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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, it is my understanding that crossing in your second illustration would not be permitted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that case, the standing train would have the warning signal activated (I am assuming there would be some type of pedestrian crossing signal at these crossings).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a pedestrian would not be permitted to cross against that signal even though the train is standing still because of the danger of stepping in front of a second train on the middle track.</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;">With your first illustration, there is no reason a pedestrian cannot cross because there are no trains approaching, and the pedestrian can plainly see that to be the case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, where does this newly proposed law come into play here?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are no trains coming, there are no warning signals activated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or are they?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are they active because of the train standing on the far track?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are no signals activated, why do they need a law permitting pedestrians to cross against activated signals?</span></span></span></p>
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