RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS: NOT JUST AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM

While more than 50,000 rail/high grade crossings--about a quarter of all such public intersections--have some form of automatic warning device and such installations are being made at an increasing rate, the frequency of grade crossing accidents at these locations is also increasing. The author discusses this and other facets of the crossing problem and makes recommendations for reduction of accidents: All levels of government and the railroad industry need to communicate and cooperate; better research is needed on driver behavior; and driver education must incorporate rail/highway crossing safety as an integral part of the instructional package.

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• Authors:
  • Sonefeld, O F
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 7-9
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research News
  • Issue Number: 91
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash risk forecasting; Driver training; Drivers; Education; Grade crossing protection systems; Prevention; Railroad grade crossings; Risk assessment; Safety; State government; Traffic safety education; Warning devices; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing protection; Grade crossing safety
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324458
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 985
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM