Rail Industry Still Fighting Safety Fixes That Would Have Saved Hundreds of Lives

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By Justin MikulkaDec 22, 2017, 3:16 pm241 pts
The latest fatal Amtrak accident in Washington state was another reminder of the the reality of the cost-benefit approach to regulating safety. When the rail industry and its lobbyists are able to argue against implementing proven safety technology because they don’t want to pay for it — that is, for the…

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