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Old 11-04-06, 06:04 PM
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John E
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Several communities in north coastal San Diego County, including mine, are bisected by a heavily used (50 trains per weekday) commuter, passenger, and freight line. Even though more than 90% of the pedestrian fatalities along the line are suicides, the authorities periodically go after folks who cross the tracks between signalized intersections, which are typically a mile or more apart. They have also occasionally cited those who walk, jog, or bike parallel to the tracks where the right-of-way gets narrow, but fortunately they seem to tolerate those within the corridor who keep their distance from the tracks.

The safety argment is a bit specious, because unless one is very near the tracks, particularly on a narrow trestle, a train is remarkably predictable and easy to avoid. Crossing a train track is MUCH safer than crossing a road, irrespective of traffic controls.
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