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TRAIN HORNS IN DOWNTOWN AREA
By: Paul Munoz
Topics: trains,
bakersfield,
noise
Posted by pmunoz37
Fri Nov 9, 2007 13:45:59 PST
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HI I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO SOMEONES ATTENTION ABOUT THE HORN BLOWING TRAINS THAT PASS THOUGH CENTRAL BAKERSFIELD I JUST WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY AWARENESS, AS IF I HAD A CHOICE.
IT IS APPARENT THAT THE SANTA FE RAIL ROAD CO. DOES NOT GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE TO GET UP EARLY FOR WORK, OR BE ON TIME TO SCHOOL FOR AN EXAM. PERHAPS TO BE AT THE BUS STOP TO GO TO AN INTERVIEW TO GET THAT JOB THAT MAY DETERMINE THE OUT COME OF YOUR FAMILIES FUTURE.
ALTHOUGH IM FAMILIAR WITH SOME LAWS THERE’S ONE THAT I KNOW WELL AND THAT IS THE SOUND ORDINANCE LAW. MY PRIMARY QUESTION AT HAND IS THIS. IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO BLOW THERE HORNS AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, CAN THIS BE DONE MORE IN THE DAY TIME , OR DOES THE LAW ONLY APPLY TO SOME .
I’M ALL FOR SAFETY, AN IT SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST ABOVE ALL. I THINK WE KNOW WHAT THE FLASHING RED LIGHTS MEAN AT A RAIL ROAD CROSSING, AND THE ONES ON THE ARMS ALSO. IF WE CAN SEE THE LIGHTS IN THE DAY I’M PRETTY SURE WE CAN SEE THEM AT NIGHT TOO.
PLEASE STOP BLOWING THE HORNS AT NIGHT, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL.
PAUL MUNOZ
BAKERSFIELD CA
Comment From: jameslcarrier
Fri Nov 9, 2007 15:38:48 PST
It is a Federal Law that requires the whistle to be blown at every crossig public and private.