Do Not Run The Risk At Level Crossings

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[@faberoony90]

An updated version of this video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2LHmKaBmtB8fck

[@6yjjk]

The way I see it, as soon as those red lights come on you're trespassing on the railway. And that carries a £1000 fine. That'd hurt, although still not as much as a train would.

[@applejuice5272]

Unless you want that to happen to you...always wear a high visibility jacket. - Clarkson

[@freebrickproductions]

Nice video! I once saw I guy go through a crossing while the train was only 5 seconds away from the crossing, and this was at a main-line crossing as well!

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

In the U.S., the gate will just come down on the car.

[@elitetwistyy9735]

Hermanus Lemmer LOL

[@ScottMStolz]

When you see the gate coming down in the U.S., it's coming down, even if that means smashing your car. That's probably why most people stop when they see the gate arm start to move.

[@ScottMStolz]

What's sad though is most people are probably more worried about the gate smashing their car than getting hit by a train. Getting hit by the gate should be the least of their worries.

[@BritishAPT]

It true...

[@railfanbryan7225]

Yep

[@Bobrogers99]

For some people, the lights and audible signals have nothing to do with trains, only that gates are coming down to get in their way and might delay their travel for a whole minute. Occasionally it's the last minute they're going to have....

[@michaelanderson7715]

Clearly the delay is much more than a minute, muppet.

[@--marshy--]

1:52 Im loving this alarm!

[@MikeWillSee]

A fact which many people actually don't know is that the yellow light actually means stop. You're only allowed to go through a yellow light if it means preventing a collision (don't brake so hard that it means the person behind you will go into the back of you) This applies with both level crossings and traffic lights.

[@JoannaHammond]

I know, but the amber on traffic lights is just the make sure you are in the junction light.... ;)

[@iandavenport413]

The only real deterrent is to make the people who do jump them watch and view the film/pictures of whats left of someone when they are hit by a train and then fine them an extortionate amount ie: well in excess of £1000 depending on the circumstance.

[@amypeterson4615]

Hangman or not, the train still comes on.

[@AJGeeTV]

"Another divvy, penis, driver"! What a guy. I find trainspotters hilarious. They are even more hilarious with video cameras.

[@freebrickproductions]

Part of the issue at 6:16 seems to be that the traffic light was holding red while the crossing was activating. Here in America, usually traffic lights close the the crossing like that would turn green for a while to let people on the crossing get off of it before the train comes through.

[@elitetwistyy9735]

freebrickproductions Normally, traffic lights at level crossings are paired with the barriers but some aren’t

[@Dave2108]

Here in the UK as a driver your are required to keep the crossing clear at all times. The driver should have not crossed over if there is not enough space to clear the gate. Crossings with gates that block the crossing completely ( 4 gates ) are controlled my track signals and CCTV. Some now have a device that checks to see if anything is in the way ( known as Tic Tacs as they look like a giant version of the sweet / candy )

[@ScottMStolz]

That's the law pretty much everywhere. Don't stop on the tracks, and don't enter the crossing if you would have to stop on the tracks, stop at red signal, etc.

[@keith6400]

When following a vehicle onto a level crossing there needs to be sufficient road space on the far side beyond the crossing for a vehicle of the size you are driving to be available before you enter that section of road. Amazingly in recent times they have painted yellow criss-cross "box junctions" which should not be necessary to cope with a simple principle. Drivers also seem to start when the gates go back up but you should wait until the red lights stop flashing. On a positive note it is amusing to watch pillocks making fools of themselves.

[@zombieguyproducion]

It's just like any other junction, you always stop at the line if you can't fully cross

[@tobyw.1688]

Barriers should crush everything remaining under them...

[@stephenrozario5742]

Good idea

[@gustavgans3760]

Bad Idea

[@eastmidlandslevelcrossingsuk]

Good idea mate

[@eastmidlandslevelcrossingsuk]

Serves them right

[@kristopherjahnke5366]

That alarm would kill me

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

I am the other way round. If I see a train coming, I stop even if the lights have not come on yet. I did this on January 5, 2012. I thought the train was closer than it really was, and I was unsure why the gate was not coming down. It was at night.

[@jakeeiseman-renyard3505]

It's bad enough when cyclists think red traffic lights don't apply to them, but something has to be done to change the attitude of so many people about level crossings...

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

In my mom’s home town in Slovakia, the level crossings were removed and replaced by subways.

[@LucasTrains1]

The fact that the pedestrians and vehicles think it's okay to speed up while the barrier is half way down just to save a minute or two. If you get stuck half way on the track and a train is going 70 mph then the chances of you is probably 10% rate.

