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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ Koston's video.

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<v Speaker 2>A tough night for the Bruins. They were ahead when nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they're behind three to one, sort of like the season.

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<v Speaker 2>They started off pretty well and ever since January first

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<v Speaker 2>has been not been great. Well, anyway, it wasn't great

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday in Canton. I don't know how many of you

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<v Speaker 2>heard about this story, but I got some questions about it.

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<v Speaker 2>The story that we're talking about is a story that

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<v Speaker 2>we've heard before. Okay, there's a vehicle in this case. Yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a tractor trailer truck that was stuck on

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<v Speaker 2>a railroad crossing, and there was an MBTA train, a

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<v Speaker 2>commuter rail train, that ran into the tractor trailer truck

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<v Speaker 2>tractor trailer and pushed it down the track. On Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank god, there was well, there was only an injury

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<v Speaker 2>of one passenger. Sure power lines were knocked out, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was quite a mess. Those of you who live

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<v Speaker 2>in that neck of the woods or maybe were impacted

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<v Speaker 2>by this. Had happened yesterday afternoon about one at a

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<v Speaker 2>crossing on Pine Street. According to Canton Police, the truck

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<v Speaker 2>was traveling. I'm reading here from a Globe article which

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<v Speaker 2>was posted late yesterday afternoon by Nick Stoiko and Sarah

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<v Speaker 2>Mesheidian Globe staff and Globe correspondent. The truck driver escaped

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<v Speaker 2>just before impact was not injured. A train passenger complained

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<v Speaker 2>of neck and back pain, taken to a local hospital

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<v Speaker 2>with minor injuries. Some power lines were knocked down, and

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<v Speaker 2>the fire chief said luckily no major injuries could have

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<v Speaker 2>been worse. Crashes under investigation by the MBTA Transit Police.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if they get federal authorities involved in

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<v Speaker 2>this at this point, but maybe they're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>involved as well, according to Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan.

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<v Speaker 2>He responded an email, we're investigating the facts and circumstances

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<v Speaker 2>surrounding the incident, and this is what is interesting. It

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<v Speaker 2>says all proper safety warnings were functioning and operating as expected.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're going to come back to that sentence, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>how the tractor trailer truck was on the tracks and

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<v Speaker 2>the gates in front of the gate or the gate

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<v Speaker 2>came down in front of it and behind it. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>get to that. In a moment. I looked at the

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<v Speaker 2>video of the crash. Someone was they were in another

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<v Speaker 2>vehicle and they were rollings in videotape and you could

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<v Speaker 2>see this train just was barrel and I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that as well. Images posted online by police

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<v Speaker 2>showed a heavily damn imaged something a Ross Express truck.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no idea perpendicular to the train. I'll bet

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<v Speaker 2>it was. It appeared the train that pushed the truck

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<v Speaker 2>down the track away from the crossing were to appear

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<v Speaker 2>at the gates were at least partially drawn down and

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<v Speaker 2>were damagedols of course runs the MBTA Computer Train Company

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<v Speaker 2>System said, the company that said in a statement that

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<v Speaker 2>the crossing gates at lights were operating as intended. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's from Keolas and the Transit Police. Superintendent Sullivan said

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<v Speaker 2>the proper safety warnings were functioning and operating as expected,

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<v Speaker 2>which would basically I think from Keola's and the MPTA

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<v Speaker 2>point somewhat of an accusation against the driver. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>interested in doing that, but that's okay. The company had

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<v Speaker 2>no comment. The trucking company is based in New England,

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<v Speaker 2>with its main office up in New Hampshire and office

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<v Speaker 2>delivery service across New England, Delaware, Maryland, in New Jersey

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<v Speaker 2>as well as parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and

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<v Speaker 2>West Virginia. According to its website, shuttle busses took passages

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<v Speaker 2>between Stote and Canton. The MVTA police this is a

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<v Speaker 2>piece from yesterday set on social media that the Stoke

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<v Speaker 2>Line trains would terminate and originate at Canton Center. Crash

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<v Speaker 2>happened at the same crossing where a train crashed into

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<v Speaker 2>a car on February twenty seventh, so that's less than

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<v Speaker 2>two months ago, about six weeks ago. The driver of

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<v Speaker 2>that car, forty nine year old woman, was taken to

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<v Speaker 2>the hospital with minor injuries. So here's my question. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I got a bunch of questions here, and some of you,

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<v Speaker 2>probably I hope, have more knowledge of this than maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I do. Why can't there be a system created which

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<v Speaker 2>would tell trains that you know a mile away that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a truck that is on a crossing. Now, there

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<v Speaker 2>could be lots of reasons a truck could be on

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<v Speaker 2>a crossing, could be I guess, and maybe it's a

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<v Speaker 2>one in a ten thousand shot that the truck is

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<v Speaker 2>going across the crossing and at that very moment the

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<v Speaker 2>truck stalls or whatever, not likely. Okay, Maybe here the

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<v Speaker 2>driver attempted to cross the crossing, didn't realize how close

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<v Speaker 2>the train was, and all of a sudden, down comes

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<v Speaker 2>the gate in front of him and at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time the gate behind him. So the truck is in

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<v Speaker 2>the crossing. Now, if it was someone's car, they could

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<v Speaker 2>probably swing around the gate. But my question is this,

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<v Speaker 2>if the truck was operational, and I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it was okay, but if the truck was operational, why

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<v Speaker 2>would the truck driver or anyone if you were in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation and your car was somehow trapped between these

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<v Speaker 2>two gates and all it is is just in arms

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<v Speaker 2>comes down. That's a piece of wood or a piece

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<v Speaker 2>of metal that comes down in front of you and

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<v Speaker 2>behind you, why would you not at that point say

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<v Speaker 2>to yourself, well, I can't get around this. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna sit here and allow my car on my truck

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<v Speaker 2>to be demolished by this train. And of course you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going through it the way I'm going through it. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like an instantaneous decision. I'm gunning it through the gate.

