Hi-Viz will not save you from this guy:

[breakdirt916]

Going back to the original topic for a minute... Here's a proposal for the new Hyundai MBTA cars. Seriously, they are being built by Hyundai and they're already a year and half late, so why not start over?

This should satisfy both the Hi-Viz crowd and the "loud pipes save lives" crew. Instead of electric, go with a big block V8 and open pipes, so the subway arrives on time for a change. Plus, everyone can hear it five minutes before it arrives.

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Nah, they'd probably still get hit.