[@ZLDSmogless]

It’s lucky that these were all controlled crossings

[@ZLDSmogless]

@@Spiderplant461 but it won't stop the train

[@ZLDSmogless]

@@Spiderplant461 in most cases, the train will be able to be stopped because they lower way sooner than automatic ones

[@jellybaby7]

The flashing lights are for blind people, the sirens for deaf people

[@lennyfacelancemclain3897]

I was on my way to the stables with my mum and just as we were about to go on the crossing the yellow light came on, it was on a busy road and there was a car behind us so we had no option to speed up, luckily the light literally just came on as we got passed the stop line but we made it

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

The bells sound like alarms and people think they need to run.

[@harrypearceobjectshowandtr6494]

5:01 teaching a child to cross a level crossing when the barriers are going down

[@aidanstrains9806]

I think under where the barriers sit there should be a line of explosives which come live when the lights go! = no crossing runners!

[@thisaccounthasbeenabandone1649]

0:55 that’s in Lincoln city centre, I live like 10 minutes away on the edge of Lincoln! Edit: this is also in Lincoln 2:47 Another edit: this is in Sleaford, which is like half an hour away and a lot of my family lives there. 3:16

[@PhilReynoldsLondonGeek]

As with ordinary traffic lights, the amber light means STOP unless it activates after you have crossed the stop line or you are so close to it that to stop would be unsafe. So many do not get this right at ordinary traffic lights, and a good many fail to make sure they can clear level crossings in just the same way as some do with box junctions. A train could be as little as 27 seconds from the crossing when the amber light comes on.

[@NathTrains]

Network need to start a fine for jumping the lights, Think about Ufton LC and they should know what can happen! #StopMisuse

[@martinxxcz2919]

It will be good! When you cross at red lights or amber get fined railway or who is responding for crossing gets money to make crossings safer. I hope we will have same thing with paying fine when crossing at red lights in Czech Republic, we have very big problem with misuses some leaded in crash like in Studenka (2015) where train at 160 km/h (100 mph) crashed into poland truck and destryed it. 3 pepole died and driver in train lost two legs. #StopMisuse

[@hurricanedorian4897]

Ok so in the U.K. you get fined £1000 for running the lights And the reason the amber is there is so people can get off the tracks

[@johnlong3214]

@@hurricanedorian4897 You "might" get fined £1000, . . . . . MIGHT!

[@marcbolland6992]

@@johnlong3214 yep "might" if you are caught but the maximum penalty is death!

[@Blue_LineProductions]

@@hurricanedorian4897 Thats for trespassing, £60 is for running lights

[@woodypecker1155]

Glad our local railway gone up high(sky Rail) or under road in Melbourne Australia

[@transportacrosstheuk7369]

Just curious what does hangman mean

[@user-xk8rb7nn8p]

0:10 Savage

[@mandyb400]

I can’t stop laughing at this 0:36

[@JoannaHammond]

Ambers on a crossing are the one amber I will 100% slow down for.

[@transportfromolly]

Why would there be misuses Fabe? They should watch carefully

[@catherinemcphillips6475]

I AGREE!

[@dan13ljks0n]

So... never see a train coming through in these. Just how fast do they go through?

[@keith6400]

All you need is a police officer ticketing all vehicles that enter the box junction before their exit is clear. It is easy to not get stuck on these crossings.

[@marcbolland6992]

It's in the Highway code, but easier to ticket speeding on an open clear road

[@gerryquinn5224]

Are you kidding? You can't find a copper when a proper crime is unfolding, let alone posting one at every level crossing. Just give the signalman a shotgun... job done!

[@georgemoorcroft5687]

sometimes its due to stupid red lights ill sue the light if its on my nerves

[@Skylerjones624]

Some people are just so stupid this is why when i go on trains i avoid stations on level crossings i'm actually scared to cross a level crossing cos im scared in case the alarm sounds and the barriers come down when im crossing

[@rockystrains8891]

Well, you kinda can jump over them if they ever fall on you

[@ThatRandomBeast]

If you're already on the crossing when it starts you have enough time to clear it. That's kinda the point of having the yellow light.

[@sylviaradzieta8913]

same

[@amandasmith3303]

Same.I have only just started driving over them but it still scares me.

[@jakeeiseman-renyard3505]

0:11 grammatical error: "Maybe your heading to a court case" Should be "you're" (contraction of "you are") not "your" the possessive (e.g. your decision)

[@mandyb400]

I love this one 0:38

[@platesomeat]

I treat level crossings like unmarked junctions, having a look both ways down the tracks before I proceed. I don't trust automated systems.

[@AidxnDev]

i love it how you scream HANGMAN

[@johnlong3214]

You really think so, you "love" it? he sounds a twat.

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

@@johnlong3214 innit

[@SakiDG]

Hangman?

