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Why aren't railroad crossings on your map app?

Feb 6, 2017
About 200 people are killed at track crossings each year.
Many signs indicate the danger at the site of a deadly 2015 accident in Oxnard, California, where a truck driver turned his vehicle onto railroad tracks.
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The NTSB’s wish list for new tech in cars, and Spotify goes in-browser

Nov 16, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board says all cars, not just fancy ones, should come equipped with technology that warns of accidents ahead.