Why Blame Caltrain?

May 19, 2006

Dear Editor:

First of all, my condolences to family members who have lost loved ones in such a gruesome manner, and I don't want to minimize that. However, the response seems a bit off. Why are people blaming Caltrain for deaths occurring on the tracks? Residents want Caltrain to spend money on signs that people will ignore and fences that people will jump or cut, then boarding pass prices go up and people complain that now they're paying for expenses that they asked for in the first place.

How long have trains been in the Bay Area? It's not like it's something that popped up out of the blue. I grew up near train tracks for 20 years, and no one ever got hit. Are there really people out there who don't know that when you mess with a train, you're gonna lose?

-Johnny Zych, Mountain View (reprinted from Daily News 5.18.'06)

– Written by Jen

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One response to “Why Blame Caltrain?”

fred

May 22, 2006

Can you educate little children like the toddler killed recently in San Jose? Might a fence have prevented deaths up and down the line? They are our children and they need protection. Don’t you think we should have similar mortality rates as the best train lines in the country or should we be satisfied with something else?

As far as growing up by the tracks over the past twenty years, I have done the same. The main difference I notice is the level of speed. Seems a little higher than it was twenty years ago. Like a tortoise and a hare by comparison.

Strategic fencing in areas of concern would be helpful in preventing future deaths on this high speed rail line.

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