Rail road crossing are the most dangerous and accident occur at these points because even drivers who generally follow safety rules usually take warning sighs at rail road crossing for granted.
The Citizen Traffic Action say that the biggest culprit is inattention. Most often a driver who crosses the same tracks regularly may fail to look both ways. Among others, speed, impatience, intoxication and poor judgement are cause of accidents at rail road crossings.
Roadrunner shares with motorists the following rules to ensure safety at vehicle-train intersections:
Be able to identify and pay attention to all warning signs, signals and protection devices.
Never cross tracks until you have made a complete visual and listening check for approaching trains.
Remember that a train gives the illusion of slower than it is actually traveling. A train traveling at 60 mph required at least one and half miles to make an emergency stop. So, if an approaching train is close enough to constitute a hazard, stop distance from the crossing and wait for it to pass.
Before starting again, make sure that no other train is approaching from either direction.
Drive onto a rail road track when you are certain that the car has sufficient speed so that momentum will carry it past the tracks should the engine fail.
Never stop on the tracks.
Make sure no other vehicle in front can prevent an uninterrupted crossing.
Never rely on mechanical equipment (flashing lights) to guarantee safe crossing. Personally make sure the way is clear.
Never take familiar crossings for granted by assuming that no train is coming.
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