This web set is for a Fairfield Train Safety and Quiet Zone, with the emphasis on safety first. No one is advocating a situation where safety is compromised. It is not worth a single life to quiet the trains.
Horns are not the only means of providing safety at railroad crossings. Enhancements to the physical barriers and visual warnings at railroad crossings can increase the safety beyond what horns can provide.
Much of the objection to the train noise is directed to the horns during the night, such as 4:30 am when most people are sleeping, and very few people are driving. During this time, warning lights can be most easily seen by motorists.
By Wire services
Published December 18, 2003
WASHINGTON - Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter said Wednesday locomotive engineers must continue to sound horns at highway crossings unless communities create "quiet zones" by installing new crossing safety equipment or prove the risk is low for accidents at a crossing that has gates and flashing lights.
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