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Issues specific to railway level crossings include the installation of safety features such as boom gates, signs and flashing lights, and education and enforcement to reduce illegal behaviours by motorists. For general information, refer to CARRS-Q's Railway Level Crossing Safety Fact Sheet [PDF, 811KB].
Rail Incident Investigator Training and Capability Framework CRC P4.113 (2010 - in progress) Integrating driver and traffic simulation to assess in-vehicle and road-based level crossing safety interventions (2009 - 2012) A socio-economic study of platform and carriage crowding in the railway industry (2009 - 2011) Developing the case for a National Fatigue Risk Management Standard (2009 - 2010)
Recent publications by CARRS-Q researchers include: Davey, Jeremy D. and Wallace, Angela M. and Stenson, Nicholas J. and Freeman, James E. (2008) The experiences and perceptions of heavy vehicle drivers and train drivers of dangers at railway level crossings. Davey, Jeremy D. and Wallace, Angela M. and Stenson, Nicholas J and Freeman, James E. (2007) Train drivers' ratings of perceived risk associated with illegal behaviours at level-crossings. Davey, Jeremy D. and Ibrahim, Nadja R. and Wallace, Angela M. (2005) Motorist behaviour at railway level crossings: An exploratory study of train driver experience.
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