3 Seconds to Warn Passengers of an Impending Crash at 110km

Via YouTube: A Polish train driver had three seconds to warn passengers of an impending crash with a lorry on the track as it was travelling at 62 mph (110 km/h).
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The "dead man switch" basically means as soon as he left the cabin, the train would have started to stop, just in case anyone should think about claiming he left his post and contributed to the crash in any way.

Also, his actions galvanised people far more effectively than any intercom message that most people tune out anyway.

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