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Old 03-18-2009, 11:54 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Thank you. I didn't realize that you are serious about it.

I like to ride on the train. The problem with this service which isn't fast transportation because there were so many car accidents on the train tracks.

Ten years ago, my friend's husband was in a serious train accident. He drove his car to the dumpsite on Saturday morning. He drove his car slowly to make sure that there was no train on the track. There was a light stop sign, but it does not have the arms to block the cars from across the track. He saw the train coming pretty far away so he drove across it quickly. Suddenly, the train smashed his car, and his car was in a total damage. He was bought to the hospital by an ambulance. The train company ordered its employees real fast to cut down the tall grasses for a better visual view before any new reporters showed up on the scene so that the company cannot be sued. It took six years for him to win his case which received 50,000 dollars. He expected to get a few million dollars. The company had a dirty business to hide it. His health got worst, and he now lives in the nursing home. He lay on the bed for rest of his life. He is 58 years old.

Now, do you think that it would be a good idea to have the fastest trains in our country? How can we prevent a train accident with this new and powerful trains?
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