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Mar
27
How much is life worth? Another level crossing accident
Filed Under Australian Politics, State Government
We see two accidents in two days in Victoria. Lynne Kosky still says it’s too expensive to put in boom gates at level crossings, or even lights, or even sound alerts to notify drivers. Instead she says rumble strips located more than a kilometre away from the level crossing is satisfactory.
Try telling that to the residents, the local members, and the people that have lost friends in families in the too frequently occurring accidents. The latest accident occurred in Terang when a local resident was travelling to work, not fatigued, not under the influence, the man said he was driving and…
“Then I spotted it when I was 15 metres away and I unfortunately hit the third carriage. I bounced off and it just spun me around. That was when I was fearful, I didn’t know where I was.”
Lucky to escape with damage to his vehicle I agree with Opposition Public Transport Spokesman Terry Mulder in saying the rumble strips are failing. It’s about time the Victorian government starts to look at upgrading railway crossings, in the lease adding lights, audible alerts and boom gates are the more frequently used crossings.
Terang man lucky to survive train accident | ABC (Australian Broadcast Corporation)
Point is most if not majority of fatalities at level crossings have been motorists.
That’s right, motorists that have been speeding or ignoring signage. The latest case involving the family shows that the car tried to brake. If they had followed regional crossings which have a COMPULSORY stop sign, then it means stop. Not cruise through like a yield or give way sign.
You can put as many bells as you want, as many booms as you want, but at the end of the day, it won’t stop people speeding?! Motorists are stupid and should be shot.
Mind you new railways and hazardous junctions are being grade seperated as we speak. Again it all comes down to money, but at the end of the day, if you’re behind the wheel and you get hit on a train line crossing, I have no mercy as you should not be on the crosssing. I’ve seen emergencies where cars have broke down, and its not hard to push a car or seek help which could be done in less than 5mins.