As soon as I saw the "source" of the "news" in the link, I knew it would be sensational. Along with links to miracle pills, articles on survival food, etc. The Fire Protection Safety officer was just icing on the cake.
Reading the CBS account of the accident provides a more balanced account. Same number of dead but also noting trespassing as the number one cause of railroad deaths and railroad crossing incidents as number TWO (2).
There are countless videos on the internet of people doing stupid/dangerous things. Can we protect them all.
The company I used to work for had safety programs for everything but still had some accidents that were nearly always human violations of rules or procedures.
Putting humans in command of mechanized or motorized machines is a deadly proposition. Add alcohol, drugs or emotions to the equation further degrades the outcome.
Drunk driving kills thousands every year many of which are innocents including children.
You can't fix stupid. And in most cases you can't save it.
