MUST SEE Idiot Driver + Amtrak #8 in Mauston 1-16-10

[thehockstra]

why do people do this? it's not even like it was a long freight train that takes 10 min...it was a fast amtrak.

[addurobi]

wow relax people... it's not even a big deal.. the guy had a ton of time.

[neededsaying]

@addurobi..That guy did not have "a ton of time". There is a reason why the crossing activated when it did. The train was moving what 60 mph...Had that guy who went around the gates had one misstep he would have been a hood ornament and property would have been damaged, time and money would have been lost because of one idiot!

[metraF40PH163]

A couple seconds later and this would have not ended well

[Thewoog34]

It's people like this that deserve to get squashed by a train.

[gameexpert385]

that driver is a idiot, he could get hit

[gredee]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I didn't even notice the post from the person taking credit for driving the SUV......I still support everything I said.

[gredee]

...also this struck me as funny (read: stupid) "If I was that engineer I would have put ehr in Notch 8 and hit the Jackass"......either you missed alot of your physics classes or you were not smart enough to take them in the first place. He'd need a warp drive straight out of star trek or something to accelerate fast enough to hit him by the time he saw him. But hey, have fun discussing it at Randalls.

[gredee]

....now i'm not advocating racing trains but when you get people saying that you should have called the police or taken down his lic # I can't help but think that you people should shut the fuck up and get your own lives.....hell, atleast look on the bright side, if he had gotten smoked that would be one less moron in this worthless town.....and most likely everyone on the train would have been fine....before you call me out on it research some car v train accident reports.....

[neededsaying]

@gredee How about you shut the FUCK up and go somewhere with that BS your talking!

[gredee]

um....ok, so granted he is a moron but what are you people all bitching about? Of course he shouldn't have skipped the gates to beat a train, thats stupid, BUT he was half a block away by the time the train went by. Obvioulsy he looked down the tracks, saw the train and knew he had PLENTY of time to get across. If a cop had been there I'm sure he would have gotten a ticket (altho thats giving waaaay too much credit to our keystone cop police force)......

[neededsaying]

@gredee What was your point of watching this video?

[bigtex144]

I hear your scanner at the end of the vid; did the engineer say anything about it over the radio?

[styx4ever1963]

wow some people are just plain stupid your life is not worth arriving 5 minutes later!

[erinradcliffe]

That was ME!! NO SHIT!!!

[gibb1991]

I would have gotten a liscence plate number and called the cops. That train looks like it was doing 79 mph track speed.  It would have obliterated that car and the occupant.

[masonclan]

7 seconds actualy

[snowboarder029]

its funny cuz the police station is the building in the background

[snowboarder029]

its funny cuz the police station is the building in the background.

[snowboarder029]

its funny cuz the police station is the building in the background,

[13PHXnash13]

Good video, just 1 question, why were you taping this?

[DYP1420]

if you havent noticed already, im just another train enthusiest on youtube

[13PHXnash13]

@DYP1420 Yea, I didnt check your other videos, it just seemed weird that someone would be taping this.

[masonclan]

@DYP1420 i hate idoits that drive around the red lights its pointless your no hurry so stop at the red lights.

[fattpieceofcrap]

lol. a 5mph freight train, who cares. but that was a 5 second train. tards

[erinradcliffe]

@fattpieceofcrap Ahh, I think the train was going more than 5 MPH!! LOL!! :D

[ddblink02]

"You can't fix stupid" Words to live by. Were you able to help the police?

[DYP1420]

if the police had seen this, I would have shown them this video. They did not witness this.

[gregtrain1]

No Kidding! HE IS AN IDIOT!!!

[Trainmasterkreks]

If I was that engineer I would have put ehr in Notch 8 and hit the Jackass I mean really the gates are down lights are flashing horn is blowing

[trainmaster55]

Wow, you sure are right, you can't fix stupid! I'm glad the police came and talked to you about it!

Alex

[DYP1420]

sorry I decribe it incorrectly. I meant say if the police had seen this happen.

[EJE665]

Darn, what a idiot there! Can't wait 30 seconds for Amtrak, pathetic!