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Maybe Our Railroads Need Some Robber Barons - Is Florida’s Brightline a remedy for our ailing rail system?
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2025
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Do you even know how many people are killed by cars each year? This is nothing compared to that. Most cases cited here are because people acted completely recklessly. The same can't be said about many car accidents.
Do you know how many people were killed in car crashes before seat belts were introduced? Before crash testing was done?
Saying you shouldn't bother to make the highest death rate percentage rail operator be more safe because people will still find another way to die....