Level crossing in Italy

Filmed in Tuscany in the summer of 2007, this strange level crossing design includes a cast iron bell and a propeller.
Just when you think the train must be coming, a last-minute car sneaks under the barriers. That's Italy, where a red traffic light seems to mean 'a warning' :)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Level
• crossing
• Schranke
• Overweg
• Passage
• niveau
• Loeffelrad

[ricofojas2011]

why is there a spinner for the bell?.

[kruiskop1]

@ricofojas2011 It's a visual signal, not commonly seen in Europe (I only saw it in Italy)

Check out 'Wigwag' for the US version, which supposedly mimicks an engineer's red lantern swung as a warning.

But it has little effect in Italy :) where 'Red' is just 'a warning'. Well, that's my theory, after observing its effects.

[steamtrain6000]

What do the spinning things mean?

[kruiskop1]

@steamtrain6000 It's a further warning for people to stop. Doesn't seem to have much effect in Italy....

[chris40539]

now thats a unique crossing i have ever seen i wanna move to italy XD

[nick06111226]

@briggsjos not always in the NSP,Maplewood,Oakdale area

[briggsjos]

I know if you run a red light on a gate in America There is always a cop there to catch ya.

[MegaZsolti]

in germany they call it loeffelrad :P