Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment
Author: rights of way
Date: 07-05-2017 - 21:04
Newton's Right of Way Rule: The Biggest One Has The Right Of Way. F=MA.
One of Murphy's Military Laws: Incoming fire has the right of way.
Otherwise:
* Airplanes: #1
* Ships & Boats: #2
* Trains (including rail transit unless otherwise notified by signs): #3
* On-road: there are many rules for interaction between vehicles, but see Newton's above for Real Life.
* Non-Motorized: best one I've seen is a sign used on the American River Parkway - triangular with symbols & arrows showing that bicycles yield to pedestrians, and both yield to equestrians. Not that the fully-decorated bike racer wannabes seem to have noticed that...