LIGHTED CROSSINGS ARE SAFE

DECISIVE ACCIDENT REDUCTION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA, BY ILLUMINATING OTHERWISE UNPROTECTED RAILROAD CROSSINGS, WHERE MOST AUTO-TRAIN COLLISIONS TOOK PLACE AT NIGHT. A CROSSING CAN BE ILLUMINATED FOR $800, FAR LESS THAN THE COST OF FLASHING LIGHTS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, No 9, PP 90-91
• Authors:
  • CARMODY, D J
• Publication Date: 1966-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Crashes; Economics; Prevention; Railroad grade crossings; Safety; Street lighting
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 1971 12:00AM