tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post2079638485821836503..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Rail Runner Video Shows Second Cyclist Killed Never Looked for the TrainScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-46483246771704104552014-07-13T09:15:19.575-06:002014-07-13T09:15:19.575-06:00True enough. When I was a kid and you got to the t...True enough. When I was a kid and you got to the tracks out in Alden, you would first look to see if you saw the headlight of an approaching locomotive. If you did, you would watch it briefly to judge distance and how fast it was getting bigger, before crossing. It was a two step process. My parent's house is about 20 miles east of Buffalo and the trains were moving really fast, so watching carefully was important.<br /><br />But this fellow never even turned his head to look up and down the tracks, so its all moot. Seems to me that given the number of people hit by trains in NM, folks just don't take the hazard very seriously. Maybe its because I grew up with 70 mph freight trains, but I sure do.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-87164144188140208012014-07-12T17:27:32.705-06:002014-07-12T17:27:32.705-06:00Examining this video and the previous accident vid...Examining this video and the previous accident video, you can see the angle between the Railrunner and the cyclist does not change. This means there is no motion to detect in your peripheral vision. The object approaching just gets larger. This is why pilots are taught to scan for traffic and not rely on peripheral vision. many a mid-air collision has occurred because pilots are staring straight ahead or looking at instruments and never see that growing dot off to the side. Just an observation.JerryMnoreply@blogger.com