@wibo@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 years agoif trains honk at every crossing (in the US), shouldn't cars be honking at every crosswalk?message-square58fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down146
arrow-up166arrow-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 • 2 years agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@Salad_Fries@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink12•2 years 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-square@HijaDelRey@mujico.orglinkfedilink12•2 years 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