Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "Barber has Customer with a Square Head" video.

It happens far more often than it should and usually by the time the driver sees anything on the track, it's going to be run over. At least these folks were smart enough to get out of the car. I'm not sure how long this was after the car broke down, but a call to 911 should result in the relevant railroad employees notifying any trains on that section of tracks to slow down or stop as appropriate. Even if nobody is harmed, there can still be some damage to the train, although probably not much.
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@maximyles Yes, the issue there is that you can't count on knowing when the next train is coming. Best thing is to call the relevant number at the crossing and notify whomever it is that's managing the train traffic that there's a breakdown on the tracks so that they can warn any trains coming down the line to slow enough to stop if necessary. Presumably, they'd also be able to arrange for a tow truck to move the vehicle off the tracks just to clear up the line again.
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@My_RI9 That can happen, but usually, you'd be still in motion until you hit the brakes. It would be extremely rare for that to happen in such a way that you couldn't either get on the brakes to stop beforehand, or let off the brakes to coast through the crossing. It probably has happened just due to the number of vehicles that cross these every day, but it's rare.
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@poloniumpigeon I'm sure that it slips out of your hand more easily, but it also leads to nitrogen burns more easily as well.
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@vloggetts Trains have incredibly poor brakes for how much weight they have. By the time the engineer can see something in the tracks, it's probably too late to stop. My guess is that either they didn't alert the authorities about being broken down on the tracks, or the call didn't get to the engineer until it was past the point of no return. One of the sacrifices that trains make for efficiency, is poor braking ability.
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@bsherder Because you don't know when the next train is coming, and trains can be a lot faster than they appear.
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@giantdad1661 And that works out fine, as long as you don't spill any of it on you while recklessly pouring it about..
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@‌ㅤ ‌‌ ׂ⁠𓅓 There's nothing professional about this. Evaporating liquid nitrogen can and does cause all manner of issues if you're not careful.
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Possibly, but there's no point in being terrified as the driver of the train, you're going to hit the vehicle, there is no swerving or stopping for it.
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@wert2789 Yes, but by the time he saw the vehicle, he also knew that hew as going to hit it. He probably also saw the people on the side of the road as well. But, he may not have had full grasp of what was happening in the limited time that was available to process it.
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@xinlou6707 Doubtful, unless the message was received right before the collision. I'd warrant that they would stop if they could, just to avoid the section of track being shut down for an accident investigation. And a larger vehicle on the track can even derail a train.
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