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Ate not highway-rail crossings an absolute stop for any commercial truck or bus?

Only school buses. It's also a very antiquated law. It originates form an accident in 1938.  However what's really bad is that the accident may would not have been avoided even if the bus had stopped due to the poor visibility.

I have children that ride the bus and their safety is utmost to me. However I realize also that this law was a knee jerk reaction and that the advancement of technology and and how crossings are managed makes it even that much more obsolete.

As for this trucker the trucking industry has seen a huge drop in quality of drivers over the last 20 years. I avoid I10 west of Houston for this very reason.  The trucks weaving is as bad as cars but really so many times more detrimental due to their size and inability to speed up and move around traffic quickly.

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