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I think that part of the problem is that drivers are too stupid these days to recognize what a flashing railroad signal means. We had a crossing in a previous town that I worked for that had standard red-yellow-green traffic signals at a crossing in addition to the standard RR flashers. To my observations this combination was more effective as there is no question in the mind of drivers what each color means and what action is expected. <br /> <br />One action I was able to do that was effective was to suppliment standard cross bucks on unsignaled crossings with stop signs. It to seemed effective since the charge was changed from an un-enforceable running a cross buck in front of a train to running a stop sign- which can be written any time- not just when a train is in the area. In my experience people started to respect them more (at least as much as they do stop signs else where.) <br /> <br />If I had a suggestion now it would be to phase out the standard RR flasher and replece it with standard MUTCD traffic signals- flasing yellow with no train in circiut and solid red when a train in in the circiut.
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