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Originally Posted by twoNeurons
Yes it will solve a problem. It will stop the majority.
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no, it wont. the problem isn't people being like "idk where that train is, it is far enough" *splat* the problem is more "i don't care, i am not paying attention, i care more about something else".
the trains go slowly along this stretch, and i certainly hope all these people with a bad sense of distance don't drive.
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Originally Posted by twoNeurons
the crossing dings and what do people do now? They look for the train and say... oh I can still go. With barriers, MOST will think twice.
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when you go back and read all the stories of people hit they weren't just crossing and being like "oops misjudged it" its people running on the tracks to save their dogs, people walking down the tracks with headphones in, or people not paying attention. and many people dont even cross where they are supposed to.
these are the same people that drive around gates, walk around/under gates, and even climb over a stopped/slow moving train at a crossing with their bike.
the people being hit will not be stopped by a gate because they weren't hit for normal reasons.
we should not be baby proofing our world for stupid people that natural selection are weeding out.
personally i think the railway should just put up a 10ft chain-link fence along the edges of the ROW and have the city build some under passes. that's what i would do if i were them; it would solve the problem instantly.