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Here ya go again. When will you stop?? http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Sight_Eng.pdf This state of Washington DOT diagram has been explained already. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov//////tfhrc/safety/pubs/90003/90003.pdf Have you read the notice on page 2? [quote]QUOTE: Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its content or use thereof. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a manual, handbook, standard, specification, or regulation. [/quote] http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/fapg/cfr0646b.htm What does this have to do with the train crews? This is a Federal-Aid Policy Guide. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/media/twgreport.htm#663 [quote]QUOTE: The report is intended to provide guidance to assist engineers in selection of traffic control devices or other measures at highway-rail grade crossings. It is not to be interpreted as policy or standards. Any requirements that may be noted in this guidance are taken from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) or other document identified by footnotes. These authorities should be followed. This guide merely tries to incorporate some of the requirements found in those documents. A number of measures are included which may not have been supported by quantitative research, but are being used by States and local agencies. These are included to inform practitioners of an array of tools used or being explored. The goal is to provide a guidance document for users who understand general engineering and operational concepts of highway-rail grade crossings. The Guide serves as a reference to aid in decisions to install traffic control devices or otherwise improve such crossings. Additional references are provided as resource for further information.[/quote] Again...it's a report to provide guidance. It's not a standard. The crew on the train has nothing to do with how the crossings are setup. That's the job of the civil engineers, planners and others. The crew on the train are not equipped with survey equipment. They're not going to stop at every crossing and get out and survey the crossing and take measurements. The more I read about this stuff, it seems to me that the community, the government shares responsibility for maintaining crossing safety. The rail lines in many cases have been in place well before the local population. When communities expand and develop areas along tracks, is it not their responsibility to work with the railroads to make crossings safe? From what I've seen in some of those documents, it seems to me that people in government are concerned and are working on the issue. Thus the reason for those documents. Each one of those documents you reference does nothing to support whatever it is your trying to point out here. Those documents leave me with the impression that crossing safety is an issue that is being taken seriously and efforts are being made to improve them.
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