I just learned about this a few minutes ago.
Sen. Rosen also says the initial goal of opening by 2028 — just in time for the U.S. Summer Olympics in Los Angeles — is still on track.
I just learned about this a few minutes ago.
Sen. Rosen also says the initial goal of opening by 2028 — just in time for the U.S. Summer Olympics in Los Angeles — is still on track.
Just like the other poster, I'm all for dunking on private companies, but calling it "social murder" to have a train line is a big stretch here. I don't take the AP at their word on a lot of things, but I don't even need their input to know that trains are extremely predictable, and easy to be safe around as long as the crossings are in working order. There's no evidence of dangerous crossings or faulty equipment in this article (happy to see it, if you have it).
Nah. They explicitly cheaped out on grade separating the line, only doing the absolute bare minimum. They have the highest per mile death rate of all 821 railroads in the country. What is that other than social murder?
I know "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" is chud shit, but Im not very sympathetic to people getting hit by a train in most circumstances. They're easy to be safe around if the crossing guards aren't faulty. If it were a bus I'd feel bad. If a driver gets passengers killed, I feel bad. Trying to run crossing gates and beat a train is idiocy. Suicide is a social problem and has little to do with the train.
I actually used to agree until I started looking at the crossings. FDOT is one of the worst DOTs in the states for safety and the railroad crossings are no exception. Here's an example of one of these railroad crossings.