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<v Speaker 2>I might damage my vehicle a little bit, I might

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<v Speaker 2>damage the gate that has come down a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's a lot better that those little damages be done.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether it was the fault again of the driver in

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<v Speaker 2>this case or in any case. I'm not looking to

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<v Speaker 2>blame the driver here. I have no idea who was

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<v Speaker 2>at fault here. But what I'm saying is you're there,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on the crossing, you see a quarter of a

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<v Speaker 2>mile away or whatever, or you hear the train coming,

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<v Speaker 2>get off the track. You'll you obviously, if for some

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<v Speaker 2>reason your car has been can't move, well, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to get out of the car. Okay. I analogize this too.

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<v Speaker 2>How many times have you been in traffic on a

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<v Speaker 2>road like Route nine. I'm not talking about one four

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<v Speaker 2>ninety five, but how long? How many times you've been

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<v Speaker 2>out there on a road on Route nine and you

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<v Speaker 2>hear the the ambulance siren behind you, you know, five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred yards or a quarter of a mile or less

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<v Speaker 2>than a quarter of a mile, or a fire truck

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<v Speaker 2>or a police car, and you're in a red light

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<v Speaker 2>and you're maybe the third car on the left hand side.

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<v Speaker 2>You have nowhere to go. You've got two cars in

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<v Speaker 2>front of you, you got a person to your right, and

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<v Speaker 2>you got you can you can't go anywhere, and nobody moves.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody moves even though there's an ambulance coming, and their

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<v Speaker 2>mother could be in the back of that ambulance, or

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<v Speaker 2>their sister, or their brother or their father, but they

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<v Speaker 2>don't move. They freeze. And it's like maybe they don't

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<v Speaker 2>hear the siren. Maybe I guess, maybe they have the

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<v Speaker 2>radio on too loud. But the simple thing to do

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<v Speaker 2>is to safely get through the red light and pull

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<v Speaker 2>over or take a right at the red light wherever

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<v Speaker 2>you are, just drive down the road and get out

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<v Speaker 2>of the way. We don't I've sat there so many

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<v Speaker 2>times where you're blasting somebody on a horn. So my

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<v Speaker 2>question is, here's the question. Do people not think? Do

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<v Speaker 2>they freeze in terror because they don't know what to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Or have they never even thought about this? Well, what

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<v Speaker 2>would I do if I was that first car and

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<v Speaker 2>the right side? What would I do? Would I sit

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<v Speaker 2>there and make it difficult for the ambulance driver or

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<v Speaker 2>the fire truck or the police car to get through?

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<v Speaker 2>What I just freeze? So I want to know from you,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think people don't think, or do you think

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<v Speaker 2>people freeze in terror? Or do you think they've never

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<v Speaker 2>thought in advance. Well, if I'm driving sometime, what am

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<v Speaker 2>I gonna do if there's an ambulance coming up behind me?

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<v Speaker 2>Am I gonna race as fast as I can beat

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<v Speaker 2>the ambulance. I don't think you should do that, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>am I gonna pull over and get out of the

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<v Speaker 2>ambulance's way as safely as I can. I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good idea. So I'm coming back now to the

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<v Speaker 2>train accident of yesterday. Let's assume you were stuck between

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<v Speaker 2>these two gates. You're on the train track, you see

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<v Speaker 2>the train coming. I'm blowing through that train. I'm blowing

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<v Speaker 2>through that system. Okay, I'm taking that gate with me,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, I am getting the hell out of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you're doing the same thing. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from you. Have you ever been in that situation?

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<v Speaker 2>And what did you do? Have you ever been in

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<v Speaker 2>a situation where you're sitting there and you've got an

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<v Speaker 2>ambulance twenty cars behind you, and you you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to move because the lights were in I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>wait here till the light turns them. When the light

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<v Speaker 2>turns green, I'll be able to go ahead. That is crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>That is crazy. Someone's in that ambulance dying and you

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<v Speaker 2>are preventing them from getting to a hospital. Use your head.

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<v Speaker 2>Six one seven two five four ten thirty. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>only lines that is available right now. The other one

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<v Speaker 2>is all full. So six one seven two five four

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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty. I'm not blaming the truck driver. I have

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<v Speaker 2>no idea what is sort of a situation he or

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<v Speaker 2>she found themselves in. But if that truck could have moved,

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<v Speaker 2>why not just blow through the gate. Okay, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to owe the town a couple thousand dollars to fix

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<v Speaker 2>the gate. That's no big deal. I mean, that's just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a part of doing business here as far

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<v Speaker 2>as I'm concerned. If you don't get out of the truck,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be killed. If you get out of the truck

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<v Speaker 2>and the and the train is pushing the truck down,

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<v Speaker 2>you might be killed. Come on, people, wake up. No

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<v Speaker 2>criticism of the truck driving. Don't know the circumstances. But

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<v Speaker 2>I just thought to myself, if I'm in a situation

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<v Speaker 2>like that and there's a gate, there's a gate that

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<v Speaker 2>is blocking me from going forward, and there's a train

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<v Speaker 2>that's bearing down on me. I'm taking the gate out

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<v Speaker 2>and guess what if they want to charge me, fine,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take the fine and I'll go in front of

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<v Speaker 2>any judge where they have me up for destroying property

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<v Speaker 2>of town property. We'll take a quick break on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>If you think I'm crazy, tell me I'm crazy. If

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<v Speaker 2>you agree with me, let's wake people up back on

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<v Speaker 2>Nightside after.

