#AskHeikkiCoxKikkajoon There are more than 48,000 kilometres of railway tract throughout Canada, making it one of the largest systems in the world. Passenger and freight trains operate relatively incident free on a daily basis, but there were more than 1,000 railway accidents last year, including derailments and collisions. Of all railway accidents in Canada last year, 13 percent of them occurred at crossings and involved either pedestrians or vehicles being hit by trains. Safety at railway grade crossings The 23,000 grade crossings, including both public and private, located throughout the country pose dangers and hazards to those crossing them. Most train accidents in which someone ...
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#AskHeikkiCoxKikkajoon Travel options for most people usually come down to flying, taking a train or taking to the highway in the family car. Besides differences in cost and time, safety can be an important factor in deciding which mode of transportation to use. Making that decision can be difficult. Planes are in the news all the time, right? Plane crashes, particularly those involving commercial airlines, are given widespread media coverage. For example, the recent crash of a small, private plane on a highway in Southern California in which two people were injured was reported by Canadian media outlets. Contrary to what ...
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