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[quote user="zugmann"] So let me ask you this: What makes this crossing deserving of the added protection?  What are the characteristics of this crossing vs. many others?    <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] What makes this crossing need the extended warning is the highway speed.  It is a 70 mph speed limit.  Assuming some enforcement tolerance exists, as is usually the case, 80 mph or higher is probably allowed before a driver would be ticketed.  Because it is in sparsely populated country, the speed enforcement is likely to be minimal, thus minimizing the ticket threat that normally tends to suppress speeding.  Because the country is open and trips are relatively long, it creates a relatively stronger motive to speed.  Under all of these circumstances, I would guess that the average speed is 85-90 mph.
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