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kostby
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Train/Vibe crash in Marion, Illinois.Apparently the driver survived and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.Link to full article --> http://www.mariondaily.com/art...1.txt
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I want dibs on the center console arm rest!
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The train always wins! Be careful guys and gals!
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Size does matter.
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Post by psiu »

are you kidding?people never survive these.the Vibe is proving itself a fairly safe little vehicle--nearly every example we see of a mangled Vibe involves the driver surviving. reassuring when I put my wife in it every day.
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I have always wondered how people don't see the train. Between the ground rumbling from it, the large light on the front, the ear piercing horn blowing non stop a mile before the intersection. Thats not even considering the crossing gates, more lights flashing and the large crossing signs. Are people that oblivious to things while they are driving? If so they probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
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That is one messed up ex-caractually, the score is Train 3, Vibe 02006 - http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=228412004 - http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=14159
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Quote, originally posted by darcmater »I have always wondered how people don't see the train. Between the ground rumbling from it, the large light on the front, the ear piercing horn blowing non stop a mile before the intersection. Thats not even considering the crossing gates, more lights flashing and the large crossing signs. Are people that oblivious to things while they are driving? If so they probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.not always true about the horn anymore. the county i live in here in Illinois has enacted a quiet zone along the tracks. the engineer cannot sound the horn unless they feel it is necessary. i don't know about down in southern illinois. it was probably someone just in too much of a rush and felt they didn't need to obey the tools there to try and help keep them safe. as for the pounding of the earth and loud engine, i don't hear them too much anymore. i used to live 100ft from train tracks before the sound law was enacted, so i've learned to mentally block the sounds of trains.
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Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze »I want dibs on the center console arm rest!That's probably the only salvageable part!FYI my uncle was a train engineer for almost 40 years. He doesn't trust the RR crossing gate systems, he always slows way down and looks both ways, says he's seem them fail too many times!
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Quote, originally posted by jimincalif »That's probably the only salvageable part!FYI my uncle was a train engineer for almost 40 years. He doesn't trust the RR crossing gate systems, he always slows way down and looks both ways, says he's seem them fail too many times!I wouldn't want that armrest, it probably has biohazardous material on it. About the railroad crossing equipment, I'll second that they're not quite reliable. One by my old apt. would flash constantly with no train in sight so you could never trust it. Another freaked out when there was no train coming and as I was going through the crossing the gate slammed down on the roof of the ol' Vibe. Horray for the roof rack, that probably saved me some scratchin'.
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One of my "temporary" professors in college used to work for the rail system, programming those safety systems for track/road intersections.Yeah, knowing her, I never will trust the track warning system. She wasn't the brightest bulb in the pack and her logic was often flawed when it came to boolean logic. Amazing to me that she taught programming.
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Post by WaveAction »

wow thats amazing that the driver survived..im sure if there was a passanger they wouldnt have made it but still..thats pretty good for the vibe to take that much damage and still have the driver survive
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I wasn't even sure that was a Vibe at first. Glad the driver made it.
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How do you survive a wreck like that? It must be the freakin awesome car.
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Post by WaveAction »

wonder how fast the train was going at the time..doesnt look like it was going to fast..cause if it was more or less top speed..the vibe woulda just exploded
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Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »How do you survive a wreck like that? It must be the freakin awesome car.yep. like others said, i'm glad the driver made it. hopefully they'll buy another vibe. if i was in a crash like that and survived, i wouldn't even have to think about what my next ride will be. vibe safety FTW
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gave me chills knowing that someone survived that. I hope they make a quick and complete recovery.
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Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze »I want dibs on the center console arm rest!(removed)! LOL!!! You can say this because the driver was not killed.
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Post by breezd »

I notice that this one, along with one of the links that Joatmon posted, are both in IL. Seems to say something about IL drivers, eh? ;-)(Us WI drivers don't like IL drivers...)In all seriousness, thank goodness that the Vibe held up so well and the driver is alive. Makes me appreciate my Vibe even more...
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Post by gp20mushii »

crazy. back in '03 a volvo t-boned me and totaled up against my passenger side...the vibe must have flexed right before impact.
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Although many people have pointed out that they don't always trust the train crossing safety equipment...I would have to guess that 95% of the time it is the result of someone failing to heed the crossing when they get in a collision with a train.
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Quote, originally posted by joholste »Although many people have pointed out that they don't always trust the train crossing safety equipment...I would have to guess that 95% of the time it is the result of someone failing to heed the crossing when they get in a collision with a train.Yes thank god that they are ok, but a train is ON A TRACK only a few feet wide, guess what if the sign say stop "STOP". The train can't go around you!! My grandpa worked on trains for years and everytime a crash happen with a car it was the car failing to get off the track.
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