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Why not traffic lights and crossing lights?
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Paul, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana>I agree that people also run red lights at intersections controlled by traffic signals, but it is a matter of degree, not either/or.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I cannot cite the statistics on this if any have been compiled, but the reason and motivation for running grade crossings against the flashers is obvious, and it is far more of a motive than the motive to run traffic lights.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Simple observation ought to convince anyone that compliance with grade crossing signals is far less than compliance with traffic lights at road intersections.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can stand at any grade crossing, especially one without gates, and watch cars pour over the crossing against the flashers if the drivers believe they can beat the train.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I also agree that </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">traffic signals would not be a panacea or 'silver bullet' to end all grade crossing collisions in our time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But I would go further than that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If traffic signals were applied to grade crossings, it would not improve grade crossing compliance at all—and—traffic signals would become less respected at road intersections as a result of applying them to grade crossings.</SPAN></P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>
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