COLLISIONS BETWEEN TRAIN AND CAR AT LEVEL CROSSINGS

KOLLISIONER MELLAN TAG OCH VAGFORDON I PLANKORSNINGAR

Sweden has about 26,000 level crossings and at these crossings about 100 collisions occur each year. More than 50% cause personal injuries. The report questions the rational of the present allocations to the different forms of crossing safety devices.

• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Vagforeningen

  Fridhemsgatan 15
  11240 Stockholm K,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • THORSON, J
  • Sande, J
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4-5
• Serial:
  • Svenska Vagforeningens Tidskrift
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Svenska Vagforeningen

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Grade crossing protection systems; Railroad grade crossings; Safety; Traffic crashes; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing accidents; Grade crossing protection
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129845
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM