tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post450605412992379237..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Snow, Snow; Thick, Thick Snow!fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-71124981107512451422015-02-09T22:03:28.942+00:002015-02-09T22:03:28.942+00:00Obviously the "right" kind of snow!Obviously the "right" kind of snow!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-40822247418582636992015-02-08T10:43:23.440+00:002015-02-08T10:43:23.440+00:00I agree with the last comment (10:11), but you hav...I agree with the last comment (10:11), but you have to consider the lack of visibility for the train driver for quite a few critical seconds as he approached the level crossing. The snow clouds, whilst visually impressive, made him effectively blind as he sped towards the crossing. Thankfully there wasn't a road vehicle stuck across the tracks. Driving with a great deal of faith and hope, I'd say, onto what Network Rail describe as the most risky component of the rail network - the uncontrolled interface with the public highway.Petras409https://www.blogger.com/profile/04036674245734936601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-72363158927850992612015-02-08T10:11:15.664+00:002015-02-08T10:11:15.664+00:00Like the train video; so typical of much of the wo...Like the train video; so typical of much of the world. Speeds, traffic levels and visibility of road to rail play a part, but drivers learn to give a quick look anyway whilst avoiding the worst of the bumps and holes in many crossings. Note also the light fluffy snow, its cold. You can clear it from the drive with a large cheap plastic shovel; toss it in the air and it blows away. So unlike our wet icy stuff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-4407807209138631872015-02-08T07:20:15.757+00:002015-02-08T07:20:15.757+00:00Train speed at that crossing? Train speeds at a UK...Train speed at that crossing? Train speeds at a UK crossing?<br />From not recent holiday experience I'd guess over there driver discipline and patience has something to do with outcomes of near encounters. Compare that with the UK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com