Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1917 — WIPE OUT GRADE CROSSINGS [ARTICLE]

WIPE OUT GRADE CROSSINGS

California State -Investigators Recommend Changes in 1,100 Crossings—“ Bumps” Urged. The stataof California has JUst completed a detail investigation of its railroad grade crossings. Numerous crossing accidents are responsible for the undertaking. The investigators recommended changes in 1,100 crossings. For the most part, these changes are designed to give the approaching motorist a better view of the track. Only in 18 cases did the commission recommend an elevated grade. So much of the trouble was due to speeding that the construction of artificial “bumps” on each side of certain crossings is being These bumps let a car inside the speed limit Over fairly gently, but a speeder gets a Jolt that it certain to warn him it is time so slow down.