What to Do When Your Car Stalls on the Tracks

With respect to the Tuesday Metro-North crash, if your car stalls on train tracks, do not take your time trying to bring the engine back to life. Run away!
What to Do When Your Car Stalls on the Tracks
Passengers look at the crash site after an Amtrak train struck a semi-truck about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. AP Photo/Journal & Courier, John Terhune
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If your car stalls on train tracks, do not, we repeat, do not take your time trying to bring the engine back to life.

The Tuesday deadly train accident, where a Metro-North train smashed into a stalled SUV killing the driver and six more near Valhalla, NY, highlights the need to repeat the advice offered by multiple traffic safety experts–get out of the car!