Iron Girder
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Quite impressive foolishness, this...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45260451
I know this crossing quite well - I use it reasonably often. The line has a 10mph speed limit, and there are "give way" markings on the road. Even so, I must admit, I do tend to cross it with a little trepidation, but it defeats me how someone can actually manage to drive into the side of a train on it!
To be honest, with a service frequency of a train every two hours in each direction, I've never actually seen a train when I've used the crossing. The ABC Rail Guide (here: http://abcrailwayguide.uk/beavers-hill-public-level-crossing-pembrokeshire#.W38rnh-YVNw) mentions "poor sighting" as a risk factor, and, while it isn't great, the train isn't exactly coming out of nowhere at you.
Perhaps it's something to do with the way Pembrokeshire taxi drivers use the road...
I am somewhat amused by the photographs in the BBC article of a fairly mullered front end to the car, and the comparatively unscathed rail vehicle, though
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45260451
A taxi driver who drove into a moving passenger train has avoided a driving ban.
Brian Mazey, 45, of Saundersfoot, misjudged the speed of the train at a crossing in Pembrokeshire and struck the rear wheels of the carriage, which had 17 passengers on board.
I know this crossing quite well - I use it reasonably often. The line has a 10mph speed limit, and there are "give way" markings on the road. Even so, I must admit, I do tend to cross it with a little trepidation, but it defeats me how someone can actually manage to drive into the side of a train on it!
To be honest, with a service frequency of a train every two hours in each direction, I've never actually seen a train when I've used the crossing. The ABC Rail Guide (here: http://abcrailwayguide.uk/beavers-hill-public-level-crossing-pembrokeshire#.W38rnh-YVNw) mentions "poor sighting" as a risk factor, and, while it isn't great, the train isn't exactly coming out of nowhere at you.
Perhaps it's something to do with the way Pembrokeshire taxi drivers use the road...
I am somewhat amused by the photographs in the BBC article of a fairly mullered front end to the car, and the comparatively unscathed rail vehicle, though