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In 1995, the Texas legislature passed a bill that required the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to install and operate automated highway-rail intersection (HRI) enforcement systems as a demonstration project. The purpose of the project was to determine whether the current technology could adequately identify violations. TxDOT selected three sites; and the systems, once installed and activated, photographed vehicles driving under and around the gate arms. Depending on the site, a vendor or the police department mailed education letters to violators. A significant finding was the identification of types of violations that exist at gated HRIs. On average, one violation occurred per gate activation.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Automation; Cameras; Demonstration projects; Gates; Grade crossing protection systems; Highway traffic control systems; Highways; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad traffic control devices; State departments of transportation; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic violations; Traffic violators
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788862
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 2000 12:00AM