Originally Posted by
Skeptic Ginger
I fail to see how the whistle would have mattered. The driver stopped on the tracks. That's simply 100% avoidable with the rare exceptions of an intersection where there isn't room to pull up to the light in a long vehicle and not be on the track.
The guy in front of him stopped and was blocking him.
So that makes two drivers who should be prosecuted.
I think a consensus is emerging on JREF: Americans continue to make stupid mistakes because the punishments for doing so are not harsh enough.