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Re: level crossing near misses.
- Subject: Re: level crossing near misses.
- From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 23:45:08 +1100
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Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
381E28DF.CDADEFD5@tig.com.au">news:381E28DF.CDADEFD5@tig.com.au...
> Dave Proctor wrote:
> > Because it is what people are used to - they stop at a red traffic light
as
> > a matter of course.
>
> and you're saying that people are not aware of what to do at a level
crossing...
They're not aware, or they ignore some of the laws. Like the one that says
you don't drive over the crossing until the red lights have stopped
flashing. Not when the boom has gone up; when the lights have stopped
flashing. Watch the next time you're at a crossing.
The Neerim Road, Glen Huntly crossing has traffic lights as well as the
standard level crossing setup. The traffic lights don't go green until the
lights have stopped flashing. Never seen anybody go through those
prematurely.
Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen at custard dot net dot au