Dear car drivers, please believe it: The train is stronger than your car...

The driver who stopped was probably like 'Hey, I could've made it!'

You say “hello” to a 100 ton engine… only once.

Remember, in an argument between you and a train physics says "you lose". Always.

It doesn't matter what you believe in, or how you think... A train ALWAYS has the right of way.

Not just in Wisconsin, but everywhere.

Them telling their car insurance companies “the train came out of nowhere” 😂😂😂

My friend died almost 3 years ago after her husband drove accrossed the train track while the train was coming. Their car got hit and she flew off went she tried to protect her son. She got struck by the train. We will never forget this. 😢 Now every time I drive by a train track I have to look to both sides and makes sure the train is not coming. It was very traumatizing what happened to her.

“Don’t stop right in front of me” then roasts the driver for honoring his request 😂

Who else here was expecting the train to hit one of those cars?

The fact the train driver could see cars still crossing that he had to blow the horn just to make sure no one else should be crossing over during that time.

Train driver -- on the day: "Let me show you my good side." watching the video: "Nicce.. jobb."

I once waited 10 minutes for a train because the crossing arms were down. Someone went around them and told me they were down for hours. So I navigated a dually truck and 20' trailer through them, and went on my way. Arms were fixed 8 hours later. I'm glad trains still blow horns!

Really LEANS on that whistle- he knows this is a gateless crossing. Good man!

I live in Wisconsin and those things usually have crossbars that go down. Helps a lot in making sure people just listen to the warning.

Thank you for sharing the shot. I love trains, locomotives and the likes.

Well you did tell them not to stop in front of you, lol.

That last car driver was so scared, he was thinking of reversing😹

Welcome to the Midwest! This intersection clearly needs the barriers installed. I currently live in the Midwest (I am NOT from here) and a huge portion of train intersections (in my area, anyhow) lack barriers. Where I'm from in the South, it's very rare to come across an intersection without them.

My best friend is a cop and EMT, and he always stops at RR crossings, lights or not. I asked him why and he said, "Most people who's car is hit by a train then cease to exist, and rest don't look to good." And he knows first hand.

33% compliance. That's a lot better than drivers do with turn signals.

I’ll be like that guy that stopped when he first heard the train whistle and sat there and waited for the train to go by. Not only is it good for safety but I like to watch the trains! 😂❤

So you called them dumb drivers for ignoring the lights yet say "don't stop in front of me"? Your ignorance is astounding.

They had plenty of time. There was no danger to them. Now, the 3rd car?? He would have endangered himself if he had tried.

My aunt and one of my cousins died in two separate train accidents a year apart. I have respect for trains.

I knew a railroad engineer, he might have been a drunk, but he stopped at all crossings , period.”You never know if the equipment is functioning or not.”

To anyone who doesn’t know, when you hear a train horn the train is 15-20 second away from a crossing, when you hear the horn you should always stop immediately because while it only happens very rarely, an engineer could forget about the crossing until they see it.

Big applause to the Kia driver for stopping prefectly and being calm ❤❤❤

"It's like after 2020, all the idiots started driving." -My Mother.

Growing up in a small town, I would get so mad at the railroad/county for not installing stop arms on our crossings. And here in the big town my college is in I watch idiots drive around them.

Those horns on your trains are great, I wish I could have one on my car 🇬🇧🇬🇧

My respect for the last driver 📈👍🏻

Lost two friends to a train in Wisconsin 30+ years ago. Even more sad was they left behind a very little girl that miraculously survived the crash. The couple were taken to a local Hospital (band-aid station) that regrettably could do nothing to save them from the trauma they suffered but compassionately moved the conscious couple together in the same room next to each other so they could painlessly pass away together, softly talking and holding hands in a dimly lit room. My wife and I were in the same bowling league. It was very hard.

I'm from Britain and love how big and long your trains are over in the USA. They are awesome machines and keep the country going 👍

A train crushing a car is equivalent to a human stepping on a soda can

I was up in Oshkosh delivering a truck and had a train coming, so I stopped. A vehicle behind me decided they didn't like that and started honking at me😂. I politely got out and walked back there and told the woman that there was a train and if she was in a hurry she was more then welcome to go around well she about ran me over, flipped me off and by the time she got to the tracks the train was already there and not only that but it cane to a stop. We set there with her right next to my truck in then other lane for over an hour when it finally moved. I seen one of the guys that was on the train and thanked him, he was a bit confused until I told him what had happened. Made my day.

