It also says that people are both smarter than we think (when they see a fast train, they let the wookie win)... and dumber (they see slow trains as not a threat).

For a short passenger train? Naw, I bet the incentive for the young driver is amphetamine, perhaps spurred on by methamphetamine already in the bloodstream.

Studies have shown that many drivers mistakenly believe that the flashers are merely advisory, and that a driver may use their own discretion to decide whether it is safe to cross. After all, that principle is embedded in grade crossing control in many ways throughout history. Thus, it is not surprising that drivers would apply it to signalized crossings.

There exists in the aviation world a condition that we call "getthereitis". Persons who have getthereitis are normal people who are so focused on getting to their destination when they want to that they take unreasonable risks and make bad choices that they would not likely make in a rational state of mind. That condition kills many pilots and destroys many airplanes annually."

Got my departure clearance, check.
When asked if clear of runway, Pan Am didn't speak up. They'd surely speak up.
Visibility barely legal and getting worse fast.
I am chief trainer of prestigious world airline KLM.
Let's do this!

Happens to the very best.