BBC News Network Rail unable to close 'danger crossing' in Poole
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2014
- Concerns have been raised about safety standards on a level crossing in Poole.
Network Rail said the Dorset town's high street crossing posed "by far" the highest risk of all of the crossings in the region.
Recent incidents at the crossing include people deliberately lifting the barriers while they were down, drunks playing chicken with trains and a wheelchair getting stuck on the tracks.
But, despite the incident rate, Network Rail said there were no plans to change or close the crossing.
here we go again
Ugh, everyone hates level crossings these days!
I know unmanned crossings are everywhere in the UK, and normally work fine, but you'd think in this case they'd actually consider safety by employing someone actually on the ground to manage it safetly. It's a joke that network rail care about cost cutting to this extent that it's barely safe.
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Tom Thornton
You cannot be serious? Why should they have to put a staff member here?
Only a complete moron would run out in front of a train so why should we need someone to police it?
Just fence it off and make everyone use the already existing bridge. I fail to see how this is not the simple solution and already done.
If it was not for the harm it causes train drivers I would say let these dumb asses get killed.
I’ve operated Level Crossing’s for 22 years. I’m actually based right next to one and it doesn’t stop this kind of behaviour whatsoever.. Crossing is perfectly safe it’s the public at fault here.
This is actually manned (unmanned ones are half barrier crossings).
Close it, seal it with 10' fence and f🗯 anyone who doesn't like it! There's a bloody footbridge right next to it so use that. Safety is paramount convenience secondary. I've been here so I know how bad it is. Not only that I've been on trains which have been delayed because of muppets at this crossing!
+Nathan N Farnell brilliant idea, I'm sure all the people in Poole in wheelchairs would love to be trapped on only one side of their town!!
Tom Thornton What’s more important; safety or convenience? There’s other ways round I’m know. Sometime the words “No! I’m sorry, but you cannot...” have to be said. As is mentioned in the video there’s been serval incidents of carelessness and stupidity. How long before a fatality? Then it’s a case of shutting the gate after the horse has bolted! I sympathise to some extent with those who can’t use the footbridge, but at the end of the day it’s just hard luck! Safety on the railway is, and has always been, number one priority! I’d shut it immediately - end of!
Nathan N Farnell I live there and there is no other place to go
Nathan N Farnell also what about disabled people
Hella Ellie 1 Life’s a bitch!