How to Survive a Train Crash

passengers on board your train start getting up from their seats afraid and panicking the brakes screech and squeal everyone's thrown to the floor as the Train jokes and tries to slow down you look out the window another fast train on the same track is heading right at you the clock is ticking there are only minutes before you collide head-on here's how to survive a train crash being in a high-speed train with no seat belt might seem dangerous but taking a train is one of the safest ways to travel second only to riding an airplane the odds of dying in a train crash are about 1 in 500,000 and while derailment are fairly common most of them aren't as bad as you might think every hour and a half a train is derailed or it collides with an object luckily it usually doesn't cause any injuries or deaths even though riding a train is relatively safe it's best to be prepared for when the worst comes to worst where's the safest spot to be during a train crash and is it safe to jump off a moving train step 1 choose a safe seat the next time you book train tickets you might want to reconsider choosing the cheapest seats it could save your life avoid sitting in the front cars the lead car will be the first to get squashed in a head-on collision and they're often the first to break off the safest cars are often one or two cars back from the center of the train they'll be protected by the other cars in a crash and are less likely to come off the rails oh and don't hang around in the cafe in an emergency it might be tempting to stress eat but the tables bottles and cutlery will turn into deadly projectiles if things get ugly step 2 listen while your choice of seats was a wise decision a crash is imminent everyone screaming and panicking but don't get caught up into chaos pay attention to any announcements over the trains public address system the train crew will probably be the first to see any oncoming danger listen and follow all the instructions they give they're properly trained to deal with whatever danger is coming your way if you notice something wrong alert any nearby staff or use emergency alarms or intercoms to alert the driver now the only thing you can do is prepare for the crash step three position yourself sit with your back towards the front of the Train since most trains don't have seatbelts this will stop you from being thrown forward during a crash if the train is about to be hit in a side collision stay away from the windows and sit in an aisle seat plan what if you're in the worst case scenario and you have to jump off step 4 prepare to jump jumping off a moving train is extremely dangerous try to get to the end of the Train this is the safest spot to jump from then it's all about timing crouch as low as possible bend your knees and aim for a clear spot away from the train and tracks and when you do jump don't land on your feet cover your head with your arms keep your body straight and try to roll like a log step 5 get out there's no time to jump to the Train smash and the cars fall you're battered and bruised but fortunately you survived the crash but don't wait around the train is still dangerous even after the impact there's still maybe a fire or combustible materials on board look for the nearest emergency exit window or door and get out so remember the safest spot on a train during a collision or derailment is in the middle and if you want to be in the safest seat choose an aisle seat facing the rear now that you've survived a train crash what about a plane crash well we'll show you what to do on how to survive don't forget to follow us if you like this episode and if you are in danger or think you have an emergency call your doctor an ambulance or the police immediately

Channel: How to Survive

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Id: d6wUUe59gH4

Length: 5min 7sec (307 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 08 2020