by YOLO
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YOLO wrote:https://www.arlnow.com/2018/04/06/honki ... long-i-66/There could be whistle or horn boards (temporary or permanent) in place that require the operator to sound the horn whether or not workers are present. But really, after all she lives next to I-66 AND the Metro. Buyer beware.
STrRedWolf wrote:Would it be worth 30 minutes of a WMATA lawyers time to send a polite note to the complaining neighbor about FRA regs requiring use of the horn in work areas?If it’s a polite note, sure. If it’s less than polite, as an Arlington resident she is either a lawyer or related to one, so WMATA would hear back with a nastygram. Also, it’s FTA jurisdiction, not FRA - I don’t know whether there are similar binding regs.
MCL1981 wrote:Unsurprising that the complainant is ignoring the complete answer, pretending they got no answer, and the media is blindly running it as if it is news.The media being blind, as well as deaf and dumb, are not surprising.