Never any reason for this.....


Another person was stuck and killed by a Caltrain train this morning, not too far from where I live.

Trains are big. They're noisy. In spite of what some people will unbelievably claim, they do not sneak up on people.

Little kids? Unsupervised, I can see them getting themselves into danger with trains. But then where are their caregivers? Same goes for the invalid or those suffering from dementia or otherwise cannot care for themselves (hence, they are supposed to have careGIVERS).

A couple of deaf teenagers were killed not too far from there on the same tracks about twenty-five years ago. They were walking on the tracks in the same direction of travel as the trains on that pair of track. Not smart, but you can't save people from their own stupidity. Deaf or not, just how old do you have to be to realize that, gee, maybe I shouldn't be here?

It just perplexes me to no end that there is even ONE such death a year on any stretch of track, much less the one a month that happens to Caltrain. It's just so senseless, so needless.

It's reported by the train engineer that this person deliberately stepped out in the path of the train. If that's true, wherever that person's soul may be, I hope he's in a bit of discomfort. Such a selfish, hurtful thing to do to anyone else.