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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2009

By Natasia Moore: A STAFFORDSHIRE level crossing has been named as one of the worst in the Midlands.

Network Rail revealed that in 2008 there were seven incidents of people ignoring warning signs at the Church Lane railway crossing in Aston-by-Stone. Six involved cars driving around the barriers or ignoring the lights and one involved a pedestrian running across the line.

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  • its not etwork rail's fault people have accidents there, its the pedestrians/driver's fault for deciding to cross!

  • There is sufficient warning lights, barriers and those annoying sirens to warn people.

    Yes I agree - education is the key.

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  • @Minervasux theres the british midlands this is in britain

  • Its fucking common sense!, red light flashes continuously it means a train is coming....blame every idiot driver out there! don't blame the level crossings

  • fuck me people!!!! if the barriers are dropping and the lights are flashing, it means a train is near!!! a train cant swerve to get out the way so please dont do it!!!!!

  • They should not have to educate people into not running the risk. People I know with mental illnesses like down syndrome don't run the risk due to common sense. There is NO excuse for running the risk!

  • I am frequently made angry by reports that councillors or similar call on Network Rail or the industry in general to make improvements as the crossings are dangerous. When will people understand it is the foolish public or impatient car driver who use crossings illegally and flirt with death and disaster that need to be tackled. The railway almost always does its job despite all the obstacles put in front of it. A train does need an obstacle such as a car or pedestrian put in front of it either.

  • Can't fix stupidity, people still will try and beat the train even with education on the dangers of railway crossings. The gates shown here are much safer than what we have in the U.S., ours you can just drive right around them which you see people do all the time.

  • I thought the human race was supposed to be an intelligent species? Hedgehogs etc. fair enough that they may need an underpass etc,

    Unless I'm missing something?

  • I know a Voyager can stop incredibly fast on E brakes but, not fast enough to avoid hitting an idiot thats decided to jump the lights/barriers!

    Level crossings are perfectly safe as long as people don't try to become the recipient of a Darwin Award....

    (Reminds me of the tragic story of a mother in the USA who tried to beat a freight train with her children in the back seat. - She would have beaten the one she was looking at but, got hit by the one coming from the other direction!

    Stop at Red

  • they need to make a really graphic advert to really get people away

  • @DeutschBahn or a subway

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