[Jimmy Stang]

I used to be against crossing arms (or other barriers) downtown because I saw it as unnecessarily protecting those that can't handle a simple red light. But the delays caused by drivers (and pedestrians) that ignore the signals seems to be worse now than ever.

The number of people that reply on the train will keep increasing, and drivers aren't going to suddenly get better or more attentive. While I hate the idea of dumbing something down to the lowest common denominator, thousands of people shouldn't have to pay (with their time) for one person's mistake, over and over again.

Edit: And while I'm sure that insurance covers some of the "real" costs associated with a car vs. train collision, I wonder if extra labour, fuel, etc. for shuttle buses gets included, in addition to any physical damage to the trains.