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I am not qualified to provide an answer as to whether or not the acceptance of liability can be changed.  But I would be amazed if it is just a simple matter of doing it or not doing it.  Not being able to say what is possible, I am also unable to say what is not possible.   However, it does strike me as unreasonable to believe that the assumption of liability cannot be changed.  Man made it, so man can change it. From the report: “For instance, Italian federal law holds that a grade crossing accident — any grade crossing accident between a roadway vehicle and a train — is the fault of the motorist. There is no room under this system for the case to be made that, while the motorist ignored the posted warning signs, there were good reasons he did so and the railroad is responsible for contributing to the conditions under which the accident occurred.”   If they can do this in Italy, I would not be surprised if we can do it too.   I certainly don’t think it would be easy to get done.  There would be a lot resistance.  But I would be amazed if the railroad industry would all jump on the bandwagon of “it can’t be done, so we are against it.”
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