REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY-RAILWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY-PROGRAM

THE PROBLEM OF RAILWAY CROSSING ACCIDENTS IS DESCRIBED AS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASPECTS AND ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS. A RESUME IS GIVEN OF WORK CURRENTLY BEING DONE IN THE HOPE OF REDUCING THESE ACCIDENTS. AN INTENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IS RECOMMENDED INVOLVING THE TWO MAJOR RAILWAYS, THE CANADIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL, THE MASS MEDIA AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE TABLES DEALING WITH STATISTICS ON HIGHWAY-RAILWAY GRADE CROSSING PROBLEMS, A SUMMARY OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THESE CROSSINGS, A SUMMARY OF PREVENTION LAWS DEALING WITH HIGHWAY-RAILWAY INTERSECTIONS, AND THE TEXT OF THE COMMITTEES RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE CANADIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 60 Pp, 12 TAB, 5 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Canada Safety Council

  1020 Thomas Spratt Place
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada  K1G 5L5
• Authors:
  • Mondoux, Y
• Publication Date: 1968-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Education; Governments; Highways; Laws; Prevention; Railroad grade crossings; Regulations; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Public
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219843
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1970 12:00AM