as far as being educated the general public as pretty ignorant on how trains run and operate as a matter of fact in general I know a lot of people figure since that thier car can stop quick so can a train, but we all know thats not the case I know when I was in the Coast guard we used to have problems with people zooming around frieghters and people would look at you with a blank look on their face when I would tell them it could take several miles for freighter to stop or I had someone ask what kind of steering wheels trains have I told him none his reply was then how do you steer!!! or a aquaintence of mine (he too stupid to call a friend) asked what I was smoking when I explained to him that trains are run by huge traction motors and not by direct drive from the diesel and refused to accept my answer and said I was BSing him