This study examines the contributing factors of rail highway crossing accidents at crossings with flashing light and crossbuck warning devices. Included are a literature review, review of data sources, study plan, methodology for the accident analyses and the results of the indepth accident investigation. The accident analysis methodology involved a two step approach. For each accident the accident type was determined based on the event sequence which led to the accident. Then an evaluation was made regarding those contributing factors which, based on the event sequence, were judged to have contributed to the accident.


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    Title :

    Rail Highway Crossing Accident Causation Study. Volume II: Technical Report


    Contributors:
    K. Knoblauch (author) / W. Hucke (author) / W. Berg (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    146 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English