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Semi-trailer plowed into an Amtrak train in rural Nevada: 2 killed
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<p>[quote user="schlimm"]</p> <p>Bucyrus: So short of elimination of the crossing or giving it complete separation, I fail to see what else could make it 100% "fool" proof. What would you suggest?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I agree that grade separation would make the crossing 100% foolproof, so to speak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I don’t see any other way of achieving that objective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I think that if certain crossings can be made substantially safer at an acceptable cost, it should be done, even if it results a crossing that is less than 100% foolproof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I believe this particular crossing is more dangerous than most others because it does not have enough warning time for the road speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To improve its safety, I suggest either of the following:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1)</span> <span style="font-size: small;">In conjunction with fulltime flashing yellow warning lights and prominent signage, lower the speed limit to say 45 mph in advance of the crossing.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">2)</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Install an active advance warning system that turns on flashing yellow warning lights in advance of the crossing that would activate with the red flashers at the crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Combine these advance-warning lights with prominent signage indicating what they mean.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Item #2 would cost more than item #1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But even item #2 would probably cost less than 2% of the cost of a grade separation project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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