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zugmann, I’m not making a generalization.   I said “many drivers consider the signals and gates to be only advisory to indicate an approaching train.”  I did say that the signals and gates teach this, but not every driver accepts that teaching.  And some drivers who run the lights and gates know that they are breaking the law, but just take the chance anyway.   But driver surveys have shown that many drivers do believe the warning system is advisory and not regulatory.  And traffic authorities are looking for ways to eliminate this misunderstanding.   I am just pointing out one way that the misunderstanding comes about.  I wonder if traffic authorities have ever noticed it.      I did lump the gates in with the lights when I said they are perceived as advisory.  I think that gates might be perceived as advisory in cases where drivers go around them when they are lowered.  But I don’t believe that cases of drivers breaking through a lowered gate would result from the belief that the gate is advisory.  That would be likely due to misjudging the ability to get under the gate in time.  But leading to that point might be the perception that the lights are only advisory.
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