Comments on: Cobb Teens Hit By Train in “Quiet Zone”

By: s

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:28 +0000

A walkover would be nice if it would extend over Howard and College.

By: karass

karass — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:40:04 +0000

Naughty, naughty, naughty! CSX owns that airspace! I don’t think even slingshotting the kids across would be permitted.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:39 +0000

Or maybe just a couple of poles. It would be great PE for the students.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:37 +0000

“as of 2001, Georgia had more crossing accidents than any of its neighboring state; more deaths from grade crossing accidents than any of its neighboring states; and more non-fatal grade crossing accidents than any of its neighboring states.”

Tom, you need updated figures (you can always go to the FRA website for the most current). One reason Georgia has more crossing accidents and the attendant injuries, etc, is that, by virtue of a large geography, we have more miles of railroads and highways than adjacent states. It’s not apples to apples.

Also, the national figures for 2009 just came out and incidents and fatalities were way down.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:17:05 +0000

Thanks for the clarification guys. I figured that’s what it would be…but I had visions of people taking regional jets over the tracks.

But back to the flyover: in the interest of cost, couldn’t we just lean a couple of ladders together?