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Re- the answer to the question, “Are quiet zones less safe than regular crossings?” It is only my opinion that the question cannot be answered.  However, it is also my opinion that the FRA has what they believe is the answer.  They must believe that they have the answer, and that the answer is that quiet zones are not less safe; because the rebalancing of risk to compensate the removal of the horn requires knowing that answer to the question.  However, if the FRA has what they believe is the answer that shows no loss of safety for quiet zones, I wonder why they don’t just come out and tell us. I do find sources of information from local government jurisdictions that are in the quiet zone planning phase, and some of them clearly state that the quiet zones make the crossing safer.  Although, this issue can be blurred between public safety and public health.  Clearly, a big part of the reason for removing train horns is that the noise damages health.  So in that sense, quiet zones are safer.
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