[@sofa_king_ay]

HANGMAN!!!!!!

[@tylerklatt5633]

Thank you midland train spotting

[@adiholl]

@@nope6926 Most if not all of these crossings are CCTV crossings they do not stop by themselves when there is an object or a person in them a person stops them in the signal box/control centre/ROC that controls that area, they are then lowered manually once the signaller/crossing keeper is confident the crossing is clear. The only crossing on the UK network that have sensors are Obstacle Detection Crossings (OD), you can easy identify these as they have what looks like a large white tic-tac inside them. In most cases When an OD crossing activates the road traffic lights and klaxon come on then the crossing is scanned if clear the barriers then lower it then scans again once the barriers are down and then clears the protecting signal. If however there is an obstacle detected then the barriers raise and then go back down again if the obstacle is then still detected the crossing will show as failed to the signaller and the train will be cautioned across the crossing. OD crossing do not scan as the barriers are moving or after they detect the crossing as failed as this would give a false reading.

[@TheRealTrains806UK]

I saw a van hangman the crossing at Exeter st davids

[@jpullen2415]

Why no cameras as used for running normal traffic lights?

[@zapbrannigan000]

there should be red light cameras at crossings to ID number plates.

[@user-dq3ci3dz9g]

2:22 when the worker went over does that count as a misuse

[@NELincsTrainspotting]

Great complication, people who misuse Level Crossings should not be allowed on the road

[@Dimmy1221]

Wow 1:13 is in my home town at Lincoln 😂😂

[@thisaccounthasbeenabandone1649]

I live in Lincoln aswell!

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

I see a lot of dangerous crossings in this video. Why, when the crossing activates, is there an intersection with a red light beyond it, such that the traffic is backed up into the crossing? As soon as the yellow light comes on at the crossing, the traffic light should cycle to green to get the cars off the crossing. If it is an intersection without a light, the side which crosses the tracks should have the right of way so cars aren’t stopping on the tracks.

[@stevefarrage]

In the UK the driving laws dictate that you should not enter a crossing unless the exit is clear. Also, a car should never stop in any yellow hashed box painted on the road. You can see those markings painted directly over the crossing. So, in this case the drivers are in the wrong. Although I do agree with your suggestion to help preventing this situation in the first place.

[@ScottMStolz]

That's the law in most places though (i.e. don't stop on the tracks). In the U.S., the nearby traffic lights are usually timed with the railroad signal to help clear the traffic off the railroad crossing, just in case there are any stragglers. Gate comes down and blocks any new traffic from crossing (and will smash their car if they don't stop). It seems to work pretty well at clearing the crossing, even when there are people who illegally stop on the tracks.

[@afgzee2011]

You can eventually get banned from driving for stopping on those yellow zig zag lines on the road they are there for a reason

[@Bobrogers99]

In heavy traffic, the average driver doesn't leave a huge gap between him and the car ahead even at a crossing, so I can understand why a car could be trapped there if the traffic signal is red. The driving laws in this case are expecting an exceptional level of alertness.

[@RailTownProductions]

What’s the name of the crossing one with the huge amount of pedestrians?

[@WMRailSpotter]

Lincolin high street

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

In Eastbourne the barriers come down when the train is miles away. You can see about a mile either way that nothing is coming, but you have to wait. Ridiculous. And if you get hit by a train, then it's Darwin.

[@Andromeda907]

What style of crossing was it. Found an informative video last week explaining why it can take a long time. Simply automatic barriers only cross half the road so if anything is on the tracks it can get off, trains will approach it on green signals. If they're full barriers and close the road usually the signals will be red for train (causing them to approach with caution) and won't get the green light until the crossing it classed as clear. There's a level crossing near me (St Georges Crossing, outside Worle station, Weston-super-Mare) which usually take a good 5 mins in total shut. But there's a train coming into stop at Worle and then another train just leaving Worle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2PaqWx5gK6Ub8k - Video that explains

[@mimicblake12xbox87]

Shut up I don't see any body ridding over the track they all stop losers

[@Bobrogers99]

If it frequently takes the train several minutes to arrive after the barriers are down, that teaches disrespect for the elaborate warning system.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

It ain't just Eastbourne guv. It's all over the UK. Why do ya think motorists turn their engines off?

[@BaboDex]

5:50 LOL

[@robertgift]

Text athe beginning is displayed to short. Is there an infrared beam which detects objects in the path of the gates? Thank you for showing that pedstrian lamp. Wondered what it was. Hate the hi-lo sounds. Prefereal bells.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

Yea there are infrared sensors. Hi lo alarms are the norm here.

[@theDancingDragonfly]

_Be safe around trains_ a message from Metro

[@Rachelvehiclespotting]

People just don't know the risks.

