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Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1576

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1576
From: William Barber <clipperw@E...>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:56:56 -0600
In-reply-to: <1043664935.562.84897.m12@yahoogroups.com>
I once talked to a RR employee involved with "Operation Lifesaver", the RR industry's public awareness crossing safety program, and was told that statistics show that fully 1/3 of the train/auto accidents involve autos running into the side of trains both moving and standing! In some cases, cars have even driven around other standing autos and through gates to hit the train. He related one story of a driver involved in an accident who awoke in a hospital and said that the train didn't sound its horn. The driver hit the 44th car! So, maybe reflectorized tape will help a little, but I doubt it. Some people are beyond help!

Bill Barber

On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 04:55 AM, BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Message: 17
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:02:44 EST
From: qutlx1@a...
Subject: reflectorization

Remember back in the '60s when the Q and other roads starting sticking 3M tape to the sill lines on all new cars? It looked pretty cool on the new
Chinese red boxes,gons,etc.
Well.............. what goes around comes around the FRA, after approx 2 years of hearings,discussions and statistical volleys between owners and regulators has decried that reflectorization is back. Effective later this year all new ft cars must have relectorized markings at the sill level. All existings cars must be so equipped at repaint. The idea is to reduce road vehicular crashes into standing trains at unmarked crossings. Cost to the
industry is estimated at 5 million and savings at 7 million.
UTLX will start with new cars ordered after 2/1/03 and exisitng car repaints
after 3/1/03.
Leo


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