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The legislature passed John's Law and the governor signed it into effect today. This win belongs to every one of you who kept the pressure on our representatives. Keep an eye on local crossings to ensure installation moves forward as promised.

October 24, 2009

John's Law - Requiring Crossing Arms at Every Railroad Crossing in SC

John's Law - Requiring Crossing Arms at Every Railroad Crossing in SC

🏆 Won — 3,009 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 1 month ago
On July 23, 2009, the life of John Malcolm Brabham III was cut short when his car was struck by a train at a railroad crossing that had no guard arms. John was only 16. No other family in South Carolina should suffer this preventable loss. We demand that the South Carolina Legislature immediately enact John's Law requiring that every railroad crossing in South Carolina no matter where it is located be equipped with working crossing arms. Lights alone are not enough to protect the people we love and it is unacceptable that in 2009 we have not made this necessary move to save lives. Please enact John's Law before another beautiful life is taken from us too soon.

Updates

Reached 2,500 supporters

August 1, 2009

August 1, 2009

The state legislature is finally acknowledging the pressure we are building regarding these crossings. Email your representative today to demand they prioritize John's Law before another family suffers. Post our petition link to your Facebook page so we keep this issue at the forefront of their minds.

Reached 1,000 supporters

July 28, 2009

Reached 100 supporters

July 27, 2009

July 25, 2009

We are approaching one thousand signatures and we need to hit that mark to force the legislature to listen. Post this link on Facebook right now and text three friends to ask them to sign. This momentum is our best chance to get crossing arms installed at every railroad track.

6 Comments

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Mike Newman
17 years ago Featured

Lights dont do enough when its foggy or dark. too many lives lost already. fix these crossings before someone else gets hurt.

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Jessica Wright
17 years ago Featured

SO RIDICULOUS that this wasn't done years ago. my prayers go out to johns family.

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David Holmes
17 years ago Featured

how many more kids have to die before the state actually does something? just put the arms in and stop wasting time

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Sarah Morrison
17 years ago Featured

My heart breaks for this family. Its 2014 and we still have crossings without arms?? unreal. do it now.

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Lisa Holmes
17 years ago Featured

I drive past a crossing like this every single day and it scares me. way too many near misses. put the arms up.

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Tom Cunningham
17 years ago Featured

Safety first. no excuses.