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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Vogon_Glory

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1. There seems to be a constant theme in these Brightline deaths and injuries

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 07:16 PM

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Most of the fatalities are caused by people ignoring the warning signs or telling themselves that either the train isn’t coming or that they’ll get out of the way in time.

If the gate-jumper had chosen not to go past the lowering crossing-gate, he and his passenger would still be among the living.

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