stackyFACTSIf your car breaks down on a railroad crossing, get out immediately. A fully loaded freight train moving at 55 miles an hour has so much kinetic energy that even with full emergency brakes applied, it will take over a mile to physically stop. Physics does not care about your sedan.
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