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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Originally Posted by sandycat
Five teens in Michigan got killed while trying to beat the train. I always thought that the driving age in America should be higher than it is. Who has teen drivers and what are your feelings on teens driving? My kids are very young, but when they become of age, I won't let them drive with other kids. But how enforceable is that? How do you manage your driving teenagers? It worries me.
It should be 16 with a parent or adult over 25 in the car and 18 for full license.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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[quote=sike0000;9695190]I live 5 minutes from where that happened. Although tragic, the fact they were teenagers made no difference. In this area many people run the tracks, adults and teenagers, whether the gates are down or not (they weave around them). That amtrack probably goes 60 to 70 mph down the track. They probably thought it was one of the slower trains around here that stops on the tracks and blocks the road for 20 minutes.
I am really careful when I cross that particular track. I don't trust the signals with a train that goes that fast.
Adults should set the example. And better gates that do not allow cars to slip through would help. Not sure if that's a cost, or safety thing for emergency vehicles, that gates to not go all the way across both lanes.[/QUOTE]
I am a believer in Darwin's theory. The faster the stupid die, the better off the rest of us are. I am opposed to gates. If you cannot hear the bells and see the blinking red lights that say RAILROAD CROSSING, you are too stupid to live. It sounds cold but that is the way I see things. Running a railroad crossing is NOT an "accident" but an act of stupidity.
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