Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”

School Is Still In Session
Driving to work today I was shocked to see how many vehicles had blatantly disobeyed a school bus while it was stopped to pick students on Main Street in Buffalo. The bus had flashers going and the retractable stop sign was out. These were not just careless, but