The US Has 2,000 Level Crossing Accidents A Year
This is a chilling statistic, which is stated in this article on the BBC, about this morning’s train crash in California. As 250 of these accidents involve fatalities they are a major tragedy and illustrate how level crossings should be eliminated or at least made safer.
In this country we still have more than 6,300 and get quite a few accidents. At least Network Rail is trying to cut the risk in several ways.
Having ridden in the cab of a High Speed Train, I’ve had a unique view of the dangers as we sped to Inverness, although nothing untoward happened. But as level crossings came into view, you kept your eyes peeled for something that might happen.
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