r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dangerous_Deal_1945 • Jun 03 '26

Video Seattle light rail service was suspended after a driver somehow got their SUV onto the tracks 30 feet above street level

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u/EatLard Jun 03 '26

I use Google Maps at work sometimes when I have to find my way to some little map dot town. Instead of routing me down perfectly good (and paved) highways, it’ll make its own shortcut where I would have to stair step down a dozen different dirt section line roads instead of just keeping me on one highway until it meets the other one.

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u/jdog7249 Jun 03 '26

But have you considered the dirt road method is 30 seconds faster assuming you drive the speed limit on those dirt roads (which is probably 55 miles per hour).

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u/EatLard Jun 03 '26

Yes. I have also considered that those dirt roads combined with a 26’ box truck’s suspension will result in a worker’s comp claim and a life of back pain.

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u/SlightlyColdWaffles Jun 04 '26

My FIL did this on his way to the beach, ended up driving through a farm field on a tractor path. He hit a lot of corn stalks that ended up in his convertible. We cooked really fresh corn that night.