RAILROAD-HIGHWAY SAFETY, PART 1: A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. REPORT TO CONGRESS

THE GRADE CROSSING PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED. THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, DIVIDED JURISDICTION, HIGH COST OF IMPROVEMENT, LEGAL LIABILITY, AND LIMITED SOURCES OF FUNDING HAVD HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE NEW BREAKTHROUGHS IN SOLVING THE GRADE CROSSING PROBLEM. ASPECTS DESCRIBED INCLUDE THE DRIVER'S ROLE, WARNING SYSTEMS, VISIBILITY OF TRAINS, AND PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION. SOME STATISTICS ON GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENTS ARE INCLUDED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 137 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Financial responsibility; Legal responsibility; Railroad grade crossings; Safety; Signals; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226525
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM