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Originally Posted by Foghut
Oh look, another Half-Barrier crossing incident 
Bob Crow wants all crossings replaced by bridges.....but I would suggest a cheaper and more reasonable option would be to put 'red light' style traffic cameras which snap any road vehicle which crosses after the warning lights start. Once errant motorists know they'll be aprehended for sure, they'll act more responsibly - or find themselves in court. |
Foghut, As a driver I agree with what you say, But this incident appears to be exactly what it says an accident.
The truck stuck on the crossing and could'nt get traction due to the ice on the road. As Isaid earlier this could have been so much worse, looking at the pictures on the news tonight the cab of the lorry was only just off the xing, the driver and his teenage son are so lucky to be still drawing breath this evening.
As for the cameras at these crossings, we have several up here (I don't your area), that have these cameras, mainly in the RETB signalled areas and the amount of times we here on the radio of a car going over in front of a train and the driver reporting the fact to the signalling centre and the signaller saying he will report to the BTP is an astonishing number of times but there seems to be no further action taken. Until the BTP/Civvy plod start acting on these reports then the message just will not get through.
Les