Re: "Safety" Group Says Crossing Accidents Are the Train's Fault!

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Only "seppos", but then it willcome here.  Another manifestation of "someone
else is responsible for my actions!"

Brett


In article <01be5fce$acef05c0$543261cb@default>,
  "John Regan" <reganjd@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> This is going to cause a storm of protest.  I received this from a US
> Railroad list
> and thought that I would share it for discussion here.  Personally I think
> they are dickheads but plase make up your own minds by visiting their web
> site.
>
> Cheers
>
> John Regan
>
> --------
>
> * Wait 'til y'all read their opinion of the "OPERATION LIFESAVER" program!
> *
>
> FROM CNN 22 FEB 1999:
>
> "A new railroad safety group called "Rail Watch" Monday called on Congress
> to investigate railroad crossings and other safety issues, saying accidents
> occur approximately every 90 minutes and are too often blamed on innocent
> motorists and not on malfunctioning railroad equipment and outdated rail
> technology.
>
> " 'Railroads should be forced to bear the responsibility of protecting us
> from their trains, especially when they own the tracks and have the right
> of way to barrel through our communities,' said Vicky Moore, the parent of
> a teenager killed in a 1995 grade crossing accident in Ohio."
>
> Complete story at http://www.cnn.com/US/9902/22/railroad.safety/index.html
>
>

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