Xguard Safety Crossing System

1. WITHOUT CROSSING GUARD
www.crossingguard.com.au
TRAIN APPROACHES AT 80KM/H
> Is not intending to or able to stop
> It travels at 22 metres per second
> A fully loaded dual, loco train weighs in excess of 1000’s of tonnes
A
> 70% of crossings have no warning lighting
> Most are considered rural
> All have variable sight lines to the signs and against background
> Seeing an oncoming train is also not always clear to drivers at speed
> Complacency, distractions and fatigue contributing factors
> Road conditions and weather also have an impact on seeing the sign or train
THE CROSSING AND TRAIN MUST BE SEEN BY THE TRUCK
B
> Travelling at up to 100km/h
> Travels at 27.7m/sec
> Requires 150m to stop in good weather on good roads
> Driver reaction time is normally 3 – 5 seconds to brake
> Adding 80 to 130 metres to braking distance
> Total stopping distance of up to 300 metres
THE TRUCK MUST BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE CROSSING
C
> Current signage is rarely visible out to 300m
> Places trucks inside kill zone as a norm
> Weather and road surfaces compound braking distance
> Explains why 70% of impacts are in daylight hours
> Avoiding a train is chance at 70% of crossings, not control
KILL ZONE: TRUCK MUST SEE SIGN, SEE TRAIN
DECIDE TO STOP, BRAKE IN TIME TO AVOID
D

2. WITH CROSSING GUARD
TRAIN ACTIVATES WARNING SIGNAL
Minutes before intersection is reached1
LIGHTS ON ROAD ACTIVATED
> Up to 300m out from crossing
> Drivers are TOLD a train is coming through the high-viz LEDs
2
TRUCK HAS TIME TO STOP WITH EASE
3
TRAIN PASSES BY SAFELY
4
ZERO HARM ACHIEVED
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www.crossingguard.com.au