended.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
27 Mar 12
I firmly believed that it's the management's fault for not putting night signs that could have prevented the car from being crashed upon. basically, it's probably the driver's fault too for not trying to slow down. these are the dangers when crossing into a train tracks that seemed undetectable
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Hey there letran,
Yep, that is true, the company should have placed early warning devices on that area if there was none, and i say Trains are to big not to see or notice and are really to noisy not to here. I really wish that something will be done here for the family of the victims and the driver who is innocent in this matter.
Thanks for the comment.
@angelgee14 (462)
• Philippines
27 Mar 12
I don't think they should blame the train driver. Besides, we know very well that once a train is coming, there is a signal and horn blowing to call other vehicles attention that a train is approaching. The train cannot just pull any breaks to stop like any other vehicle. I hope they will make appropriate investigation on this matter.Maybe there is some engine problem with the car that might caused it to stuck midway.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
29 Mar 12
Hey there angel,
Truly we really do wish for further investigation on the matter I'm not the type to put blame on victims of an accident but it is also just not to put blame on someone that clearly has no control over the situation and sadly well the other person has.
I guess there has to be some kind of awakening with how cops here in my country investigate things , they really seem to be incompetent at times, I am not saying all because we have great and really brave cops out there but the cops on this case well not so much.
@honest_efforts100 (1607)
• India
16 Jul 12
My condolences for the victim’s families. On the subject of charges being laid, I would look into where the vehicle was in relevance to the train tracks, How fast the train was traveling, and if any safety procedures were in place to stop this kind of event happening. Did the train conductor exhaust all efforts to avoid this event or reduce significant impact? Why there was no investigation done is truly upsetting and makes one wonder.
