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Show MANY CRASH CROSSING GATES One Barrier on Long Island Railroad la Broken Every Day Drivers Want to Beat Trains. Thousands of motorists annually smash through gates at railroad crossings in the United States. This fact Indicates two sides to the grade-crossing grade-crossing argument. On the Long Island railroad, which has only 400 miles of track, one grade crossing gate Is broken practically every day in the year by motor drivers driv-ers who attempt to "beat trains to crossings." In the Inst year (here were approximately approxi-mately 300 of such accidents on this line alone, according to T. P. Brennan. safety agent. From August lii, to 20 of this year there were 15 such mishaps mis-haps on this road, resulting in injuries inju-ries ( many persons. One was killed. Iia'lroads of the United Stales are In a campaign to cut down accidents of all kinds, including those at grade crossings. Motorists are asked to enter en-ter this campaign and aid iu making our highways safer by constant vigi- . lance. "How in the name of heaven." said Mr. llrennan, "can the Long Island or any other railroad render safe and prompt service to its patrons when tile public highways are infested with motorcar drivers who refuse to exercise exer-cise caution when approaching railroad rail-road grade crossings, who gloat over the fact that they 'beat the Irain to these intersections,' and who are daily apparently ivilKng to sacrifice not only their own lives but the Kws of those inirusled to their care?" |