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"railway crossing" refers to a place where a railway track and a road or pathway intersect. It is a location where vehicles or pedestrians need to be careful and cross the railway tracks safely because trains pass through there.
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at railway crossings when directed by crossing gates, signals, and other audible or visual cues.
Beginning in Chur, St. Moritz or Davos, it passes the glaciers of Piz Bernina, making this the highest
railway crossing in all of the Alps.
The authors say the findings, published today in the journal Environment and Behavior, are relevant not just
for railway crossings, but anywhere with congestion.
While the ride quality ranges from good on the autobahn to acceptable on back roads, the PASM suspension hates transverse ridges, manhole covers, and
level railway crossings.
The NTAD also includes: intermodal terminals,
national railway crossings, non-attainment areas and transit rail lines and stations, among other data layers.
I also took it over a couple of
rough railway crossings that I thought would produce some serious undercarriage banging, but it handled them smoothly and with surprisingly little noise.
Only over broken - up surfaces tackled at low speed or when encountering serious obstacles like a
banked railway crossing does the 225/45 footwear approach its limit of compliance.
This could include any type of roadside hazard, line of sight obstructions, improperly marked construction zones, unreasonably
dangerous railway crossing, or sharp pavement edge drops.
We have seen all types of road accident claims, from truck accidents to motorbike accidents,
railway crossing accidents, and pedestrian accidents.
In this study, the researchers applied this approach to examine whether simple visual and written cues could be used to encourage drivers to switch off their engines while waiting
at railway crossings.
Zheng warned that, where
the railway crosses plateau regions, the thickness of the permafrost had been decreasing by as much as 25 centimeters each decade.
Nonetheless, the suspension arrangement is happy to absorb an extensive range of bumps coming from road imperfections, potholes or
railway crossings, but it might get louder on rutted surfaces.
Body roll shows up only when you're too enthusiastic when negotiating turns, however, noise and vibrations generated by rough patches of asphalt, potholes, and
railway crossing aren't invited to this party.
When we stop at
a railway crossing, a «real» Indian train goes by.
The beach, accessed by crossing
a railway crossing, is a long stretch of white sand, fairly popular with body...
The beach, accessed by crossing
a railway crossing, is a long stretch of white sand, fairly popular with body boarders, and a bit of walk further along the beach will take you on to Fish Hoek - a great family beach.
The beach, accessed by crossing
a railway crossing, is a long stretch of white sand, fairly popular with...
At Quintrel Downs roundabout turn right (signposted Newquay, Porth) onto A3058 over
the railway crossing and into Newquay.
At Blackheath traffic lights turn left off the highway over
the railway crossing.
They depict a collision between a train and a lumber truck halted by
a railway crossing sign.
Many of these accidents were due to the negligence of the railway company, but accidents can also be caused by the negligence of motor vehicle operators, who fail to yield at
railway crossings.
The driver was also cited for obstructing
a railway crossing and the transportation authority has stated that it will hold the driver liable for damage to the train.
There were more than 1,000
railway crossing - related injuries in 2011 alone, so it's important to be aware that things don't always go right.
Other road hazards include unmarked or inadequately marked construction zones and
railway crossings.
Most recently, two freight trains sideswiped each other and derailed at
a railway crossing in Toronto's midtown, spilling more than 1,000 litres of fuel.
We will determine whether the roadway leading up to
the railway crossing was defective, whether there is a lack of signage, whether speed limits are inappropriate or whether trees, bushes, or brush obscure the railway crossing.