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[quote user="Murphy Siding"]Why do you continually suggest that the railroads need to do a better job of protecting careless and reckless drivers from themselves?  [/quote] <div style="clear:both;">Because crashes cost them money, and we would all be better off if there were fewer of them.</div> Improving crossing warning devices and making the drivers responsible are not mutually exclusive.  But neither I nor the industry can control human behavior.  If the industry could control human behavior, all they would need is a sign marking a grade crossing like they started with over 100 years ago.  It is silly to spend our time sticking pins into the dolls of grade crossing transgressors in an attempt solve the problem. Apparently the industry felt the same way because they went beyond just the warning sign and added flashing lights, bells, and gates.  It all helped, but never was the perfect solution.  So the quest for a better solution goes on today.   Are you saying that we should just stop now because perfection seems elusive?  Why is there such a defensive reaction to the idea that grade crossings can be made to further reduce crashes?  People who run crossings get killed, but their demise is never going to solve the problem.  There will always be more of them.
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