points by 1718627440 16 hours ago | 0 comments
That has been true in the last century, but now the classic collisions are way rarer. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster .
I would actually sit in front now. Sometimes you would be able to still get vital information and being actually able to act. But the safe decision would be no to enter the train.
[–] flohofwoe 9 hours ago
[–] barbazoo 10 hours ago
> Sometimes you would be able to still get vital information and being actually able to act.
Optimistically assuming you have a minute to react (I'm imagining closer to 10s), what could one possibly do?
[–] 1718627440 10 hours ago
Yeah, I would also guess about that time. Run away, jump out of the train, duck behind some larger wall, pray.
You might just as well never leave your bed, that's even safer ;) Train travel is much safer than travelling on roads, and in the same ballpark as commercial flight.