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.
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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
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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