[Hermann the Cherusker]

Don't forget the costs associated with the repairs on the current train due to its numerous accidents; accidents that continue to occur.

Those costs *should* (but probably aren't) be paid for by the insurance of the idiot motorists who keep hitting it. Its not like the train is jumping off the tracks and suddenly hitting unsuspecting motorists.

Just how stupid are you guys down there anyway? Don't you know not to drive in front of a moving train and expect it to stop?

This seems pretty elementary to me, like not turning right on red without first looking to check if cars are coming on the road you are turning onto.

[Army Air Corps]

No, it is a bureaucratic thing. When planners place the rails though turn lanes and other oddities, traffic accidents are likely to occur. Also, NYC's trains were built underground (gee, what an idea) so that they would not pose a traffic hazzard. Other parts of the NYC rail system are above gorund so that folks do not run the risk colliding with the bloody train.