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« on: March 17, 2016, 18:00:18 »
Saw this on the WNXX▸ (Stored Unserviceable, Mainline Locos HQ All Classes) Forum.  Thought people on here might be interested in contributing https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iUwK7iPQPL4-YEYTLa1RfM1TGJkop47h5YecuZ0ooo4/viewform?c=0&w=1
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2016, 21:46:08 »
Completed. The results and findings could be interesting.
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2016, 21:54:54 »
Quite a few examples of Darwinism in action being used here!
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2016, 22:01:56 »
Worth doing and doesn't take as long as is suggested...unless you have to tell them why you are regularly ignoring LC▸ (Level Crossing) signs and find deciding not to cross a difficult decision.  Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2016, 22:05:27 »
Interesting indeed. Will restrain from certain comments so as not to influence others.  Will say it seems to concentrate on road level crossings rather than the many places that public footpaths cross the line ...
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2016, 08:32:27 »
Completed and declared that I hold a PTS▸ (Personal Track Safety) (Personal Track Safety) Certificate from my heritage railway on which I volunteer and work trackside, as this will have influenced my answers.
I am a great respecter of crossings. Training includes the poor human perception of train approach speeds and an overestimation as to the amount of noise they make on approach.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2016, 21:05:23 »
I've completed the survey, based on my experience as more of a user of pedestrian crossings of the railway line than of road level crossings. (See grahame's post above).  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2016, 09:38:02 »
Done, but based on my own experiences of working with these things.

I hope we get the results.
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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2016, 15:54:12 »
Survey filled in. My responses influenced more by being a daily commuter encountering regular delays due to trespassing on tracks or people being hit by trains than by having to use level crossings regularly.
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« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2016, 22:28:37 »
Well, Nana Andrea should get the benefit of a very broad range of experiences from the responses to this questionnaire, then.

Quote from: Billhere on March 21, 2016, 09:38:02
I hope we get the results.

It would indeed be interesting to see the 'results' of the survey, but we have been told:

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The results of this survey will be used for scholarly purposes only. It will not be used in a manner which would allow identification of your individual responses which means all information collected will be anonymous. Your responses will be removed from this website at the end of the project. All responses are anonymous, strictly confidential and your data will be stored in a password protected electronic format.

However, "If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to send an email to eaynas@nottingham.ac.uk"  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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