# Can the transmission be damaged such that SUV could only reverse? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-the-transmission-be-damaged-such-that-suv-could-only-reverse/205412 "2026-03-26T23:33:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-the-transmission-be-damaged-such-that-suv-could-only-reverse/205412/1 "2026-03-26T23:33:12Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/c/2c0d01677d38fd820cd9c680f0f7e09b5fdc587b.jpeg "Caught on video: A train collides with an SUV in Utah. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the crash") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJu5NoVVkMY) She was properly stopped, then bumped from behind and pushed forward onto the track. With the way clear, ahead, why not drive _ **forward** _ 100 feet, park at the curb and exchange information with the errant driver after the train passed? [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/b/9bb250bebd22f8c57a8efe8805b90e10e403b72d.jpeg "UTA shares close call 'greatest hits' ahead of Rail Safety Week") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrdiXc9_W7U) 0:29 Imagine being the guy in the bucket! ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-the-transmission-be-damaged-such-that-suv-could-only-reverse/205412/2 "2026-03-27T00:09:20Z")
Darwin just missed erasing a few more… Better luck next time. My mom and dad taught me to look both ways before crossing a street or railroad track. ---
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-the-transmission-be-damaged-such-that-suv-could-only-reverse/205412/3 "2026-03-27T01:00:17Z")
Yes. Even though mee-mool lights **(o)T(o)** are extremely reliable and fail safe, I always look and listen. (Although at **Quiet Zones** train horns are not sounded unless needed.) Since she was heading toward a perfectly clear area just ahead, I do not understand why she backed. Was it to undo the _“sin”_ of proceeding through the crossing after the gates were down? [https://apis.mail.aol.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-RJpyqKWHLiq\_SpSgl7P\_8aNjVpYZ9FlaZKRSEXq0btEmZiSTaTBB8-sUgUQC4AElAGt8i-JIvRM460VJp2jA-Q/messages/@.id==AAJpNTKffXLGOiDSdNOjih1Bt3g/content/parts/@.id==6/thumbnail?appid=AolMailNorrin&downloadWhenThumbnailFails=true&pid=6](https://apis.mail.aol.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-RJpyqKWHLiq_SpSgl7P_8aNjVpYZ9FlaZKRSEXq0btEmZiSTaTBB8-sUgUQC4AElAGt8i-JIvRM460VJp2jA-Q/messages/@.id==AAJpNTKffXLGOiDSdNOjih1Bt3g/content/parts/@.id==6/thumbnail?appid=AolMailNorrin&downloadWhenThumbnailFails=true&pid=6) ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-the-transmission-be-damaged-such-that-suv-could-only-reverse/205412/4 "2026-03-27T04:40:13Z")
The one I cross a couple times a week is mainly to serve short haul industrial freight. Oil tanks mainly. You hear it all over downtown but thankfully it’s only one line so you cross quick even on foot. Park that goes around Capitol lake with a waking trail parallel to the rail line. Usually in the am even on Sundays. ![20260321_163658](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/3/d38592cbaa2f2ae0e65b1d04f6e156c8c29dffe1.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20260326_212927_Maps](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/a/9adc3a973360a5fb40a830d90a539d33f6a9f76b.jpeg)