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Unprotected Crossings. NOT A GOOD IDEA. No gates, no flashing lights, no sound, no warning at all.
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Mudchicken is right. We need to draw a distinction between public crossings, which should be as modern as possible; and private crossings, in which the driver (usually entering his own land) bears all the responsibility for "Stop, Look and Listen." <br /> <br />Before we rip up EVERY crossbuck-only crossing, bear in mind that some of these guys are farmers on various kinds of motorized equipment. Making them take something like a thresher two or three miles to the nearest public "gated" stop -- and then back to where they wanted to be -- would be a severe inconvenience to them. Although I do like very much the earlier gentleman's idea of reflectors to show both ends of the track, every single crossing can't come equipped with hi-tech signalization. <br />
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