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Originally Posted by pbowler
In my opinion for what it's worth there are no dangerous level crossings it's the idiots that ignore the red lights and warning signs like the woman on the bike in the news recently
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I absolutely agree. The level crossing at Ufton Nervet near here has unfortunately been in the news after two serious accidents. The first one some years ago was when someone parked their car on the crossing in a (successful) suicide attempt. Tragically it derailed an HST causing much death and injury. This morning's news is that they are planning to replace the crossing with a road bridge but, because of the layout on flat ground there, it's not going to be easy. I've said this ad nauseam but I would have thought an easy quick solution would be to replace all half-barrier crossings with full barriers to deter the idiots you mention.