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- adjective Acting to combat or prevent
collisions
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Examples
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At the same time, the federal government is looking to railroads to handle more and faster passenger trains and install an extensive anticollision system known as positive train control.
The Future of Rail Daniel Machalaba 2011
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MR. RENNICKE: Future investments must also be considered in the context of the unfunded mandate for the railroads to spend billions on installing anticollision technology and potentially accept the operation of increasing numbers of passenger trains over their lines.
The Future of Rail Daniel Machalaba 2011
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WASHINGTON—The Obama administration has agreed to scale back requirements for new anticollision technology on freight trains, in an attempt to resolve a legal dispute over the multibillion-dollar safety initiative.
Railroads Gain Leeway on Safety Rule Josh Mitchell 2011
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Associated Press Congress mandated new anticollision systems following a head-on crash of a commuter train and a freight train in Los Angeles in September 2008.
Railroads Gain Leeway on Safety Rule Josh Mitchell 2011
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You will benefit from points bonuses, slow-downs, anticollision shields or double power bonuses and succeed in either Training or Normal mode!
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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All of the red anticollision beacons installed on the tall radio towers were out, compounding the fun.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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All of the red anticollision beacons installed on the tall radio towers were out, compounding the fun.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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It isn't clear whether the FAA's own data back up assertions that, by some measures, airborne anticollision warnings in some U.S. regions are 30 times more frequent than in parts of Europe.
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The issue was revealed at an industry conference in June, when representatives of foreign airlines said preliminary data indicated that the rate of anticollision warnings near certain U.S. hubs was many times higher than levels typically experienced around busy European hubs.
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The anticollision systems aren't likely to be part of the equation in Sunday's deadly helicopter collision in Arizona, in which two medical helicopters were trying to land at a hospital.
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