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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...

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  Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-02-2017 - 16:13
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment JR 07-02-2017 - 16:24
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment BN Oly 07-02-2017 - 16:42
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-02-2017 - 17:50
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment mook 07-02-2017 - 21:28
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment El Sarcasmo 07-02-2017 - 22:06
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment --- 07-03-2017 - 09:04
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Hot Water 07-03-2017 - 09:16
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Paul Guernsey 07-03-2017 - 12:53
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Hot Water 07-03-2017 - 13:32
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Paul Guernseyf 07-03-2017 - 15:30
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-03-2017 - 19:30
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Erik H. 07-03-2017 - 20:57
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-03-2017 - 21:28
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Graham Buxton 07-04-2017 - 04:57
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Dr Zarkoff 07-04-2017 - 10:48
  Re: Chambers Creek Bridge operation Get Carter 07-04-2017 - 15:33
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment Erik H. 07-05-2017 - 20:18
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment George Andrews 07-05-2017 - 20:52
  Re: Amtrak Cascades Talgo derailment rights of way 07-05-2017 - 21:04


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