I have read 7 pages of this thread and i have noticed i must have been in a class of my own in driving school.
Way back before i could afford a car i used to admire the two door things, the RAV4 one in particular until my instructor asked this question ' what do you do if your car got stuck on a railway track and you have your kids strapped at the back?' my dream of owning a two door car ended here.
Guys kindly google and see how many accidents involving motor vehicles and trains happen in the world even in those sophisticated countries.
According to my instructor, who was always high, something to do with magnetism or some physics i cannot remember happens especially if the train is not very far away from the point of crossing, it seems to be affecting some cars and not others, ofcourse i did not believe him, but this statement made me over cautious whenever i near a railway line.
Whichever the case, the driver needs to hang himself or be hanged...