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<v Speaker 1>This Night Side with Dan Ray, I'm Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go to the phone. It's gonna start off with

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<v Speaker 2>Maureen and Winchester. Maureen, do you think I'm crazy on this?

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<v Speaker 3>Dan?

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<v Speaker 4>No, you're the voice of reason. You're never crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I wish youd Rob we should make that into

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<v Speaker 2>a promo piece. I don't think we do promo pieces anymore,

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<v Speaker 2>but thank you very much. Worried.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the problem is on the m bt A

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<v Speaker 4>really I do, and I think they have a problem

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<v Speaker 4>with the timing of the trains and the gates. Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>when I've been hearing about this accident and other ones,

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<v Speaker 4>I was almost missed meet this past h fall. Bye yep.

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<v Speaker 4>By the uh my my heart is actually palpitating right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I relax, don't have a heart attack.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, So what happened to me is I was driving

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<v Speaker 4>on a street and the gates went down, A train

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<v Speaker 4>went through the gates, then go up and the traffic

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<v Speaker 4>is supposed to proceed right. I was proceeding, and my mother,

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<v Speaker 4>ruin the undercarriage. But also you never know somebody's hot

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<v Speaker 5>Right, So I did.

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<v Speaker 4>That, and I'm in the jeep starting in the gates.

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<v Speaker 4>All of a sudden, ding ding ding ding. The gates

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<v Speaker 4>go right through my windshield wiper. I could not. I

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<v Speaker 4>something's not right. If I had gunned it, I would

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<v Speaker 4>I quickly hit the brakes. I thought, oh, good god,

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<v Speaker 4>And I looked in behind me and there was a

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<v Speaker 4>calls to the MBTA, to Keiolas and the response I

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<v Speaker 4>head of Keolis who was at South Station. I eventually

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<v Speaker 4>me in touch with Emma, who's there handles these consumer issues.

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<v Speaker 4>And I did ask her for a call back, and

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<v Speaker 4>that was in December. The last time I heard I

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<v Speaker 4>can ruin the undercarriage of the car. And he goes, well,

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<v Speaker 4>that's why why do you think these turn these people

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<v Speaker 4>are getting stuck on tracks. So what I got from

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<v Speaker 4>another person when I called back at different levels, right,

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<v Speaker 4>you get the operator, he gets the customer. Service and

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and plenty and they got plenty of people there,

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<v Speaker 2>all of whom eventually just pass you from one to

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>So the gate is supposed to go go down, and

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<v Speaker 4>it's supposed to be down for thirty seconds before a

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, then it's.

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<v Speaker 4>Supposed to go up. I said that gate went down.

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<v Speaker 4>The outgoing train from Cambridge out went out, the gates

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<v Speaker 4>went up. I was a patient driver. I'm going across

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<v Speaker 4>it up and go back, and then the train went through.

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<v Speaker 4>The gates for not are supposed to be down thirty

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<v Speaker 4>seconds before the train then coming from the Burbs going

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but what they shouldn't do is they shouldn't have

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<v Speaker 2>the trains that close together. So in other words, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if the train that's right, Yeah, if the train has

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<v Speaker 2>it turns yellow, you stop and you sit there for

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<v Speaker 2>then when it turns green, you should have you know,

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<v Speaker 2>an equivalent amount of time to proceed through the intersection

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<v Speaker 2>with in a car. You shouldn't like turn green and

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<v Speaker 2>then go yellow right away and be red in two seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds to me like the as you said, the gate

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<v Speaker 2>came down, you stopped, the train went through, the gate

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<v Speaker 2>went up, You start to go across, and the gate's

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<v Speaker 2>coming back down in a matter of a few seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>That's crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>And they told me that, Well, what somebody told me

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<v Speaker 4>is that is probably timing. If we have a train

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<v Speaker 4>that's earlier or later, that throws everything off. I said, well,

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<v Speaker 4>then that's what people are getting killed on your tracks

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<v Speaker 4>and injured. And I said that needs to be investigated.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, they say, how could an old couple

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<v Speaker 4>get stuck on a track? Do they have to mention no.

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<v Speaker 2>Well the other one. Well the other thing too. That's

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<v Speaker 2>like saying to air traffic control is well, we had

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<v Speaker 2>a plane crash because the two planes collided, one ran

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<v Speaker 2>into the other. Wait a second, you tell one of

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<v Speaker 2>the planes go around and yeah, like, oh this is crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>What have you ever been in traffic when there's an

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<v Speaker 2>ambulance coming and nobody behind them knows what no one,

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, I I actually that happened to me just the

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<v Speaker 4>other day, and and you know, you know what I

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<v Speaker 4>was actually in. I had to go to Boston today

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<v Speaker 4>and the other day. You know, it's like heart palpitations.

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<v Speaker 6>But uh well I get.

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<v Speaker 2>Heart palpitations going into Boston just from going to Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry about that. That's very normal, all right. I

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<v Speaker 2>hate Marien, I love you called, but I got to

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<v Speaker 2>run because I met my news breaking.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, it's really aggravating some people. Actually, I

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<v Speaker 4>saw a cargo right in front of an ambulance. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 4>what a ding What a ding bat?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well there's a lot of there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>dingbats out there. They all weren't married to Archie Bunker. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks Marie. Let you run.

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<v Speaker 4>He needs to take responsibility for this. They need a

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<v Speaker 4>step up. And I'm going to call the Governor's office

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<v Speaker 4>again tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Good luck with that. Thanks, Thanks Mariy, love your call.

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<v Speaker 2>Call again. Thanks you're a Greg Baller. Thanks talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you later. Only line six. Here comes the news at

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the hour. Let's get this going, and

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<v Speaker 2>let's make people think that's what we're trying to do

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<v Speaker 2>here Tonight at Nightside, it's night.

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I to go to Bernie in New Hampshire. Bernie your

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<v Speaker 2>next on Nightside, Go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 7>Dan.

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<v Speaker 6>How are you doing tonight, my friend?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great, Bernie. I guess you can relate to

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<v Speaker 2>what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I am in my job capacity.

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<v Speaker 5>I have a lot of different tasks.

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<v Speaker 6>What I do.

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<v Speaker 5>I have a CDL and I at times drive a

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<v Speaker 5>hazmat vehicle. And I would never pretend to try to

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<v Speaker 5>imagine what happened to this driver today because I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 5>want people second guests to me.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, let me make it clear, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not second guessing this guy. I'm just talking about if

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<v Speaker 2>you found yourself between a couple of gates, and probably

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<v Speaker 2>it's not your fault, what the hell are you do?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, here's the thing with a CDO vehicle. You can't

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<v Speaker 6>shift going across train tracks. So you run for a dime,

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<v Speaker 6>you run for a dollar, you hit the train tracks,

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<v Speaker 6>you keep going there. You can't ship.

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<v Speaker 5>That's against the lock. So how did he come to

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<v Speaker 5>a stop on the train tracks.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, what I'm saying to Bernie, Bernie, my question is this.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's assume he starts across the train tracks and the

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<v Speaker 2>gate comes down and he stops, and you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be that the gate malfunction and twenty seconds later

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<v Speaker 2>the go gate goes back up, No harm, no foul.

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<v Speaker 2>But if the gate comes down and all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden he hears that there's a train a quarter of

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<v Speaker 2>a mile away, he done it.

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<v Speaker 6>To the gate, right, Well, yeah, if he's going through it,

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<v Speaker 6>If he's going across the train tracks and the gates

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<v Speaker 6>come down and he goes through that gate and knocks

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<v Speaker 6>it down, he did what he was supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 6>You're not supposed to ship on a train track. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>it's supposed to come to a stop.

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<v Speaker 5>So he can I mean, at the end of the

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<v Speaker 5>day he tells his this back to Hey, I was

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<v Speaker 5>going across the tracks. You know legally, I cannot shift.

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<v Speaker 5>I cannot stop. I went through the gate.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the word you use? Wait, you said I cannot

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot legally did you say shift like down shift?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you can't shift, but you know you can't shift

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<v Speaker 6>crossing frame tracks with a CD.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct. Right, But but Bernie, I'm not a CDO guy,

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<v Speaker 2>so I want to make sure I understand what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 2>You're really saying you can't stop. You got to keep going.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct in layman's language, you're saying you can't shift means

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<v Speaker 2>you can't you know, shift down and stop, slow down.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to keep going. Okay, I got it.

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<v Speaker 6>You gotta keep going. Yeah, yeah, And he's well with

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<v Speaker 6>his rights. And then your cause damage that you know,

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<v Speaker 6>that's between theolis and the.

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<v Speaker 5>And the company.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, fair enough, All right, Well that explains that one.

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<v Speaker 6>But one other things.

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<v Speaker 5>And I was coming through Weymouth Landing today and a

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<v Speaker 5>pickup and I see an ambulance coming up behind me,

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<v Speaker 5>and people in the waymouth limb and land and seem

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<v Speaker 5>to be shot on common sense or are common curtsy.

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<v Speaker 5>And I see an ambulance, So I pull out two lanes.

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<v Speaker 5>I pulled it up right, and there's someone an escalade

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<v Speaker 5>behind me, pulls around me, keeps throwing and everyone out

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<v Speaker 5>behind me pulled over to and he just started the

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<v Speaker 5>right lane and kept going, and the ambulance got in

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<v Speaker 5>the west lane and kept going.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. Yeah, yeah, I mean Uh, you've been in situations

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<v Speaker 2>where nobody moves and it's so frustrating you. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you hear the siren. I'm blasting my horn and people

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<v Speaker 2>just they freeze, they panic.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't know what happened to me yesterday on eighteen

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<v Speaker 5>by the south Shore Hospital when I put them into

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<v Speaker 5>the level lane, the left hand lane, which was the

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<v Speaker 5>oncoming traffic lane, to let the ambulance get through. I

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<v Speaker 5>don't maybe the wrong decision, but the everyone's got through.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta do what you got to do under those circumstances, says.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be it could be your your child, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be your family member, it could be a neighbor,

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<v Speaker 2>whoever it is. It doesn't matter whether you know the

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<v Speaker 2>person or not. That ambulance is trying to get someone

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<v Speaker 2>to a hospital for medical attention, and that that has

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<v Speaker 2>to be the priority. Bernie, thank you much. I appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 6>Call. Thank you Tobe.