[@robinkey4499]

there is only one way going to sort this out by taking the vehicle off then crush the vehicle

[@telemachus53]

Darwin must be rolling in his grave.

[@harveyquinn5494]

First one Suffolk? Between ipswich and diss?

[@FellowManofAggieland]

5% of people who are watching this are like: I shall never do that and respect the warning lights. 95% of people who are watching this are like: I JUST WANT TO GET TO MY FUCKING DESTINATION DAMN IT!!!!!!

[@scotlandspottergaming8175]

people can be stuped at level crossings

[@jhi82]

scotland's railway here is a reason kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4u8dZaVrrdjp6M

[@butchkaminsky9470]

Try, Hammond, Indiana on a good day this is nothing guys.

[@KentRailPhotography]

What do you keep saying after people go across?

[@elliotplummer8666]

I believe it means people or vehicles preventing the gates from lowering

[@roseadxms]

Jonathan Corwin It’s where the gates don’t come down because a vehicle or person is in the way of the sensor.

[@SuperJack411]

Sounds like hangman

[@zombieguyproducion]

He says "hangman", others in this thread has explained what it means

[@DanielsUKT]

I hate how people are so stupid crossing the level crossing when the lights show its a signal to stop not run or drive through

[@harrypearceobjectshowandtr6494]

I know people cars and bikes use the wrong time to cross ride or drive over a level crossing

[@TheRealTrains806UK]

Holy cow! These people are shocking

[@DiggerEvans]

In conclusion some people pedestrians included have got manure for brains

[@LevelCrossingFan92]

Dude, people need to STOP MISUSE! #StopLCMisuse

[@robinkey4499]

find then 1000 punds

[@Raygun-xb2st]

robin key if I could find £1000 it would be to good

[@johnlong3214]

@@Raygun-xb2st How are you fixed for "punds"?

[@gazza2933]

Bring back Hard Labour.

[@gazza2933]

When are people in this country going to do as they are told!?

[@thetrainhornmaster9439]

People should wait at a level crossing its not okay they are lucky not to kill someone

[@thetrainhornmaster9439]

They need to learn about crossing safety

[@petersaxon4034]

l like level crossing so l stop when the light come on there just risking there live

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Why are the cars on the worng side of the street.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

Actually, it's us who are on the correct side of the road

[@barrycarlisle8206]

Hangman??

[@milkandduckrailway323]

malfunction

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

Britain and most of its former colonies (including Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Malta, Cyprus, Kenya, much of the West Indies such as Jamaica and the British Virgin Islands, and almost every country in Africa south of Tanzania) drive on the left. When the Romans were in Britain, they traveled on the left side of the road so that they could draw their swords with their right hand in the case of an unruly traveler. The Britons adopted this standard of driving. Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand also drive on the left for similar reasons despite not being British colonies. The U.S. apparently decided that they wanted to have nothing to do with Britain and switched to the right. Canada originally drove on the left, but switched to the right due to their proximity to the U.S. and the influence of the French colony of Québec.

[@gerryquinn5224]

Perhaps, if the barriers weighed 10 tons each, with razor sharp blades at the bottom, people would think twice about impeding them. Then again, there's always been idiots and the population's not getting any smarter eh?

[@marialee627]

The grave yards are full of idiots that think IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN to them the only thing is they take innocent people with them

[@sandboxcolouring867]

Wtf is hangman

[@theflippedpacer2429]

Sandbox Colouring where the barriers are stopped during lowering

[@therock112]

Your country thanks you for your service.

[@Blue_LineProductions]

the barriers play hangman when people misuse the crossing

[@steinwaytuner]

No, misusers are clearly mentally challenged and should all be evaluated at Broadmoor.

[@mickcarson8504]

What's worse here is the spelling. (0:03)

[@johnlong3214]

The Use Of A Capital Letter At The Beginng Of Every Word In The Sentence Is Annoying.

[@mikesahle1193]

Gracefully great peaceful people train never kill person on purposely.till then keep smiling with lol politely and healthy safely loud siren and panic with heart attacks.

[@rchrdgrn]

You British people need to understand that your obsession with collecting fines leads to this Behavior and insanity associated with railroad crossings. At around 2:30 this guy pulled back when he could have cleared the Crossing easily because he feared a fine. You guys are needlessly obsessed with the letter of the law and not the intent.

[@Bahamas-rd8le]

We don’t all do it...

[@paullawlor7552]

Some people just don't get it do they, IQ of a wood chipping! #stopatlevelcrossingbarriersitsnotrocketscience!

[@ArtyEffem]

0:10 Maybe "your" illiterate.

[@winfriedkubitzki7523]

Modernise your railways!

[@milkandduckrailway323]

Do you mean close all level crossings, or what do you mean by "modernise"?