Comments:Egypt bus and train crash kills dozens of children

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If ever there was a moment for humankind to cease worldly ambitions, and to unite in common prayer it is now. Whether your God has a name that differs from your neighbor, or the stranger in a foreign land, know that 'our' God weeps for those parents whose grief is beyond comprehension. To all governments I say, "Lay aside your differences, and mourn this tragedy. Realize the common ground to all interactions, and negotiations is the salt that is found in our tears. We must all have salt to live, but what flavor do we want, a reality of grief, or that of joy? We have all been a sleep, and negligent for too long.

Extremely sad event.

A similar accident took place in Taiwan a few years back. A bus full of school children was hit by a train. In this case, there was traffic in front of the bus forcing the driver to stop the vehicle on the tracks.

Adding one simple safety rule would entirely avoid these types of collisions: mandatory stops at all railroad crossings for all vehicles carrying more than six passengers.

If the driver of the bus in the Egyptian accident had stopped and looked before crossing, he would've seen the train coming. If the driver of the bus in the Taiwanese accident had stopped and waited for the traffic to move on before starting to cross the railroad tracks, the accident never would've taken place.

I personally stop at railroad crossings and look both ways before crossing.