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<v Speaker 2>He thanks much. Six one seven, got two lines at

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<v Speaker 2>six one seven, nine, three, one ten thirty. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>go to Dave and wear them wear him.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey Dave, how are you good evening? Dan?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you doing great?

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<v Speaker 8>Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think about this dilemma that I have

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<v Speaker 2>presented to you and the rest of my audience tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, common sense, you know, that's what we got to

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<v Speaker 6>have it. Come on, I mean you're going to that's

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<v Speaker 6>only a wood barrier that comes down in front of you,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, that's what I look at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't care if it's a wood barrier. I

424
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<v Speaker 2>don't care if it's metal or steel. I'm going through.

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<v Speaker 7>It looks wouldn't to me.

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<v Speaker 6>And if you have pretty lights sometimes on it. But

427
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<v Speaker 6>believe me, there's a train coming. If you're not crashing

428
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<v Speaker 6>through it, you ain't even know. I ain't driving with you,

429
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<v Speaker 6>don't We'll have that straight all of my life if

430
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<v Speaker 6>I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>So, how do you think that? So? So, Dave, how

432
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<v Speaker 2>do you think that happened yesterday? I mean, I can

433
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<v Speaker 2>see that the truck driver is on the tracks and

434
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<v Speaker 2>both of the gates come down. But you hear the

435
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<v Speaker 2>train whistle or you know you're on a train track.

436
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<v Speaker 2>You look, you must see something get off?

437
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<v Speaker 6>You know anything about that driver himself?

438
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<v Speaker 2>No? No, And I don't want it in any way,

439
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<v Speaker 2>shape or form, calling to question his judgment.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, right, but we're all, well, this is it. You

441
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<v Speaker 6>heard what I said, and that's me, you know, come on.

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<v Speaker 2>What about what about the Yeah, what I'm saying is

443
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<v Speaker 2>people freeze. I'm not saying the guy froze or anything.

444
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<v Speaker 2>Who knows what happened. I wasn't there, But I have

445
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<v Speaker 2>been in situations where you're on you know, a two

446
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<v Speaker 2>lane road like a Route nine or I don't know,

447
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<v Speaker 2>you know the VFW Parkway one of those roads where

448
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<v Speaker 2>where it's heavily trafficked, and you hear an ambulance in

449
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<v Speaker 2>behind you, you know, two hundred yards and you look

450
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<v Speaker 2>at all the cars. Nobody moves. Somebody sitting at a

451
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<v Speaker 2>red light, It's like they cantle through a red light.

452
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<v Speaker 2>What are they think they're going to do? Get written

453
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<v Speaker 2>up by a cop? Pull over, get out of the way,

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<v Speaker 2>let the ambulance through.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I can tell you the truth, Dan, I goes.

456
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<v Speaker 6>I drive a lot, you know, living and whatnot.

457
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<v Speaker 5>But yeah, I.

458
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<v Speaker 6>Run into that six to eight times a year. That's

459
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<v Speaker 6>how many times I run under that. And what do

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<v Speaker 6>you think I do.

461
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<v Speaker 3>Through the light?

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<v Speaker 6>I see, of course, you know what I mean. And

463
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<v Speaker 6>then I and I look him back, give me to

464
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<v Speaker 6>see what's going on, and then I'm gone. I'm going

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<v Speaker 6>through it.

466
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<v Speaker 9>I don't care.

467
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<v Speaker 2>Well, obviously, you want to, you want to make sure

468
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<v Speaker 2>that you're not going to t bone somebody going through

469
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<v Speaker 2>the light. But if if the traffic is if the

470
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<v Speaker 2>traffic's too heavy, the traffic's too heavy, and and you're

471
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<v Speaker 2>in a light, hook a right, you know, get get

472
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<v Speaker 2>out of the way. If you've got to go up

473
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<v Speaker 2>and turn around. You know, we all have GPS. Now

474
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<v Speaker 2>you get back on the main road, it won't be

475
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<v Speaker 2>that difficult. But I just see people freeze. I think

476
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<v Speaker 2>some people got a headset on. They're listening to music

477
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<v Speaker 2>and they're rocking out and they don't know what's going on.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, you got Dave's permission. Away here, go through

479
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<v Speaker 6>the damn light. Get the hell out of the way,

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<v Speaker 6>no matter what the cost.

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<v Speaker 2>Couldn't agree with you more, Dave, You're you're my sort

482
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<v Speaker 2>of guy. You're my sort of guy. Hey, thank you

483
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<v Speaker 2>for joining us, keep it keep it going here, you

484
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<v Speaker 2>call it again? Okay. I really enjoyed the call. I

485
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<v Speaker 2>love your sense of humor. Thanks, thank you.

486
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<v Speaker 6>Wait, yeah, yeah, good night.

