NFR - Level Crossings

[katemeehan]

If you can't see/don't notice a railroad line or any the signage around them then you shouldn't be driving at all.
Maybe we should all live in our own personal bubbles for safetys sake.

whats worrying was though, is that there was no signage.
Dad called up or something and they checked it out.

[LostDoggy]

Boom gates at every rural railway crossing would cost a fortune. Surely ripple strips would be just as effective and a far cheaper option.

[katemeehan]

Boom gates at every rural railway crossing would cost a fortune. Surely ripple strips would be just as effective and a far cheaper option.

never thought of those..ripple strips would be so good.

[LostDoggy]

St Albans station is a nightmare and complete mess, because of traffic lights cars can get stuck , through no fault of theyre own.

I used to have to go through that every morning, now i jsut go down ballarat road, takes a bit longer but least i dont get stuck with the trains every single morning.

Cars dont have to get stuck at all, if they stayed behind the lines then there would be no need to have cars stuck on the tracks.

I seriously dont understand some people and they way they go through level crossings, especially in the country, and people not see a bit train coming towards them? Its not hard to slow down a little and look both ways befoer you get near tracks.

If people used comon sense then these accidents wouldnt keep happening.

[LostDoggy]

never thought of those..ripple strips would be so good.

The crossing where the latest incident happened near Geelong did have rumble strips and BIG signage.

I agree with Ernie, people have to take more responsibilty for their actions.

The Govt cant legislate for peoples lack of awareness.

The way they are reported is also annoying to me, they get all emotive instead of actually reporting the facts.

If drivers arent being more aware of level crossings, purely on the number of fatalities and the advertising campaign to increase awareness, Im not sure what else the Govt can do.

[LostDoggy]

whats worrying was though, is that there was no signage.
Dad called up or something and they checked it out.

I find that very hard to believe.