“Gun Death” Train

This is something I can’t relate to:

A 42-year-old woman was fatally struck by a light-rail train while walking across the tracks, listening to music on her phone.

…**DEPARTED** crossed the tracks around 10:15am Sunday morning, even though there were flashing red warning lights, a flashing sign and bells telling of the coming Green Line train.

Now I take the train to work, and I’m listening to podcasts or the radio for my commute. Still I only put one ear bud in just so I can hear the world around me. Still this practice started at my last job when I’d be wandering around the lab doing work and somebody would come up to me and want to talk. Back when I’d have buds in both ears I’d have to stop the recording, pull out the ear buds and ask them to start over. With just one, I hear them from start to finish and can have a conversation while I stop the recording.

Still I never listened to music loud enough that I couldn’t hear the outside world, and trains aren’t quiet. That doesn’t factor in the whole “look both ways before crossing the street” and looking for the flashing lights at the crossing.

Still I guess we need to ban trains….

H/T Bob