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This calls for (not really) malicious compliance. There is a phone number at all train crossings (at least in my state) to call and let them know if there are i
by ROTMetro 4y ago
This calls for (not really) malicious compliance. There is a phone number at all train crossings (at least in my state) to call and let them know if there are issues or if a train made you wait too long. The amount of time you can be made to wait at a crossing varies by state. Find out that time, and call the number posted at the crossing or look it up in advance and complain every time your wait violates the law/rules. You will get train size reduced. Get everyone you know to call in and enforce the rules. I call every time I have to wait longer than the rule.
- cogman10 4y agoIdaho law says so long as the train is moving, it can take as long as it likes :( [1] They put up a 15 minute limit, but then put in "Oh, but so long as the train is doing 'SOMETHING' then that limit doesn't count". [1] https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title49/t49ch14/sect49-1425/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title49/t...
- ROTMetro 4y agoDefinitions matter for laws. Switching in this context is not yard switching, as that is limited to the yard. It is only for actual trains switching tracks. The railroad often abuses the yard switching with stopped trains blocking intersections for long periods of time. That violates both the definition of switching (because yard switching is only done within a yard by definition and definition is what matters for legal statutes) and normal switching only applies "when the train is in motion" for the Idaho statute. Either way, call the number and complain. Malicious compliance has power.