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[quote user="zugmann"]       1.  It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle of any kind or character at:           (b) Such a rate of speed as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person.       <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] I agree with your point about the stopping requirement if you are carrying flammable liquid.  In that case, the driver should know ahead of time to look for grade crossings and stop for them whether they are activated or not.  I did not consider that extra requirement for flammables.  However, my point still stands as to the possibility of a large loss of life in a run-into-train crash with a truck even if it is not transporting flammables.   <o:p></o:p> As to item (b), it does certainly seem to cover every possible contingency.  However, I don’t know how you measure it before having a collision.  It is easy to say that if you run into something, you were driving at a speed high enough to endanger life, limb, or property of any person.  But a driver has to know ahead of time about the life, limb, or property of any person that will be endangered by his speed.  So the real issue goes first to the driver’s awareness of the endangerment.  Obviously, the driver did not become aware soon enough.  But considering the stakes, I don’t think the 25-second warning is reasonable at 70 mph.
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