The road user, the pedestrian, and me: Investigating the interactions, errors and escalating risks of users of fully protected level crossings

GS Larue, A Naweed, D Rodwell - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Most railway level crossings in high-traffic road environments are actively protected and
safest when exposure is taken into account, supporting the rail industry's strategy to focus on …

The experiences and perceptions of heavy vehicle drivers and train drivers of dangers at railway level crossings

J Davey, A Wallace, N Stenson, J Freeman - Accident Analysis & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Heavy vehicle–train collisions have the potential to be catastrophic in terms of fatalities,
environmental disaster, delays in the rail network, and extensive damage to property. Heavy …

Pedestrian safety at rail grade crossings: Focus areas for research and intervention

P Metaxatos, PS Sriraj - Urban Rail Transit, 2015 - Springer
Contrary to the declining number of fatalities due to train–vehicle collisions at highway-rail
grade crossings, the number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities at highway-and pathway-rail …

Using the decision ladder to understand road user decision making at actively controlled rail level crossings

CM Mulvihill, PM Salmon, V Beanland, MG Lenné… - Applied ergonomics, 2016 - Elsevier
Rail level crossings (RLXs) represent a key strategic risk for railways worldwide. Despite
enforcement and engineering countermeasures, user behaviour at RLXs can often confound …

Direct observations of pedestrian unsafe crossing at urban Australian level crossings

T Stefanova, JM Burkhardt, C Wullems, J Freeman… - Urban Rail Transit, 2015 - Springer
The number of pedestrian victims at Australian and foreign level crossings has remained
stable over the past decade and it continues to be a significant problem. To examine the …

Violations at Gated Highway–Railroad Grade Crossings

PJ Carlson, K Fitzpatrick - Transportation research record, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
In 1995, legislation was passed by the 74th State Legislature of Texas requiring the Texas
Department of Transportation to install and operate automated enforcement systems at up to …

Understanding pedestrian behaviour at railway level crossings: Is there a need for more research?

J Freeman, A Rakotonirainy, T Stefanova… - Road & Transport …, 2013 - search.informit.org
Aim: Collisions between trains and pedestrians are the most likely to result in severe injuries
and fatalities when compared to other types of rail crossing accidents. Currently, there is a …

To stop or not to stop: Contrasting compliant and non-compliant driver behaviour at rural rail level crossings

V Beanland, PM Salmon, AJ Filtness, MG Lenné… - Accident Analysis & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many rail level crossings (RLXs) have only passive protection, such as static signs
instructing road users to stop, yield, or look for trains. Stop signs have been suggested as a …

Human factors analysis of highway-railway grade crossing accidents in Canada

JK Caird - 2002 - trid.trb.org
The purpose of the project was to identify human factors that contribute to the
highway/railway grade crossing accidents and to recommend countermeasures based on …

Pedestrian and bicyclist violations at highway–rail grade crossings

A Khattak, Z Luo - Transportation research record, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Each year numerous pedestrian and bicyclist crashes involving high injury levels are
reported at highway–rail grade crossings (HRGCs) across the United States. Such crashes …