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Nostalgia & History > Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ?Date: 03/03/15 17:19 Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 1. Posted by our Webmaster for today's "from the Past" lookback. Thanks to Stash!
Photo 2. Another look at Key's "B"- Line at Lakeshore Avenue--Oakland, CA. KRK   Date: 03/03/15 18:37 Re: Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: stash The entire Key System was accident prone.
Date: 03/03/15 22:53 Re: Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: PHall stash Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The entire Key System was accident prone. More likely that drivers were just a dumb about trains back then as they are now. Date: 03/04/15 05:00 Re: Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: jkh2cpu PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > stash Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The entire Key System was accident prone. > > More likely that drivers were just a dumb about > trains back then as they are now. Yesterday's drivers were a lot dumber. Check out the crossing deaths per year, if you can find the info. Approximately 2500 per year in 1920, much less today with more nutz behind the wheel ;-) Some more current stats are here: http://oli.org/about-us/news/collisions-casulties John. Date: 03/04/15 09:12 Re: Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: TomPlatten Looks like all of the categories are significantly down since about 1997. It would be interesting to see if that correlates with the increase of gated crossings as opposed to those crossings without gates or wig-wags or even crossbucks
Date: 03/04/15 09:54 Re: Was the Key System 'B'- Line accident prone ? Author: BaltoJoey It is kind of ironic and also humorous that a
railcar in the 2nd photo is sporting a rail safety themed placard. LOL |