tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post6184830927111147090..comments2024-03-17T18:53:05.139-07:00Comments on CycaLogical: Level Crossing Abusecrossriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896858165635612158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-81276884740197470192011-04-07T04:58:05.936-07:002011-04-07T04:58:05.936-07:00Disagree with suggesting it is only the driver who...Disagree with suggesting it is only the driver who is putting his life at risk. remember his hapless passengers, the trauma for the people who have to clear up the jelly and, because it becomes a crime scene, the total closure of the public transport facility for a day or even more (and trains can't easily filter around an obstruction).<br /><br />I wonder if the problem is the warnings are too good and too long. Impatience is not a an emotion known to motorists and holding them up for minutes to let a train pass in seconds does cause terrible distress.<br /><br />The French are much more considerate. When the lights flash the train is only seconds away (and travelling much faster). You don't need police, camera et al to discourage French motorists from running the red. Removal from the gene pool is the final penalty!STFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751403345472467216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-10396289388098436722011-04-07T04:01:33.882-07:002011-04-07T04:01:33.882-07:00Possibility of collateral damage?
When a chef at ...Possibility of collateral damage?<br /><br />When a chef at the Wokefield Park conference centre near Reading drove onto the tracks at a nearby level crossing (and having sampled the food there I can see why he might) several passengers on an intercity train died.<br /><br />Other European countries take reckless driving offences much more seriously than we do, and I agree it is time we came into line.Paul Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929808238663838155noreply@blogger.com