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Re:Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety by mschuster91 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:41PM (#20663793)
Putting info about railroad crossing into maps is bad, period.

People must be forced to look on the damn road instead of putting everything including speed limits in their navigation system - I would actually outlaw displaying everything that can be seen with your eyes in navigation apps.

Otherwise such stories or "tin can opener bridges" are not ever going to disappear. If you're wondering about the bridge: https://youtu.be/u_9rWH0p43A

There are literally flashing lights and a direction "OVERHEIGHT" blinking, and people are too focused on their navs/phones to notice it.

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Re:Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety by ghaff on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:53PM (#20663860)
In all fairness, in Boston/Cambridge, students have been ripping open the top of rental trucks on Storrow and Memorial Drives since long before there were navs/phones. (Admittedly, the warnings didn't used to be as prominent as they are today.)
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