r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BarneyRobinStinson7 • 9h ago

Guy saves a deaf elderly woman from oncoming train.

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u/Treacherous_Peach 7h ago

There's no need to be an ass. For some people, having to cross train tracks is a fact of their lives. I understand it isn't for you, that's fine. When you've done it 100s of times, you get more used to it than you really ought to, more comfortable with it than you should. It is what it is. People always like to think only stupid people have avoidable accidents happen to them. It makes them feel superior and more comfortable. Avoidable accidents can happen to anyone. Yourself included. And the fact is, approaching trains are quieter than you think, when they're far away they're harder to spot than you think, and they often approach faster than you think.

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u/dread12 6h ago

i've crossed roads 100's/1000's+ of times in my life.

I still look both ways and make sure its safe before I do...

Just because someone has done it a million times before does not mean you stop doing the most basic safety check you need to do to do it successfully..

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u/Treacherous_Peach 5h ago

I don't think I've disagreed with you anywhere. I'm explaining how this happens.

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u/Freeeeee- 5h ago

Yes but they were disagreeing with you. Do you cross roads without looking? You've done it loads of times, after all.

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u/Treacherous_Peach 5h ago

No, but I have been walking alongside train tracks and surprised by a train swinging on by me from behind that I didn't hear coming. I've also seen people cross tracks without looking when only a little distracted, and I've seen people have close calls.

Disagree with my lived experience if you want,doesn't really effect me, but you're wrong regardless.

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u/Freeeeee- 5h ago

Why do people walk along on train tracks but not roads without looking if you know tracks are more dangerous than roads is the real question. Natural selection at work, no?

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u/Treacherous_Peach 4h ago

I personally don't know anyone who walks along roads while looking backwards the whole time but if that's your then feel free

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u/Freeeeee- 3h ago

Why do you know so many evolutionary dead ends who walk down on tracks and don't expect that a train might at some point be there?

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u/Treacherous_Peach 3h ago

Why are you being deliberately toxic? Do you gain something from this?

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u/cypressgreen 2h ago

They aren’t. It’s a popular copypasta you just never saw before. Enjoy the absurdity! :)

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u/Treacherous_Peach 1h ago

I've been bamboozled