Light rail! Such a wonderful thing! The Phoenix system has been operational for three months, and events like the one in the photo happen every week.
They blame the drivers, of course, but why isn't more attention focused upon the designers of these costly behemoths? Why do trains have to run down roads, anyway? It's a stupid idea, stupidly expensive, stupidly designed, and stupidly implemented.
In commercial enterprises, rail crossings are signalized, and barriers drop down when a train approaches. But light rail is a government-run thing, and their brain-trust thinks that trains and cars should "share". Wrong.
Gas taxes pay for the roads, not train taxes.
If politicians want trains, they shouldn't be using gas tax-funded roadspace. They should buy separate rights-of-way, and enforce payment for riding.