That second car that crossed was the victim of peer pressure. Applause to the last car that waited 👏👏👏❤️

The level of anxiety this gives me… I really thought the last car was gonna risk it

I lost my friend when we were in highschool over just flashing lights. It took him and then a couple shortly after for them to finally install rails. It was the exit from a neighbor. He had his music up so didn’t hear it and it was so sunny outside he didn’t notice the lights. RIP Mason ❤

The 502 and the 501 are the prettiest engines I've ever seen ❗🧐💙👌💙🤗 One of the few times where I'd say "blue looks good on you"❗😂👍

When you see flashing red lights at a railroad crossing it doesn't matter if there's a crossgate or not you're supposed to stop

Crossing gates don’t stop them either.

As my mom says: "There's no such thing as a train hitting a car. There's only a car getting in the way of a train."

That's the most dangerous mistake of all. That literally can and will send you to the grim reaper faster than you can blink.

"Dont stop right in front of me" And then gets mad when they dont stop 😂😂

To be fair, the train was still pretty far away from the crossing when the vehicles passed. But at the same time, how could the cars have known it was that far away? The train could've been RIGHT there and they wouldn't have known.

They’ve decommissioned a lot of the tracks in our town & turned them into walking paths. There was a stop sign for one that was there for 20+years & I still slow down sometimes before I remember it’s no longer there since they decommissioned the line!

Shoutout to that SUV that stopped and waited 🤙🏾

Model makers be like “Wow nice preshading and weathering”

I work as a traffic guard for my local utility company. The amount of people who run my signs thinking the road is clear only to stop in front of a pissed off foreman is unbelievable. I can’t chew out drivers because of company reputations and what not but tree trimmers on the other hand are more than happy to explain on a fundamental level why you shouldn’t share oxygen with us.

Got scared that this was about to become instagram reels for a second

WHEW! That was TERRIFYING! Did you see how CLOSE they came to dying?? 😂

Growing up, I lived less than a block from 2 RR crossings ( cross streets). I have seen more hits than most. To this day, I stop at every RR crossing because the lights don't always work and i do visual checks.

A person is an ultimate moron, if they think they can beat a train. people will never learn.

We have a crossing like this on our road. We cross the tracks a few times every day. We know roughly when the trains travel each and every time, the traffic changes seasonally (more frequent crossing during harvest time.) We know the speed at which the trains travel when they cross the road. There are no arms or lights at the crossing. Each train that crosses is pretty short - rarely more than 15 cars. We know to look both directions each and every time we cross the tracks. Because the tracks are basically like a speed bump, we have to slow down to about 25 mph to cross without going all Dukes of Hazard. Because of the very low speed of the train when it crosses, we know that as long as we are even or ahead of the train when we look at its location, we will cross the tracks first and in complete safety. In those rare cases where it might be a close call, we wait for the train to cross because it is extremely rare, and a lot of fun to watch trains. In any case, the vast majority of time we cross, there is no train. Still, we look in both directions each and every time. Even though the train travels very slowly, physics still tells us the outcome of train and car collision. The drivers who crossed in this video probably know this crossing very well, and know that crossing in the way they did is very safe.

I can't believe that people are debating this!! If it’s red, you STOP! There is absolutely nothing more to say about it. What is wrong with people?

Unpopular opinion: what they did was fine. slowed down and saw how fast the train was going and how far it was, went over and it was fine

That railroad crossing is exactly 1/4mi away from the 4way traffic light.

My grandpa used to work on train wrecks. I don't remember much about him. He did when i was 6. I'm now 40. But he always used to tell us to STAY AWAY from that white line cuz if the train flips your still too close

I'll never understand why people don't stop for railroad crossing signals.

Our neighbour in the Gympie district of south east Queensland got into a tangle with a loco. We had no lights in those days on crossings. She, as a very busy mother, had her mind elsewhere that evening. There were very few trains in those days too . Unfortunately for her and her family there was a train. Vale Betty. The effects of that accident would still being felt by her family nearly 50years later.

A dumb driver is a person that has never taken a driving lesson from an official driving instructor in their lives.

Those who crossed still, may be like that meme guy “I like trains” 😂 👌

I'm very confident they did not ignore the crossing lights. They did yield and verify it was safe before they went across.i seen it

I remember being in driver's ed in highschool and hearing the statistics about train deaths and being blown away. How can people be so stupid.

So we are aware, the warning is for a train coming, not a “lock those ABS up omg”. There is no barrier here, and no one came even close to getting hit. Nothing burger.

Respect to the ones who stopped

I will always stop safely to watch a train! My cell phone ringtone is an actual BNSF freight crossing a small town entry road.

As a train operator, i would not slow down for crossings, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

That looks terrifying. In my country we have bars that come down and close off the road when the lights start flashing and it also makes a sound, and they don’t go up until some time after the train has passed.

Confucius say “ never race with a train! If it’s a tie, you lose!”

Man tells them not to stop in front of him at a railroad crossing to block his shot and then complains that they didn’t stop at the railroad crossing🤷

We can send billions to other countries - we could most certainly put bars on our railroad crossings

Some people would rather risk getting pancaked by a freight train than wait a minute or two 😂💀

This railroad got NWR type liveries: “What kind of design do we want?” “Blue.”

Making a video about "idiots" not stopping, and get annoyed when someone is about to stop in front of his camera.

“Don’t stop right in front of me” At the same time: “Nice job”

It's not only because they're dumb, it's also because they are so impatient to get to nowhere. We all need to get someplace, but be patient people. If you really need to get there that fast, then leave earlier. Don't risk your life or somebody else's. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

I remember seeing this statement “Don’t worry,the train will stop if it hits you,just after a mile down the tracks”

I'm a wisconsinite and I gotta say people are completely stupid. When a vehicle goes across the tracks when the lights are blinking or goes around the gate that comes down, they should get like a 1000$ fine and 6 months in federal prison. It is a federal offense. I'm sick of drivers that think they can do what ever they want.

Well, at least ONE guy stopped! 😅

"I only stop for boom gates!" - All of these drivers, probably"

Why is this surprising? Happens everyday in every state.

Ok, stop and wait for thirty seconds as you watch a train going 30 Mph slowly approach your stopped car. How many of these are locals and know how this is supposed to go down. Absolutely stop first. If the train is a quarter mile away going 30 mph, engage your brain and do the right thing.

Whew! My palms are sweating just looking at that. My guess is that driver used to be a base jumper but he wasn't getting enough of an adrenaline rush out of it so he thought he would step the danger level up a few notches.

As an engineer for BNSF for 7 years I’ll tell you right now… that’s That’s everywhere lol

They don’t call em cheese heads for nothin😅 SKOL!!!

It looks like the drivers could see the train clearly, so naturally they would be able to judge if they had enough time there was no close call I don't see the problem

That's a minute of my life I'm never getting back. Thanks, KZfaq.

As a railway worker "when the train hits your car and youre dying in the middle of nowhere and emergency services are hours away dont expect us to help" lol

A man that takes time out of his own day to record a Daren moment.👍😆

"I'm 100% ready to bet my life that nothing unfortunate will happen to my tires while I cross the train tracks"

You are smart stopping back from the crossing.

Such a straight road with the straight road speed imagine having to brake hard while seeing this approaching

I slow down and look even if the signal isn’t blinking. Switches that turn on the blinkers don’t always work, but train engines do. If it pays off only once - it was worth it. In the meantime, I hope that it’s all just wasted effort. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

You know you’re in the country when there’s no drop bars on the railroad crossings😂

I'm from Michigan and I think Wisconsin folks are wonderful people! Americans all the way!!!

'Dont stop in front of me' - 'Oh my god I can't believe they didn't stop'

In Europe we have barriers that drop to stop vehicles from doing this. Here in the UK there are also perpendicular barriers to prevent people from driving down onto to the rail tracks!

Lots of places in Wisconsin have crossing lights set to trigger for full track speed trains, but these areas also have sidings, so you can literally sit at a lit crossing for an hour and never even see a train.