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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have done a fair amount of research on grade crossing issues and also on the topic of crosswalk law, which I believe is getting people killed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a parallel between the two topics. </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-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">One would think that the law should be the final authority, clearly informing a driver of how to cross grade crossings and crosswalks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I am coming around to the general conclusion expressed by members <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dragoman</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Falcon48.</span><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;">And that conclusion is that the correct driving procedure is really defined by a combination of laws, court interpretation, organizational promotions to the public, organizational explanations of what the law means, common sense, and the general interpretation of the law by the police.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem is that all of these sources are at least somewhat ambiguous, and in some details, they conflict with each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, all of this together can only be averaged to arrive at a general conclusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fine points and technicalities are simply beyond the reach of resolution.</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;">It is interesting to contrast this rather subjective authority that guides motorists, to the methods of train dispatching and control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The latter is not subjective at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is based on pure logic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There can be no overlap in meaning of the signals and the rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such an objective system is an incredible accomplishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when trains encounter grade crossings, they intersect with the subjective system of road rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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