MANY SIGNS POINT TO SAFER GRADE CROSSINGS

For the fifth straight year, deaths from railway-highway grade crossing accidents declined in 1971. The 1970-71 drop in fatalities was 5.3%. The more optimistic outlook for safer grade crossings is due to several factors, among them more interest and funding for protection equipment by government agencies, improved and expanded driver education programs, improved signs and markings at crossings, and improved devices and systems of crossing protection equipment. Grade crossings statistics for the years 1951-71, and a Buyer's Guide for Crossing Protection are included.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-15
• Serial:
  • Railway System Controls
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Business Press International Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crashes; Grade crossing protection systems; Protection; Railroad grade crossings; Safety; Safety equipment; Statistics; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing accidents; Protective devices
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041005
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 9 1976 12:00AM