Waited another 15 to 30 seconds and you could have avoided that, you had ONE job.

Wow. That train stopped fast.

Ooooohh ... THAT'S comin' out of his paycheck *quality bad judge of timing

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According to the dashcam, this happened here.

Trucks 0 Train 2

D'oh!

I'm honestly thinking you've gotten to be legally drunk and fail your driving test to receive your drivers licence in Russia. It's the only possible explanation.

That was exactly my thought. Unless it decoupled frighteningly easily, which would be scary, but in Russia, who knows.

I use that logic of waiting every time I drive! Sure, I could dart across 2 lanes to make my turn in between the oncoming traffic...or I could take notice that if I wait LITERALLY 10 seconds, it will be completely clear. It's not that difficult to drive safe.

I don't think karma is applicable, the guy couldn't see the massive crane beyond the truck cab, and there's no reason for him to lean forward and check because massive cranes on the back of trains are not a thing.

If the truck driver was expecting to see a rag to pass by before crossing (not sure if this is a common practice in Russia), then he should've been waiting even LONGER before crossing, isn't it?