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Alternating blank out signs installed at rail crossings near Denver resulted in a 61.3 percent reduction in crashes.

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In 2012, blank-out signs activated upon train detection were installed at each of the five crossings. The assessment evaluated the behavior of motorists making a Right Turn on Red before and after…
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07/31/2017

Pedestrian gate presence reduces violation propensity at rail crossings, providing public safety benefits.

MethodologyThe 10 sites included six highway-rail crossings with pedestrian gates, one without gates, a stand-alone pedestrian crossing with gates, a pedestrian crossing with gates, a train warning…
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10/22/2014

In Los Angeles, California, the installation of a "second train coming" warning system at a light rail transit grade crossing reduced risky behavior of pedestrians and surveyed pedestrians felt that safety was improved.

The Los Angeles Metro Blue Line (MBL) demonstration project was carried out to investigate the use of a "second train coming" warning system that uses a train-activated warning sign as a means of…
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05/28/2008

In Baltimore, a "second train coming" warning system decreased the frequency of the most common risky behavior at crossings (i.e., drivers that crossed the tracks after the protection gates began to ascend from the first train before the protection g

In a suburb of Baltimore, the Maryland Mass Transit Administration installed a "Second Train Coming" warning system at a dual track light-rail train crossing on Timonium Road. Using existing track…
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05/16/2008

In San Antonio, a modeling study found that if traffic congestion were to increase by 25 percent, posting nearby railroad crossing closing delays on freeway dynamic message signs would reduce total network delay by up to 6.7 percent.

RESULTS With a 25 percent increase in congestion and a 15 percent driver compliance rate, the simulation model indicated the warning system would yield positive benefits in terms of reducing total…
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09/19/2001

An automated enforcement systems in California decreased highway-rail grade crossing violations by up to 92 percent.

FINDINGSHighway-Rail Grade Crossing EnforcementThe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority has implemented automated enforcement of several grade crossings along a light-rail transit line…
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01/04/2001

Automated enforcement systems have reduced highway-rail crossing violations by 78 to 92 percent along two corridors in Los Angeles, California.

In Los Angeles, CA, photo enforcement equipment has been installed along the Blue Line light rail system. The systems use high-resolution cameras to photograph motorists running under or around…
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09/21/2000

In Ames, Iowa, an automated horn warning system that alerted motorists and pedestrians of oncoming trains reduced the area impacted by noise levels greater than 80 dBA from 171 acres to less than 6 acres.

FINDINGSResults indicate that the area impacted by a noise level greater than 80 dBA decreased by 97 percent with the implementation of the automated system, from 171 acres to less than 6 acres. For…
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01/01/2000

In Ames, Iowa, a survey of area residents indicated that 78 percent preferred an automated horn warning system that reduce the area impacted by excessive noise from 171 acres to less than 6 acres.

FINDINGSA mail-in resident survey taken two months before and two months after implementation determined that area residents were very satisfied with the system. 77 percent of residents indicated…
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01/01/2000