Re: (rshsdepot) Railroad safety

["Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

Although the gates are breakaway (I think) there may be safety concerns
about possibly trapping a car inside the gates?

Besides-with all the stuff these days about not spending dollars on much, I
really have problems with millions of dollars in grade crossing eliminations
or gate changes (as happens here on Long Island) when it seems to be there
to prevent stupidity.....If an 18 wheeler goes around the warning and closed
gates, is that anyone's fault but his own really? Sad but should huge picket
fences be put on every roof because some people jump off buildings...

Sorry about the raving

Paul
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Cleveland <j.i.cleveland_@_larc.nasa.gov>
To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
Date: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Railroad safety


>Friends,
>
>This may not be the proper venue for the suggestion below.  If someone has
>a better place to post the suggestion, please let me know.
>
>Suggestion for discussion
>
>For railroad crossings that have gates, make the gates long enough and
>provide fences to either side of the gate so that once closed, there is no
>way for a vehicle to go around the gate.  It seems to me that this, rather
>simple, idea would save a lot of lives.  I remember the Amtrak incident in
>Illinois a few years ago, where an 18 wheeler went around a closed gate
>causing a major passenger train accident.
>
>Please let me know what you think of this idea, both good and bad points.
>
>Regards to all.
>
>Jeff Cleveland
>In Tidewater Virginia
>

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