nigel99 568 #1 September 11, 2012 Tried to get into work early and my train has had an accident. Strongly suspect someone's jumped off the bridge onto the tracks. Whatever the driver sounds very stressed.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #2 September 11, 2012 QuoteStrongly suspect someone's jumped off the bridge onto the tracks Damn base jumpers interrupting traffic.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 568 #3 September 11, 2012 Quote Quote Strongly suspect someone's jumped off the bridge onto the tracks Damn base jumpers interrupting traffic. seems a kid either was playing on track or jumped.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 September 11, 2012 Sad. People underestimate trains, always trying to cross ahead of them or something else stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #5 September 11, 2012 Colleagues of mine happened to witness the result of someone falling under a train a while back - or more likely jumping, since the vast majority of such deaths seem to be suicides. Sounded very grim, anyway - body parts everywhere. I guess it's a pretty efficient way of killing yourself, but horribly traumatic for everyone involved. I'm sure it's many train drivers' worst fear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 568 #6 September 11, 2012 QuoteColleagues of mine happened to witness the result of someone falling under a train a while back - or more likely jumping, since the vast majority of such deaths seem to be suicides. Sounded very grim, anyway - body parts everywhere. I guess it's a pretty efficient way of killing yourself, but horribly traumatic for everyone involved. I'm sure it's many train drivers' worst fear. Pretty certain that she jumped based on a news article. I must say that I have a huge amount of respect for the police, ambulance and rail staff. For all the bitching that goes on about our local rail. They were extremely professional. My heart bleeds for the driver you could hear that he was in severe shock.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 848 #7 September 11, 2012 I saw one in Washington DC years back. Someone jumped from one of the walking bridges directly into an oncoming train. It effected the Metro system for the entire day. One of the most disgusting things I've ever witnessed. Also THE single most selfish action a human can take. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #8 September 12, 2012 So...you don't think suicide is a viable option to go out?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 September 12, 2012 Quote So...you don't think suicide is a viable option to go out? Well, the stupid fucker could have done it without involving anybody else, but nooooo... he had to do it in front of a fucking train and fuck up the city's transportation system. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #10 September 12, 2012 Quote Quote So...you don't think suicide is a viable option to go out? Well, the stupid fucker could have done it without involving anybody else, How? Guns often don't work (see attachment). Jumping of bridges often doesn't work. Carbon monoxide often leads to brain damage which is worse than before the attempted suicide. Poisons often lead to a slow and painful death. Relatively speaking a train might not be so bad. Quote but nooooo... he had to do it in front of a fucking train and fuck up the city's transportation system. Some people can't afford the $5200 plus travel to Switzerland for certain painless exit from Dignitas. The rest of us will suffer from the side effects until the government accomodates them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #11 September 12, 2012 That pic makes a nice advertisement for full face helmets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #12 September 12, 2012 Sheesh! You could have put a warning on that! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #13 September 12, 2012 Quote Some people can't afford the $5200 plus travel to Switzerland for certain painless exit from Dignitas. we have another of these organisms, called EXIT. You don't get to ask for a cut before that... And we also have our share of people jumping under the train.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machupo 0 #14 September 12, 2012 IIRC, that photo was of a Marine who used his teeth to crimp a detonator/cap to a fuse rather than a gunshot.γνῶθι σεαυτόν Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #15 September 12, 2012 Quote So...you don't think suicide is a viable option to go out? Just do it without traumatizing someone like a train driver... who sees the suicide happen and is powerless to stop the train in time.. or the train warden, who (in the Netherlands at least) is obligated to verify that a person really has jumped (it can happen in the blink of an eye), or the firemen who have to collect the bodyparts.. Suicide is a viable way to go, just not this kind of suicide. Unfortunately, other people are usually not the first thing on a possible suicide's mind."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genego 2 #16 September 12, 2012 Quote How? Guns often don't work (see attachment). Jumping of bridges often doesn't work. Carbon monoxide often leads to brain damage which is worse than before the attempted suicide. Poisons often lead to a slow and painful death. Relatively speaking a train might not be so bad. Not so bad for whom? I work for the largest railroad in the country as a Freight Conductor and Servicing Engineer. An average loaded coal train (137 cars and 3 locomotives) weighs about 39 million pounds, running at 40 Mph using every brake on every locomotive plus every brake on every car it takes about a mile to stop. Imagine if you were driving down a road, and a woman walking along the side of the road stepped in front of your car and stood there looking at you arms spread until you ran her over, imagine also that you couldn't swerve or even slow down even a single mile an hour and you had no option but to kill her. Might this just have an effect on you? If you want to commit suicide that's your prerogative, but don't make me the unwilling instrument of your demise.I live with fear and terror, but sometimes I leave her and go skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontlikemustard 0 #17 September 12, 2012 Quote Sheesh! You could have put a warning on that! Agreed. I'm out, that was a little too much internet for me today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #18 September 12, 2012 I've often wondered if that's a real pic......and if so, where's the after ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
