Taking Crossings to the Next Level

The author focuses on the use of innovative thinking in reducing road and rail user risk at level crossings in The Netherlands. Automatic half-barrier crossings have replaced automatic public crossings with lights only--even forest footpaths now have automatic barriers at rail crossings. Barrier design improvements, as well as reduction in level crossings and private crossings, are described. A three-pronged government policy is in effect until 2010: implementation of a broad spectrum of measures, including monitoring, cameras, vehicle radar detection, and double barriers; general level crossing safety improvement; and prevention of new dangerous situations through the elimination of new level crossings and line speed increases above the current 140 km/h, as well as no new complex road layouts in close level crossing proximity.

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• Authors:
  • Badcock, Peter
• Publication Date: 2007-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 41-43
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic controllers; Governments; Hazards; Highways; Innovation; Prevention; Railroad grade crossings; Railroads; Risk assessment; Roads; Safety; Speed limits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Reduction (Decrease)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01079972
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2007 10:26AM