Where I live in dublin, the lights stay red for AGES! For that reason, everyone jumps ALL of the lights. The local level crossing can be down for three trains (15 minutes one day I got stuck there).
The answer is a countdown on the lights (the pedestrians get them here... why not the cars?) and lights that stay red for shorter periods, so people aren't bothered and held up by a red light.
Another crossing nearby in Ashtown is manned by a guy in a porta-cabin... no one ever jumps that because the guy is sensible and lets cars through between trains. He also waves people through before he closes the gates. The result is, no one is bothered and no one disobeys his request to stop. Ever.
So... short answer to a long post... use people to control level crossings... it's safer and cheaper than paying for a twunt in a camera van sat there all day, or using hardcore surveillance... you have to have people monitoring that anyway!!
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emergency_pants Today I smell of... tea tree, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 14:05,
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