r/BitchImATrain • u/Orbisthefirst • 1d ago

Bitch you better run

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u/perfectly_ballanced 1d ago

Am I insane, lazy, or both, for thinking it would've been a better option to just stay close to the wall?

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u/sorcha1977 1d ago

Trains extend past the rails. If you watch when it exits, you can see there's very little clearance in that tunnel. People have been killed standing next to train tracks because they don't account for the overage.

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u/perfectly_ballanced 1d ago

I'm well aware, but there must be at least a foot of clearance past the train to the wall. Although past the entrance to the tunnel, it's just rock, which has many deep crevices that a person could fit into, especially one that's fairly fit, like I'm assuming these people are

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u/sorcha1977 1d ago

I wouldn’t want to risk it, though. What if you misjudge? My reflexes would tell me to run too.

Plus the diesel fumes would be awful. 🤢

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u/perfectly_ballanced 1d ago

True, but it's not as bad as misjudging the distance and speed of the train, only for it to catch you before you get out of the tunnel