I think there was something wrong with this lady. According to CNN earlier, she pulled off the side of the road to answer a call and got stuck on the tracks. Now from the looks of the video how in the #$%@ing hell could you not realize there were tracks there? I smell some sort of fraud or a suicide attempt foiled. (which is a good thing if it was the latter)
As far as crossing safety goes, I'll never understand why people take such HUGE risks to shave 2 minutes off the commute. Two weeks ago I was stopped at a crossing while on my way to work when someone drove right down the wrong side of the road to beat the train over the crossing. What scared me to death was I was the lead car on the other side, and the car beat the train by a mere 2 seconds I would guess. I almost crapped my pants because I thought the train would hit the car and slam it into me. People are so freaking stupid, taking risks that save them almost no time and putting other motorists in danger. (and trains to and extent)
