This doesn't have to do with speeders directly, but I know we all want to
encourage the public to behave safely around trains and railroad
tracks.
I saw a commercial on TV last night that I thought was disgusting. It
showed two engineers in their trains heading toward a crossing, then a car off
in the distance, back to the engineers, and then a close-up of the Cadillac
Escalade heading for the crossing. The next scene shows the car off in the
distance and the two trains going through the crossing. There were no gates, I
don’t remember seeing any signals, and this is a lonely road out in the middle
of nowhere, but I don’t think any of that matters. Am I wrong here, or is this
a commercial that should be pulled immediately? It encourages trying to beat
the train at a crossing and I was shocked when I saw it. If enough of us
contact Cadillac/GM, maybe they’ll pull the commercial.
Patrice Warren