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I don't think that double barrier booms would totally solve the drama.
I have seen idiots attempting to barge their way through.
The full width booms in Nipponland didn't save the truckie a couple of months ago.
He got stranded inside across the tracks when the booms dropped.
Took a wrong turn and then a train attacked dropping the booms preventing his being able to GET OUT.
Kaboom when the truck was hit at 120 kph.
Mind you, they is blaming the train hogger for this due to the level crossing detection system.
It supposedly senses a blockage inside the level crossing and fires up warning lights to tell the hogger to slam on the brakes.
BUT, the system is NOT interlocked with main running signals.
And, from the diagrams presented about this incident and distances spaced out from the crossing, I doubt that the hogger would have had sufficient time to react at full tilt.
YES Syd, we still got a myriad of crossbuck level crossings out in the boonies.
Ones on main lines occasionally also possess a STOP SIGN.
Regardless of a train being on the horizon or not, the MOTORIST MUST STOP, look left and right and then proceed across if safe to do so.
I go over one of them when I escape the Mountain Racket when going west young man.
I have seen some motorists just slow down and NOT stop just continuing across.
The Broken Hill Xploder can hit 145 kph on this stretch of track.
Complete grade separation is the only truly SAFE solution.
But, that cost a mint, much more than our Aussie Mint holds over there in Sandgroper country.
Steve.
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