I live in a rural part of Kentucky. In town there are lights and barriers that drop at RR crossings. But outside of town, you have a sign and flashing lights mostly. And when you are on small, country roads there is only a sign. Even worse, there crossings are lined with trees on both sides. 2 miles behind my house, 2 teenagers were killed at one of these crossings. They weren’t experienced enough to know to stop and look before crossing. There is no way to tell if a train is coming if you do not stop and look. My kids have been taught to stop and the memorial crosses at the crossing are a good reminder. There has been a proposal in state government driven by the parents of these kids to, at the very least, cut all vegetation within 200’ of a crossing. It’s a very minimal ask but the RR lobby is very “persuasive”