Monday, 6 May 2013

Media invite: Safety teams to visit Maidenhead level crossings as part of international awareness events

 Rail safety teams across the country are hosting more than 100 awareness events at level crossings including Cookham and Furze Platt In Maidenhead, to help educate people about how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.

Level crossing safety in Britain is amongst the best in Europe. Despite this, nine people were killed at level crossings in the last year* and 453 people were involved in a near miss, either as a pedestrian or a motorist. There were 10 collisions between vehicles and trains and a further 33 vehicles struck and damaged barriers. 




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