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I am not and have never been employed by the railroad but I have to wonder if you are just uninformed, misguided or have an agenda of another nature. First, if traffic fatalities are so important to you that you will spend many hours corresponding on the internet because of a single accident involving a train and a bicycleist, when do you have time to correspond on other billboards about the thousands of other traffic accidents involving only privately owned vehicles where it is known that one party failed to fulfill their obligations and caused death? This indicates to me that you either have your priorities out of alignment or that you have an axe to grind against te railroad industry. Also, you make broad statements that the railroad has the resources to fix the problem but simply choose not to do so. At a single crossing this may appear fair if only given a glance, but in reality such a program would involve (I don't know how) many crossings and a staggering amount of money that I don't think the railroad has. But you degrade the railroad as being cheap saying things as "How much is a human life worth!?" [not an exact quote, but I think this is the essence of it] I think it is fair to put that back on the individual who chose to use the particular "at grade" crossing instead of taking a longer way around over a "grade seperated" crossing. Wouldn't a few pennies in gas and a minute or two in traffic be worth saving their own life? I think the argument runs both ways; that is both sides wanting to save, and some balance with regard to safety vs. cost is obtained. Your attacks on the railroad industry in North America are unwelcome. The railroads are saving us money by transporting our goods on their own right-of-way using their own motive power and maintanence resources for less per ton-mile than any other transportation system available. They reduce costs to the highway system. They reduce emisions blamed for everything from global warming to bad health. And for all that they do for us, they are much more likely to be savaged in the papers when a negligent driver tries to make up time when in a hurry by crossing tracks when they should know better. I do agree that adults and children alike could use some education in this area. They should be taught the many benifits we enjoy because of the railroad. They should be taught why a train can not stop on a dime. They should be taught why trains can not practically be forced to creep along at slow speeds when there are at grade crossings. And everyone needs to be taught how dangerous the highways realy are so that a new era of traffic law enforcement is seen in this country. Children in North America are more likely to die as a result of a traffic accident involving one or more cars (no trains!) than any other cause. I appologize if I offended anyone but attacking trains and at-grade crossings is not productive. - Ed
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