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Safety spot: "It takes a train a mile to stop," PSA urges people to stay off tracks
Summary
A rail-safety PSA warned listeners that trains take a long distance to stop, urged people to remove headphones near tracks and encouraged taking a safety pledge at brightlinesafety.com.
A recorded rail-safety message warned that "It takes a train a mile to stop," and urged listeners to stay off the tracks and not try to beat trains. The presenter advised removing headphones near tracks and said, "Stopping a bad decision is easy. Stopping a train isn't."
The PSA asked listeners to take a safety pledge at brightlinesafety.com and framed the advice as a community safety responsibility. The record does not include local enforcement details or pledge specifics.
