In 2016, there were 32 incidents in which drivers on Ireland’s rail network had to hit the brakes to avoid colliding with a trespasser, including one shown in this video.
Any one of these could have resulted in a tragic and needless death or catastrophic injuries, as could the incidents of trespass in Kilbarrack Station shown in this video.
Trains take considerable distances to come to a halt, even at moderate speeds, and a train cannot swerve to avoid a stricken trespasser.
Railway lines are a dangerous environment – don’t trespass: it could be a short cut to death.
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Unfortunately, some people don't realize how foolish and dangerous it is.
Not sure what the set up of the station/town is here but I would suggest there's a problem if this many people are doing this. There's clearly a demand for a bridge or subway
Crossing over railroad tracks in places where there isn't a railroad crossing is illegal, dangerous, & dumb! Stay off the tracks!
Woah that was a close shave
Use the bridge pay for your ticket or piss off and take the bus LAZY BASTARDS
When someone dies they will build a walkway bridge.
I mean you could also just actually look and listen, trains aren't exactly quiet, you're gonna hear it coming
move the gate away from the end of the platform
BUILD AN OVERPASS IT'S OBVIOUSLY NEEDED PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY SAVE BY HOPPING THE TRACKS HERE.. PASS THE BUCK IT'S THE PEDESTRIANS FAULT.. NO IT'S THE TRAIN COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC.
looks safe enough just don't take it if you're going home?
Now we need to look out for two things
Drunk drivers
And drunk railroad crossers
Build a wall ,a big wall, don't let them trains in there illegal
Iarnrod Eireann. FIX THE DAMN ELEVATORS! I know of at least one station nearby where any wheelchair bound or infirm passenger would probably have to cross the tracks.
Here's a better slogan
"Save yourself a 5 min walk, but lose use of your legs"
Pretty sure the only people who die from this are the ones who see it as an alternative to the journey of life, so to speak.
In all fairness that looked like a senile man at the end. Most people wouldn't be that out of it.
In towns like Wexford the trains go down the main quays in the middle of the town with no walls surrounding it, the train goes jogging speed. No ones ever been injured there i don't think. Just follow that precedent.
wait, so I'm no the only one who crosses the tracks. That's reassuring.
I mean if you're doing it in the daylight its easy enough to see if one is coming
We need to thin out the population a bit, so we really should be encouraging this type of behaviour.
Geez
Everyone here complaining and Iarnrod Eireann is just trying to save your lives. The human race hasn't long left I'd imagine.
or maybe just look both ways? I mean a train track is safer than a road in terms of traffic
Not going to propose your regular means of penalising people monetarily to keep them safe? 😛
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Says the one company that copied bus Erieann for going on strike
I get when people comment 'a train is hard to miss just be careful' that's true but some people can't guess how fast a train is going when it's coming. So when they see a train coming it doesn't look like it's going very fast until they cross the rails…
drunks crossing train tracks, never ends well.
But they survived
People cross roads all the time, nothing wrong with crossing railways as long as you do it when no trains are coming. If you do get killed by a train then you must be really stupid, natural selection at its finest.
How the fuck is this trending? YouTube what the hell
For fuck sakes this is not going to do anything. I'm still gonna walk on the tracks and so is probably everybody
where in Ireland is that?
All this waste of time tells us is they need a bridge, you plonkers ..
Why is it that most media coming out of Ireland looks like low production/low quality shit?
It's like the rest world is in 2017 while Ireland has just discovered the internet.
why don't you's do something about it. Put up a fence or a sign post at least ffs or build a bridge.. far better then putting it on the internet hoping people will see it. Do something in reality!!!
build a pedestrian Bridge?
Well, this isn't a problem if you look to see if the train is coming
This is a breathtaking example of corporate negligence. You build your platforms with ramps at the end, practically inviting people to cross. You have a complete lack of barriers and warning signs. You have no markings on the ground to keep people away. Then you point your security cameras at the area to catch the inevitable? This crossing is an accident waiting to happen and it would serve you better to secure the area with barriers and sineage and keep your passengers and the public safe. It is nowhere near good enough to record people putting their lives at risk, at your invitation, and waiting to capture it on camera. The footage only serves as a damning indictment of your H&S failings.
Secure this area before you kill someone…
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How's this number 1 trending? It has 60k views
The one with the parent/guardian and child is ridiculous.
stop saying build a bridge I live beside this train station and there is a bridge but ppl are 2 lazy to use it
Oh dear
How retarded do you have to be to not notice a fucking train?
youd wanna test them drivers for coke, they look to be going a bit fast !
1:00 PSA: The LOOK left and right rule apply's to train tracks aswel.
How the fuck is this number 1 on trending with 45000 views?