487
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<v Speaker 2>Six one seven two one six one seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty or six one seven nine three one

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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty. Look, all of us have seen it. I'd

490
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<v Speaker 2>like to hear from you. Tell me what you would do.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if there's anyone out there who's going to

492
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<v Speaker 2>say to me, well, there's a red light, I'm going

493
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<v Speaker 2>to stop and wait till the red light turns. You're in.

494
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<v Speaker 2>You're a jerk, okay, so call him, call me up

495
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<v Speaker 2>and I'll call you a jerk to your face. Get

496
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<v Speaker 2>out of the way. If it's an ambulance, it's a

497
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<v Speaker 2>fire truck, it could be your house on fire, simple

498
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<v Speaker 2>as that. And I want to come back to the

499
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<v Speaker 2>to the to the crash. First of all, I think

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<v Speaker 2>that the trains. There better be a better system out

501
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<v Speaker 2>there for the trains. It's as simple as that. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me get one more in here before the break. Going

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<v Speaker 2>to go to John in Middleborough. Hey John, you're next

504
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<v Speaker 2>one nightside. Welcome night Dan. Thanks, let me be here absolutely,

505
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<v Speaker 2>So what's your thought on both of these dilemmas that

506
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<v Speaker 2>I have that I've talked about? One the vehicle on

507
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<v Speaker 2>the track, do you do you smash through the gate?

508
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<v Speaker 2>I smashed through the gate.

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely, drive through them. In many cases they're made to break.

510
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<v Speaker 6>I got it. I work for am tracked about fifteen

511
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<v Speaker 6>and a half years now. Okay, and information on the

512
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<v Speaker 6>crossing gate. Yes, the mechanism that control does not pull

513
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<v Speaker 6>them down.

514
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<v Speaker 9>It allows them.

515
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<v Speaker 6>To fall by grabbing. When they're down, they can easily

516
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<v Speaker 6>be lifted by hand and traffic control through or escape train.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, but if you don't have time, I mean, if

518
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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden you see a train a couple

519
00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:48.400
<v Speaker 2>hundred yards away, don't try to get out of the

520
00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:51.440
<v Speaker 2>car and quietly walk over, you know, get through the

521
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<v Speaker 2>get off the track.

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<v Speaker 6>Through the gate if you can, assuming that's not traffic

523
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<v Speaker 6>right on the other side of the gate.

524
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<v Speaker 2>You got it.

525
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<v Speaker 6>But although if you get the spctor on a cropping,

526
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<v Speaker 6>well whatever. We virtually every great crossing in the United

527
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<v Speaker 6>States has at least one blue signs with white letter

528
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<v Speaker 6>has a poultry numbers called it dispector or trains on

529
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<v Speaker 6>that line.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, the name of.

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<v Speaker 6>The crossing and the number of the crossing. So they

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<v Speaker 6>called the fact there's a problem stop any approaching credits.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great information. I did not know that.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, take a look next time we go over acrossing.

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<v Speaker 2>I will, I will, you know, I'll bettion. There'd be

536
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<v Speaker 2>some some people who'll be going over crossing tomorrow thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about John from Middleborough. Great advice, John. That's what I

538
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<v Speaker 2>love about my audience. There's always smarter people in my

539
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<v Speaker 2>audience than me, who knows more about a specific subject.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for joining us. That's very helpful,

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<v Speaker 2>very helpful.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, Mek you soon, Thanks John, Thank you much.

543
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<v Speaker 2>Got to take a break. One line at six one

544
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<v Speaker 2>seven two four ten thirty. Got one line at six

545
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<v Speaker 2>one seven ninety. We're coming right back if you want

546
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<v Speaker 2>to get in dial now because we have a guest

547
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<v Speaker 2>coming up at ten. I'm not carrying this over. This

548
00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:14.720
<v Speaker 2>has been a great topic. Let's keep it rolling. Coming

549
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<v Speaker 2>right back on Nightside.

550
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<v Speaker 1>It's Nights Eye with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.

551
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<v Speaker 2>Back. We got great calls, Let's keep rolling. Going to

552
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<v Speaker 2>try to get them all in Ron and Stoat and

553
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<v Speaker 2>run next on nights.

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<v Speaker 3>How How are you Dan? Longtime, no talk to uh.

555
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<v Speaker 3>I just want to say this about that accident yesterday.

556
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<v Speaker 3>First of all, I did a lot of train safety

557
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<v Speaker 3>programs at toy train shows. I'm a big train fanatic,

558
00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:46.920
<v Speaker 3>and there's the one thing I've always said to people,

559
00:30:47.039 --> 00:30:51.240
<v Speaker 3>especially kids, stop, look and listen I drive a truck,

560
00:30:51.680 --> 00:30:54.960
<v Speaker 3>and I know when you stop. I saw the films

561
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<v Speaker 3>on this. This guy went around the gates and he

562
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<v Speaker 3>was cited for doing. If you watch the films, he

563
00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:05.599
<v Speaker 3>deserves to be cited. He could have caused more than

564
00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:08.039
<v Speaker 3>a major accident. You don't forget it takes a long

565
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<v Speaker 3>time to stop a train, whether it's going thirty miles

566
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<v Speaker 3>an hour or fifty miles an hour, whether it's passenger

567
00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:18.119
<v Speaker 3>or a freight. He was wrong, and but we do

568
00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:22.079
<v Speaker 3>need to have four way gates at all crossings. You know,

569
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<v Speaker 3>he made a stupid decision. And like you said earlier,

570
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<v Speaker 3>it's the same type of people that won't pull over

571
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<v Speaker 3>for an ambulance or a fire engine or a police car.

