The only solution
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The Hixon crossing inquiry continues its searching probe into the hows, whys and wherefores. I note with interest that the kmericans are facing the same problem.
The Penn Central Railroad is shortly to verate passenger trains with a capability
165 mph from New York to Washington. in Maryland alone the tracks cross 17 high
ways. The Department of Transportation, fearing bloodshed, proposes a speed limit of 110 mph and suggests "re-routeing" of motor traffic.
Road hauliers in the States, suggests Transport Topics, should press for a tax on railroad fuel, the proceeds to be spent on eliminating road crossings. If the tax was levied at the same rate as hauliers pay it would yield about $136m a year—enough to solve the problem in a measurable time. In the era of road transport why do we all fight shy of the only solution?