Various Approaches to Improving Highway Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transportation [i.e. Transit] of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, June 27, 2002 |
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Page 94 - The railroad has ceased to be the prime instrument of danger and the main cause of accidents. It is the railroad which now requires protection from dangers incident to motor transportation.
Page 98 - MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime, and prevent underage drinking.
Page 94 - ... must rely on secondary evidence in determining the cause of the accident. We concur in the views of the examiner that this Commission should give consideration to a revision of its accident reporting procedure and include in its accident reports a more detailed analysis of the causes of accidents. One of the basic elements to be considered in this proceeding is the cost of upgrading crossings and the installation of additional grade-crossing protection, and upon whom the cost burden should fall....
Page 56 - Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors, the National Association of Counties, and the International City Management Associa562 Mar.
Page 90 - ... conjunction with non-NHS federalaid projects. Such criteria would primarily be based on highway and/or train traffic levels. Traffic above a certain defined level would require grade crossing separation. Finally, federal guidelines should be adopted which would require the elimination, either through separation or closure, of all grade crossings on high speed passenger rail lines. 6. State/Local Locomotive Whistle...
Page 148 - Administration (FMCSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA).
Page 26 - Projects for grade crossing improvements are deemed to be of no ascertainable net benefit to the railroads and there shall be no required railroad share of the costs.
Page 154 - Committee, this concludes my statement. I again thank you for the opportunity to testify today and I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
Page 143 - ... of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle in the State shall be deemed to have committed a per se offense of driving while intoxicated or an equivalent per se offense. The...
Page 94 - ... problem on all crossings. Many of the States share in the costs of improvements at grade crossings under a pro rata arrangement between the railroads and the public, dependent upon the benefits received by each. This arrangement has been successful where used. Insofar as this record is concerned, the consensus supports a conclusion that the major costs of grade separation and protection at rail highway grade crossings should be borne by the public since the public is the principal recipient of...