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Re:Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety by rplst8 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @04:14PM (#20664273)
Agreed. Why not put automatic vehicle barriers at all grade crossings? Or at least the known dangerous ones.
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Re:Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety by ac29 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @04:48PM (#20664446)
Because a vehicle barrier could also trap vehicles on the tracks.
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Re:Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety by missjellyfish on Sunday August 11, 2019 @04:12AM (#20667020)
No, it cannot. They are mandated to have a designed breaking point. If you’re trapped, accelerate and break the barrier. Little damage to the car, relatively little damage to the barrier, everyone’s still alive.
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