wibo@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoif trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?message-squaremessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down148
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareif trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?wibo@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareSalad_Fries@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, it doesnt make sense for the following reason: Trains have priority. Road users are required by law to yield to them. Unless the crosswalk is signalized, cars do NOT have priority & are required by law to crosswalk users.
minus-squareHijaDelRey@mujico.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoFine then pedestrians should be honking at every crossing
No, it doesnt make sense for the following reason:
Trains have priority. Road users are required by law to yield to them.
Unless the crosswalk is signalized, cars do NOT have priority & are required by law to crosswalk users.
Fine then pedestrians should be honking at every crossing