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Some people still will not learn!!!!!!!!!Acela hits car in CT.
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by vsmith</i> <br /><br />The basic problem here seams to be that no one understands the concept of "Dont Stop On Tracks" NEVER EVER stop on the tracks, but I see this ALL THE TIME out here... <br /> <br />Traffic at a signal light backs up and the cars just stop right behind each other right over the tracks, Doesnt matter if there are Quad gates or not if they are already stopped on the tracks. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Hey man, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. <br /> <br />But, just thinking about this for the first time here, "quad gates" could very likely intimidate a non-aggressive driver into stopping on the tracks. <br /> <br />Suppose for a moment that the driver is too far along towards the crossing to stop for the first gate, but upon trying to cross through sees the gate closing in front of them, as well as behind them....Now you or I would just cra***hrough the gates, right? I mean that is something we do all the time anyway.. but a 70 year old grandmother who has never crashed through a gate in her life might feel uneasy trying it for the first time, and feel trapped. <br /> <br />True, it's one of those situations you have to be a moron not paying attention to even get trapped into. But,....once you are there,..then "what next?" And, while you are pondering "what next?" .. <i><b>SMASH!!</b></i>
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