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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Maiandra GD"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>My experience is that the "stupid act" may occur because the
train gates are not down, no horn is blowing, and you not see the train in the
distance until you are already starting to enter the track. They do not
always blow their horns.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Maiandra GD"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Though that was not our SUV in the video, my husband and I have had a
few occasions to come home very late at night (like last night, it was about
2am) and it was not until we were on the track did we notice a train in the distance.
The gates were not closed, and the train was moving slowly
because I guess the conductor knew the Riverdale gate was not down, but no horn
was blowing. It is a frightening experience for me. Instinctively, one
expects the gates would be down if a train is approaching. If you do not
live in Riverdale you would have no idea that there are times when the gates are
not down, there is no horn blowing, but a train could be approaching in the
distance (out of immediate view). And, there are people who
are hearing impaired who do drive; without the horns blowing, this could mean a
sad tragedy. Yes, we looked both ways before approaching the track last
night, and it looked clear, but all of a sudden we enter the track, and a train
comes into view. You hope and pray its approach is slow, and that your
car does not stall. Fortunately, each of the three times I have had this
experience, the train has been approaching very, very slowly, and was far
enough away that I was not in real danger. Nonetheless, had its approach
been at high speed, I could have panicked and caused myself to make a tragic mistake
in judgment, car stalls, oh my…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Maiandra GD"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Iris <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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