hi my name is tyler and i love your guys show and i thought of a new myth for you guys and its a good one so here it is

you know how the buses stop before the railroad tracks and say be quite so i can hear if a trians coming then they say if i cant hear if trians coming were probaly going to get and the bus rip in half i mean i have heard about it but i dont think its true so i was hoping you can show that myth on your guys show because that would be a good myth for you guys to do so i hope you guys will use my idea and put it on mythbusters thank you tyler wittwer

Question:
can a bus get riped into 2 because of a trian

Choices:
is it possibale a trian can rip a bus in half
or would just leave a huge dint

 

Trains are quiet, so listening for them is a waste of time.
Level crossings have flashing lights and hooters to warn of approaching trains.
Bus drivers are supposed to know about things like that before they get the job.
Damage? Watch the old news reports. A lightweight railcar travelling relatively slowly would cause a large dent and much annoyance and probably some injury. A few hundred tons travelling at high speed is another story altogether.

An interesting concept.

In order for a train to completely rip through a bus that train would need to be going at an incredible speed. A bullet train would be ideal because of its shape, it could possibly cut right into the bus, theoretically. But no matter how fast it would go one would expect that the train would suffer serious damages as well, if not derailing.

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Originally posted by sipioc:
An interesting concept.

In order for a train to completely rip through a bus that train would need to be going at an incredible speed. A bullet train would be ideal because of its shape, it could possibly cut right into the bus, theoretically. But no matter how fast it would go one would expect that the train would suffer serious damages as well, if not derailing.

An incredible speed wouldn't be absolutely necessary, buses are quite large & flimsy compared to something like an SUV or smaller car, at about 70mph, an ordinary freight train would probably go right through a bus.