Comments on: The Peculiar Federalism of Transit Safety: No National Standards Exist http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FixHighways http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-21181 FixHighways Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:01:46 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6921#comment-21181 ^ That would be a good idea to that. ^ That would be a good idea to that.

]]> By: KinOfCain http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-20991 KinOfCain Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:21 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6921#comment-20991 The FRA is probably the right organization to be responsible for this, but they need to be reorganized and most likely better funded. There are a number of areas where national standards would be beneficial but the FRA hasn't updated their recommendations. In addition to train control standards, things like platform loading height standards for level-boarding, electrification standards, light weight and high speed passenger rail safety standards (as opposed to just giving exemptions), standards for anything over 150mph, light weight freight standards, etc. etc. etc. The FRA is probably the right organization to be responsible for this, but they need to be reorganized and most likely better funded. There are a number of areas where national standards would be beneficial but the FRA hasn’t updated their recommendations. In addition to train control standards, things like platform loading height standards for level-boarding, electrification standards, light weight and high speed passenger rail safety standards (as opposed to just giving exemptions), standards for anything over 150mph, light weight freight standards, etc. etc. etc.

]]> By: sigh..... http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-20941 sigh..... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:05:57 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6921#comment-20941 Damien: not too bright... Damien: not too bright…

]]> By: FixHighways http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-20911 FixHighways Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:28:09 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6921#comment-20911 Here comes the safety police again! Why not stop there lets go after the airlines, grade separating roads around every school, protect suicidal people jumping in front of subway trains or jumping off bridges or off buildings or slitting their wrists or putting their heads in ovens or putting a gun in their mouths and drug overdoses... Here comes the safety police again!

Why not stop there lets go after the airlines, grade separating roads around every school, protect suicidal people jumping in front of subway trains or jumping off bridges or off buildings or slitting their wrists or putting their heads in ovens or putting a gun in their mouths and drug overdoses…

]]> By: Damien Goodmon http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/08/10/the-peculiar-federalism-of-transit-safety-no-national-standards-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-20611 Damien Goodmon Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:19:02 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=6921#comment-20611 Please let Elana know that California is nothing to be modeled. 4 out of 5 of the deadliest light rail systems and two of the deadliest commuter rail systems all operate under the watch of the CPUC. Please let Elana know that California is nothing to be modeled. 4 out of 5 of the deadliest light rail systems and two of the deadliest commuter rail systems all operate under the watch of the CPUC.

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