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Flashin Lights, Lowerin Gates; Indiana Derailment
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There were several things you all missed in this instance. It was real foggy in the area of this wreck. Visability was limited. US421 is mostly straight as an arrow but narrow through here. (there are deep ditches on both sides and no shoulders) The railroad crossing is a slight "hump" The speed limit here is 55 MPH but most don't do it. <br />It was early morning and statistics have proven time and time again that many accidents happen just before daylight when the body clock is at lowest ebb. <br /> <br />This does not in anyway t let the drivers of the trucks that hit the train off the hook. <br />If anything the real culprit here was the trucking company or gravel pit that employed these 2. If they paid a living wage by the hour instead of the percentage of the load, these 2 might not have been hurrying to get the first load of the day. <br />Until the trucking industry changes it's ways, no one on the highway is safe. <br />I know, I work in the industry and am familar with those 2 drivers! Nuff Said
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