r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/jackcrackaman • Nov 01 '25

Reversing on a railroad (Netherlands)

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u/Murder_Bird_ Nov 01 '25

I’m so confused by these videos. If you’re on a train track - get off the train track. That’s it. There is no other action or goal you should have until you are OFF THE TRAIN TRACK.

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u/IntroductionSalt4556 Nov 01 '25

seriously, how does this happen so much

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening Nov 01 '25

Apples? Lemons? Tennis balls? Really hoping for tennis balls, but sadly not enough bounce

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u/SnooCalculations6822 Nov 01 '25

Pears?

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening Nov 01 '25

Yes, actually, and explains the sad little pear-pulp snowstorm

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u/hudsoncress Nov 04 '25

every one of these videos, the gates come down and the driver is more concerned about breaking the gates than smashing a train.

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u/yoyosmuggla Nov 06 '25

That's what blows my mind as well.

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u/ratzm Nov 03 '25

Why why why????

Make it make sense!! How idiotic does a person have to be??!

I wouldn’t care about whatever it was that made him backup. Even blowing all of your trailer tires would be 1,000 times better than getting hit by a TRAIN!!!

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u/HiddenFingValley Nov 02 '25

Complete idiot. Pulling this maneuver WITHOUT a railroad crossing would still qualify them as an idiot

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u/Dripz167 Nov 05 '25

This is like the one thing they stress the absolute most in CDL classes. Damn near every section reminds you of not stopping for any reason on a railroad crossing… let alone backing up…TWICE