I think we need a diagram [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION].
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Cyclist vs train
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I think we need a diagram [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION].
Brok
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- Dec 26, 2011
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I used to use it at about 9 o'clock and 5 o'clock. Never had any trouble then.There's an odd level crossing near me.
Either side of the barriers the main road runs parallel to the track, say from 7 to 2 o'clock.
But there's another road that the crossing going from 11 to 4.
After the barriers are raised obviously the 7 to 2'ers are fine.
The 2 to 7's are also fine unless some nimrod wants to go 2 to 11, and not cross the track.
Yesterday morning the dozy bint in front of me crosses most of the track then stops, to allow one of those nimrods through.
I'm behind her, straddling both tracks.
This break in the natural order of the junction now gives all the 11's a chance to nip over jumping in front of the 2's cutting across dozy bint.
Leaving me screaming "why the f*** have you stopped on the train track".
(I can draw a diagram, if it helps)
Currently I'm back and forth about 4 or 5 times a day, and like you never have any problems, unless the person in front of me decides to stop on the track.
:SpidersLegs
Member
If a train passed a red signal the barriers would come down. It's the fail safe procedure.
GT49er
Well-known member
There could still be a way - unlikely, but not impossible; even fail safe, excellent as it is, will not be entirely fool-proof. Would probably require a deliberate act with malice aforethought, but sadly, as we know only too well these days, there are such people out there.
Arthur
Well-known member
If only they'd been a guard on the train!!
GT49er
Well-known member
If only who had been a guard on the train?
I came across a level crossing once with the lights flashing but the barriers up. I don't think they always fail safe down if there's a problem unrelated to track.
SpidersLegs
Member
If the barriers fail in such a way that the system thinks there's a train coming they will always fail in the down position. You can get situations where the red lights come on for some reason but the system doesn't think there's a train approaching so won't put the barriers down.
Winker
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
There's an odd level crossing near me.
Either side of the barriers the main road runs parallel to the track, say from 7 to 2 o'clock.
But there's another road that the crossing going from 11 to 4.
After the barriers are raised obviously the 7 to 2'ers are fine.
The 2 to 7's are also fine unless some nimrod wants to go 2 to 11, and not cross the track.
Yesterday morning the dozy bint in front of me crosses most of the track then stops, to allow one of those nimrods through.
I'm behind her, straddling both tracks.
This break in the natural order of the junction now gives all the 11's a chance to nip over jumping in front of the 2's cutting across dozy bint.
Leaving me screaming "why the f*** have you stopped on the train track".
(I can draw a diagram, if it helps
Diagram? _ I need a fecking mathematician!
At least that's reassuring. Still fecking frightening crossing the tracks having waited 5 minutes with lights flashing and barriers up!
Geestar
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There's an odd level crossing near me.
Either side of the barriers the main road runs parallel to the track, say from 7 to 2 o'clock.
But there's another road that the crossing going from 11 to 4.
After the barriers are raised obviously the 7 to 2'ers are fine.
The 2 to 7's are also fine unless some nimrod wants to go 2 to 11, and not cross the track.
Yesterday morning the dozy bint in front of me crosses most of the track then stops, to allow one of those nimrods through.
I'm behind her, straddling both tracks.
This break in the natural order of the junction now gives all the 11's a chance to nip over jumping in front of the 2's cutting across dozy bint.
Leaving me screaming "why the f*** have you stopped on the train track".
(I can draw a diagram, if it helps
Here is a diagram of nimrod for you