572
00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:36.680
<v Speaker 3>And people have to be more aware of what they're

573
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<v Speaker 3>doing when they're driving.

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<v Speaker 2>You bet you, you bet you. Safety for safety for

575
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<v Speaker 2>yourself and safety for everyone else, and safety right person

576
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<v Speaker 2>in the back of that ambulance because their life is

577
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<v Speaker 2>in jeopardy.

578
00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:51.559
<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's right, and also safety for the engineer of

579
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<v Speaker 3>that train.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, absolutely absolutely, you know, run great points, great points.

581
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<v Speaker 2>I got back lines trying to get right.

582
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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to get my two cents for it then

583
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<v Speaker 3>and it was.

584
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<v Speaker 2>Something like you got more than two cents in call anytime. Okay,

585
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<v Speaker 2>thanks Ron, thank you for talk again. Thanks much. Good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me go to Paul and Weymouth. Paul you next

587
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<v Speaker 2>one nights. I go right ahead.

588
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<v Speaker 9>Hey Dan, big fan, how are hey? Listen? That guy

589
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<v Speaker 9>who that guy who called from Weymouth. He says, you

590
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<v Speaker 9>can't shift on the track. Well, first of all, all

591
00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:25.519
<v Speaker 9>the trucks are automatic now, so there's there's no shifting.

592
00:32:26.160 --> 00:32:30.160
<v Speaker 9>I've been driving CDL forty five years and I've been

593
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<v Speaker 9>driving automatic for three years and I still reach for

594
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<v Speaker 9>the clutch.

595
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<v Speaker 2>Old habits die hard. So what would have you done

596
00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:39.279
<v Speaker 2>if you were that on that track?

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<v Speaker 9>Well, I don't know.

598
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<v Speaker 5>I don't know.

599
00:32:41.400 --> 00:32:45.240
<v Speaker 9>I saw it, I saw the video. I'd go through it,

600
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<v Speaker 9>but I don't know. If it's I don't know, if

601
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<v Speaker 9>I don't know, if he's stalled or what happened, I

602
00:32:50.359 --> 00:32:52.720
<v Speaker 9>don't know. But as far as shifting, look, they said

603
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<v Speaker 9>all the trucks are automatic, so there's only whatever. But

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<v Speaker 9>to get to your point about people not stopped and

605
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<v Speaker 9>the ambulances.

606
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<v Speaker 6>You know that rule for.

607
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<v Speaker 9>Slow down or pull over for a stalled vehicle on

608
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<v Speaker 9>the highway, Yes, sure. So I'm in my eighteen wheeler.

609
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<v Speaker 9>I pull over to the center lane to go buy

610
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<v Speaker 9>an accident or break down or whatever it may be.

611
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<v Speaker 9>And I go to pull I go to pull back

612
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<v Speaker 9>into the right lane, and there's somebody passing me. It

613
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<v Speaker 9>happened long. They just don't I don't know what they're thinking,

614
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<v Speaker 9>you know, So.

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<v Speaker 2>They're thinking this smarter than you are. And one thing

616
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<v Speaker 2>I found out about long haul truck drivers is they

617
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<v Speaker 2>know what they're doing. Okay, so give them plenty of room.

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<v Speaker 9>Well that's that's all I want to tell you. Was

619
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<v Speaker 9>like I go to pull over. When I go to

620
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<v Speaker 9>pull back, somebody's passing me on the right. It's like,

621
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<v Speaker 9>you got it, you got it.

622
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<v Speaker 2>Everybody's looking at that little itch. Hey, Paul is always

623
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<v Speaker 2>thanks so much for the call. Appreciated. We'll talk again.

624
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<v Speaker 9>Okay, Thanks Jim, thank you, Thank you.

625
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<v Speaker 2>Be safe. Steve is in Rockland. Steve, you're next night's

626
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<v Speaker 2>IM gonna get you and at least a couple more

627
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<v Speaker 2>in Go ahead, Steve d Yes, sir, Dan, can you

628
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<v Speaker 2>hear me here? You perfectly go right ahead?

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<v Speaker 10>Okay, thank you for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 2>You're welcome.

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<v Speaker 10>I just want to let you know here in Brockton.

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know who designed it, who's responsible, but we

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<v Speaker 10>have the train come to Brockton and we always have

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<v Speaker 10>the the the the the English.

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<v Speaker 9>The gate.

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<v Speaker 10>We don't have any. All we have is bridges and tunnels.

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<v Speaker 10>There are no gates in Brockton.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to be safe, come on, good idea.

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<v Speaker 10>Okay, I think they got to go around and everywhere

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<v Speaker 10>there's a gate, they should put a bridge or a tunnel.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Well that's gonna take a lot of work, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a great idea. It's certainly a lot

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<v Speaker 2>safer if that's not bad idea. Do you pull over

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<v Speaker 2>when an ambulance is coming up behind you're a fire

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<v Speaker 2>truck or a police officer?

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<v Speaker 10>I hope we haven't referred to as the intersection from

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<v Speaker 10>hell right here and brogh when you give it from

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<v Speaker 10>when you first get off. Yeah, just just just just yesterday,

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<v Speaker 10>I heard the siren and there's thousands of cars. You

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<v Speaker 10>cannot tell where it's coming from. This it's not you

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<v Speaker 10>can't really blame the person in front of me, but

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<v Speaker 10>I heard them and I know where they usually come

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<v Speaker 10>down Pleasant Street.

