Hot Water posted:palallin posted:No such thing as too loud a horn. There should be no Quiet Zones. Loud horns remove one more excuse that poor drivers use to justify hitting or being hit by a train. "I didn't hear it coming" (because of my closed windows, thumping bass, blaring speakers, and ear buds so that I can talk on my phone while driving).
I totally disagree on the quiet zones! Here in the western suburbs of Chicago, where virtually all the towns have quiet zones all the way to the end of the commute lines, you can usually tell when some idiot is about to get hit when the horn/horns start blowing. Horns or no horns, people STILL drive around the down gates & flashing warning lights.
HW,
There is no sense trying to argue with people that only see things one way. Their mind is set, they have forgotten how to most importantly STOP, then use their eyes to LOOK and then LISTEN.
FWIW, the only crossing accident that I can remember in this town was when someone drove around the gates back when we did have to blow for the crossing.
