[PRCo] Re: Houston Light Rail

[Boris Cefer]

Rather 2.300 !!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Houston Light Rail


> Do you have that number correct, John?
> 2,300 citations and the system isn't even open yet?
>
> John Swindler wrote:
>
> > >roger noted:
> > >
> > >
> > >You certainly cannot help the BRAIN-DEAD people that drive around
lowered
> > >gates at RR or Lightrail crossings. They are apparently suicidal or on
> > >drugs. When the LAMETRO Blue line opened to Long Beach, there was
numerous
> > >collisions between trains and cars which drove thru  clossed gates!!
One
> > >paricular gruesome one was a taxi that raced the train down to the next
> > >crossing with 5 passengers aboard, and turned in front of the light
rail
> > >train and was broad-side and pushed down the track. Everbody died in
the
> > >taxi !!  The europeans have it right. A barricade rises out of the
pavement
> > >that cannot be breached by a speeding auto which destroys itself on the
> > >barricade and allows the train a an accident free passage !!!
> > >rogertrolley
> > >
> >
> > I see that the subject line is Houston light rail.  So speaking of
Houston
> > light rail, how about this article -  and the line hasn't even opened?
> >
> > KHOU-TV  11 News
> > Sunday, December 28, 2003
> >
> > Fifth Metro rail accident since testing began
> >
> > >From 11 News Staff Reports
> >
> > Metro's light rail is set to start taking passengers in one week, but
> > Saturday morning Metro was fixing damage from yet another accident.
> >
> > A man in a Suburban was driving down Fannin near the medical center
Friday
> > when he crashed into the crossing arms.
> >
> > No one was hurt, but the windshield of the SUV was crushed. The driver
says
> > he didn't see any warning that the arms were coming down.
> >
> > That was the fifth accident since Metro began testing its rail cars.
> >
> > Metro says drivers simply are not paying attention to the warning signs.
> >
> > Surveillance video shows one driver who made an illegal turn, right into
the
> > path of a train.
> >
> > So far Metro has issued more than 2,300 citations.
> >
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