If crossing accidents are so common, why aren’t crossings being made safer?
There are two, equally important ways of approaching this question. First, it is important to emphasize that there are in fact changes being made. Various sectors of the public are well-informed about crossing safety issues and are thus very concerned and active in the push for safety. A tragic series of passenger rail crashes - the California Metrolink crash, then Boston, and now D.C. - has prompted many officials to look intently at railroad safety issues (although the focus here has not been primarily on crossings).
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