No I do not support quiet zones. 99% of railfans can speak with me. Why do I hate them? I will say this as bluntly as possible. The whiners who demand them were stupid enough to move close to the tracks. And cities listen to them. That is disgusting. I would honestly prefer that all grade crossings in the country get grade separated, but that would cost more money. For now, here is a site that shows how extremely mature these people are. I am pretty sure it is not terrorism, and it does not cause cardiac arrest. Shout-out to the smart person who flip-flopped the Amtrak and Metrolink pictures. I like "return to the sanity and tranquility our city once had before the FRA ruling to commit torture." I bet most if not all people have never seen Orange without a train track.
Another problem: Fatal accidents. Yes there are improved safety standards, such as pedestrian gates and medians. But what guarantee is there that pedestrians won't walk under the gate, or that drivers won't plow under the gate? There is no guarantee. What is the crossing malfunctions and no one reports it? Nope, no guarantee for that either. Guess what happened a few months after the San Clemente, CA quiet zone took effect? A Metrolink train hit a surfer who disregarded the crossing signal and didn't see the train.
Please do not believe anything that says that train horns could cause death, because they can't. Thank you for reading all the way through, see y'all later in the week.