From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 26-Feb-15 09:47, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > I've argued for tire spike or unemployed East German border guards to   
   > ensure the death of the motorist.   
   >   
   > I'd also like a plate in the road to open so the car or truck   
   > attempting to violate the grade crossing ends up in a ditch below the   
   > level of the rail.   
   >   
   > I've seen steel barriers at truck entrances to government office   
   > buildings post Oklahoma City. It would make a fine solution at grade   
   > crossings.   
      
   FHWA regulations prohibit any "fixed deadly object" in a public roadway;   
   what folks (even the govt) can do on private property, however, is   
   limited only by their tolerance for civil lawsuits.   
      
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