Charlot123
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This is what it looks like:
SOURCE:
Victim Identified and Colorado Cop on Leave After Freight Train Struck Squad Car with Young Woman Inside
A Platteville, Colorado police officer has reportedly been placed on leave after a squad car containing a detainee was struck by a freight train.lawandcrime.com
So, during daytime one can see it, and there is a mound, so that people not using the road need to get up that mound to approach the tracks. But the road itself, the most dangerous place, is flush with the rails.
1) The policemen would have seen the rails at daytime. At night, they should have felt driving over the rails, but during the chase, and also, concerned about the road rage and the alleged perpetrator having a gun, were totally distracted.
2) What it tells to me (regardless of the fact that still is a horrible situation), is that it is a dangerous crossing. Other things may happen here, easily.
3) It seems that lights (street lights) need to be installed there.
4) If trains run according to a schedule, a warning red light needs to be installed.
5) Maybe a monitoring camera connected to a red light?
6) How do they do it in other countries? All Europe is crisscrossed by train rails, and managed? Train catastrophes can be awful