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Originally Posted by Truckfam
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Originally Posted by R/Cpullerdude
Why not crack down on the idiot that runs into a truck, or goes around the crossing gate instead of trying to convict an innocent driver or engineer of murder for someone else's stupidity? Government and press is going to make this world a mess!
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Unfortunatly, they can't convict those idiots, because those idiots end up dead in the crashes.
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I don't mean it that way, good point though. In RR crossings, why not put up cameras like the ones at redlight intersections? It would reduce the risk of people going around the gates in the first place. Actually fine tose that run into trucks instead of the drivers. I read somewhere here that a driver was ticketed for eratic lane changes, when a 4 wheeler was changing lanes and ran into him. I belive he said he fought it, and the 4 wheeler ended up with the citation, not him. Why not fine the 4 wheeler in the first place? Convicting those dead from crashes may be impossible, but if those who survive get punished, we could prevent this. It would be impossoble to have a 0% death rate on highways/RR crossings, as accidents do occur (sp?), but it can be decreased.