http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dento...177177461.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dento...177129811.html
The driver's take on this seems to be along the lines of "we've been hit by an airplane!" as if the pilot was the one who fucked up.
However from the news report in the first link, there IS a stop sign - painted on the ground - for the drivers.
The road in question and the airport are both privately owned - by different owners. So it's a bit of a tossup on whether or not the signage was adequate (or even legally enforceable), and who is ultimately responsible for the accident. (The private airline & private road owner seem to be of differing opinions on this - the road owner claims no one approached him about the signs, and the airline says they already tried to buy the land to enforce safety measures but their offer was declined).
although i guess there's a lesson here - look out where you're driving. especially if you're next to a private airport. including watching the actual road.
and edit: i mentioned this to my BF and his first answer was "you have to have painted signs - a normal sign would be FOD" (Foreign object Damage)." Meaning that a normal sign was there, there's a danger of it becoming dislodged and ending up inside an aircraft engine.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dento...177129811.html
The driver's take on this seems to be along the lines of "we've been hit by an airplane!" as if the pilot was the one who fucked up.
However from the news report in the first link, there IS a stop sign - painted on the ground - for the drivers.
The road in question and the airport are both privately owned - by different owners. So it's a bit of a tossup on whether or not the signage was adequate (or even legally enforceable), and who is ultimately responsible for the accident. (The private airline & private road owner seem to be of differing opinions on this - the road owner claims no one approached him about the signs, and the airline says they already tried to buy the land to enforce safety measures but their offer was declined).
although i guess there's a lesson here - look out where you're driving. especially if you're next to a private airport. including watching the actual road.
and edit: i mentioned this to my BF and his first answer was "you have to have painted signs - a normal sign would be FOD" (Foreign object Damage)." Meaning that a normal sign was there, there's a danger of it becoming dislodged and ending up inside an aircraft engine.
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