This was allowed to happen. This and worse will keep happening until the police or the public push back hard and keep pushing. This sort of caper is done by anarchists who value chaos for the sake of chaos. The protests are ‘peaceful’
for about the first 90 minutes, then the destroyers begin to destroy, fouling their own nests once again.
That is the whole point. Get the police to push back.
Then, the Feds can come in and take over. People will beg the government to 'fix' things. (which they won't, but when has that mattered?)
We need Cowcatchers for the fronts of our cars!
Agreed.
In driver's ed. so many years ago, we were taught to never try to outrun a train, because it takes at least a quarter mile to come to a complete stop. And THAT'S if they SEE you.
Unless these commuter trains can stop on a dime, or were "ready" this shouldn't be possible.
Plus WTF is wrong with protesters?
A passenger train slamming on its brakes isn't so good for the passengers.
As in not belted/ babies flying into walls.
You know death, and bad optics.
That sort of thing.
If I was the engineer I'd simply and plausibly say:
"I didn't see anyone on the tracks."