For the life of me I don’t know why anyone would walk down tracks in the first place, but with something in their ears? An accident on train tracks (unless brakes fail, etc.) is one of the most avoidable, IMHO.
I see so many people walking down the street or just out in public with those stupid earphones on. You lose so much situational awareness when you have loud music blasting in your ears.
I wonder how many accidents and assaults in colleges and in places where youth congregate can be attributed to the victim having no awareness that someone dangerous was nearby due to wearing earphones.