Level Crossing Barriers struck at Berwick (Sussex) again

[norbitonflyer]

Think those are parked cars, mate.

You would never allow parking that clsoe to a level crossing. They are the queue.

 

[zwk500]

It can't be legal to park so close to a level crossing that a car waiting to cross can't stay on its side of the road (the unmarked police car)

The cars in the video are clearly waiting for the barriers and are not parked.

 

[zero]

The cars in the video are clearly waiting for the barriers and are not parked.

That is what I'm saying.

After learning that it was a police chase, watching the video again, the blue(stolen) car slows and hesitates before crashing through the crossing - suggesting that the driver is making a decision to go through hoping that the police will not follow (as opposed to being unaware of the crossing), successfully getting away.

The police car also seems to be considering going through, but by the time they get there they can see the train coming.

 

[infobleep]

It can't be legal to park so close to a level crossing that a car waiting to cross can't stay on its side of the road (the unmarked police car)

Are we sure it's an unmarked police car as I didn't notice any flashing lights?

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Are we sure it's an unmarked police car as I didn't notice any flashing lights?

You can see the lights on the back as they pass the waiting cars

 

[infobleep]

You can see the lights on the back as they pass the waiting cars

I see what you mean now. I didn't spot that.

 

[Samzino]

You would never allow parking that clsoe to a level crossing. They are the queue.

Yeh noticed how narrow the road was on streetview. Just was surprised initially how not a single car reacted a bit.

 

[Basil Jet]

Yeh noticed how narrow the road was on streetview. Just was surprised initially how not a single car reacted a bit.

Maybe they could hear a siren coming, and thought it best to stay in their car.

 

[SussexMan]

There appear to have been about 20 seconds between the car going through the barriers and the train arriving. Looking at this view on Google Street View, the track is reasonably straight but the train must have been slightly too far away round the slight left-hand curve to have seen the event otherwise I presume they would have been able to stop before the crossing as they were slowing down anyway for Berwick Station. Seeing a car cross would, I presume, have been reason to do an emergency stop.

Street View (or rail view)

 

[Somewhere]

There appear to have been about 20 seconds between the car going through the barriers and the train arriving. Looking at this view on Google Street View, the track is reasonably straight but the train must have been slightly too far away round the slight left-hand curve to have seen the event otherwise I presume they would have been able to stop before the crossing as they were slowing down anyway for Berwick Station. Seeing a car cross would, I presume, have been reason to do an emergency stop.

Street View (or rail view)

Depends how fast they were going and how far away. An emergency stop isn't always necessary in an emergency

 

[zwk500]

Yeh noticed how narrow the road was on streetview. Just was surprised initially how not a single car reacted a bit.

the only thing a car can do at short notice is move forward, which is absolutely the worst thing to do in this situation. Drivers would have likely had the handbrake on and been in neutral as well, and their wheels would have been aligned straight so they could not pull off to the side.

 

[Dougman]

That is what I'm saying.

After learning that it was a police chase, watching the video again, the blue(stolen) car slows and hesitates before crashing through the crossing - suggesting that the driver is making a decision to go through hoping that the police will not follow (as opposed to being unaware of the crossing), successfully getting away.

The police car also seems to be considering going through, but by the time they get there they can see the train coming.

The double white lines at the crossing indicate a no stopping restriction, so no parking is allowed. And the police (or anyone) are not allowed to pass the twin flashing red lights, so they shouldn't even have thought about it.

 

[WesternLancer]

Think those are parked cars, mate.

No - that's the carriage way so they must be the queue for the crossing barriers to open (EDIT - which I now see several others have mentioned) - I know the location.