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Not a problem here, as all our crossings are fitted with automatic barriers - on some these are set off by trains passing track sensors, on others the train stops and a crew member climbs down and pushes a button lineside. Having said that, people still manage to get hit by trains while driving and while on foot. I think the general public just doesn't realise how solid and fast-moving trains are - they assume a train will be able to either stop or take evasive action like a road vehicle - neither of which are possible. <br /> <br />I've ridden in the brake van on a museum line round Bristol docks and seen idiots crossing the line in front of a whistling steam loco, propelling two open passenger cars and a brake van with a crewman blowing a whistle and frantically waving at them - they carried on crossing, ignoring the frantic waving and whistling, and we only just missed them. As the crew shouted to these fools at the time, "This doesn't stop on a sixpence"! <br /> <br />Slightly off topic, but if anyone wants to see this museum, take a look at http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk and look at the "Dockside Locations" section - the train I was riding on in the anecdote above is here: http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk/images/cumberlandroad4.jpg
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