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<v Speaker 5>White pulled up to the right and.

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<v Speaker 6>Nobody else did.

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<v Speaker 2>It's crazy.

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<v Speaker 10>So it has to do with your your ability, I

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<v Speaker 10>think to perceive where the siren noise is actually coming from.

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<v Speaker 10>I got your directional hearing.

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<v Speaker 2>But still your instinct is to find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>get out of it. You got to pull into a

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<v Speaker 2>gas station, pull into a gas stage, if you got

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<v Speaker 2>to pull into a parking lot, clear the road, let

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<v Speaker 2>the let the emergency vehicle through.

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<v Speaker 6>That should be the rule, idea.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. I got two more of you to thank you, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me go to Sandra in Carver. Sandra, I got

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<v Speaker 2>one you and one more. Go ahead, Sandra, Okay.

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<v Speaker 8>Real quick. I just want to say when I was

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<v Speaker 8>a kid, they used manned men at the crosswalk. Every

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<v Speaker 8>crossing there was a guy. Today it's all computerized and

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<v Speaker 8>they're always sailing now. I was coming down Route fifty

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<v Speaker 8>eight to go to Rochester one night to dog training.

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<v Speaker 8>I usually look both ways. I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 8>did that night, but when I went to cross there

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<v Speaker 8>was no lights, no gate went down, total malfunction. I

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<v Speaker 8>look and there was a train, so I just kept

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<v Speaker 8>I just kept on moving, and when I got to

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<v Speaker 8>a phone, I called it in. They said, oh, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 8>we knew we have a problem there. Well, why wasn't

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<v Speaker 8>there a cruiser or somebody there? Yeah, to control the situation?

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<v Speaker 2>How much? How close was it that the train missed you? Obviously?

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<v Speaker 3>How well?

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<v Speaker 8>It was was night and all I could see was

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<v Speaker 8>the great, big, huge light.

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<v Speaker 7>You know. But I'm quit you had a.

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<v Speaker 2>Guardian angel on your shoulder that night.

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<v Speaker 8>Sandra, Right, Well, I think I do all the time anyway.

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<v Speaker 8>And also just to say this, I worked as a

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<v Speaker 8>nurse at night and for a while, for a three

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<v Speaker 8>year period, I also did the ambulance for the town. Yes,

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<v Speaker 8>I was an empty so I had some of that experience.

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<v Speaker 8>But most times people do pull over for you. But

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<v Speaker 8>I think lately, through whatever reason, everybody's getting cocky. They

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<v Speaker 8>don't pull.

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<v Speaker 3>Over like they use it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of people got the music on

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<v Speaker 2>the radio or the ear or the earphones on. They

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<v Speaker 2>don't hear it, or they're not paying attention, or they're

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<v Speaker 2>just dumb. They're absolutely dumb. I can use a stronger word,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'll just say dumb. And they think that that

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<v Speaker 2>for them to get to wherever they're going is the

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<v Speaker 2>most important thing in the world. Although somebody may be

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<v Speaker 2>dying an ambulance ten cars behind them, simple as that.

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<v Speaker 8>Right, well, but anyway that.

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<v Speaker 2>Could be too absolutely, thanks Andrew, talk to you soon.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, thank you, bye.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I won more before ten. It's Robert and Wellesley. Robert,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna wrap us up. I got about a minute,

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead, Robert.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, yeah, stop, look lessen. A lot of people at

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<v Speaker 7>the railroad crossing, A lot of people aren't aware of

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<v Speaker 7>that role. Also as you as you know, also emergency

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<v Speaker 7>lights on passenger cars tend to be underused. So to

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<v Speaker 7>prevent being rear ended, if you stop, look and listen

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<v Speaker 7>by the railroad track, I suggest putting on the emergency lights.

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<v Speaker 10>Then.

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<v Speaker 7>Also, if there's an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance approaching,

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<v Speaker 7>you don't know where they're coming from. I also we

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<v Speaker 7>suggest using emergency lights again, making people around you aware

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<v Speaker 7>that you're aware of the siren approaching, and you're making

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<v Speaker 7>to right.

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<v Speaker 2>All great points. Robert. I used to tell my kids

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<v Speaker 2>when they went back to school, we do we take

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<v Speaker 2>a little walk a couple of days before going back

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<v Speaker 2>to school when they were in elementary school and things

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<v Speaker 2>like that, and I would say, look, listen and learn.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of the same thing you're saying in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of driving.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Robert, thank you as always, I enjoy your calls.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks very much, we'll talk again. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you, good night, good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we're done for this hour. That was a great hour.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank everyone, Maureen, Brunie, Dave, John, Ron, Paul, Steve,

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<v Speaker 2>Sandra and Robert. Great calls and thank you very much

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<v Speaker 2>for agreeing with me, and hopefully some of you have

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<v Speaker 2>heard what we said. Tonight when we come back, we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk with a really interesting guest about what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on in the stock market. This is a very

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<v Speaker 2>very smart guy and any questions you have he can

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<v Speaker 2>take him for you. We will be back right after

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<v Speaker 2>the ten o'clock news with a guest that will amaze you.

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<v Speaker 2>Back on Nightside,