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Show European Crossings "Are Given Right Protection Only 8 per cent of the grade crossings cross-ings used by motorists In the United States are protected, as compared with 80 per cent In France. Great Britain makes an even better showing In the percentage of protected grades. The 26,000 protected grades In France have real gates as well as day and night watchmen. The same Is true of Great Britain. On the other band, of the 27,000 grades In the United States 7,902 bave crossing gates. 6,710 audible and visible signals, and 1,002 Just visible signals. |