Warning about drivers deliberately crossing level crossings, threatening train safety

Recently, there has been an increase in violations of the Railway Law, especially violations at level crossings with automatic barriers, causing great damage to property and seriously threatening railway traffic safety.

According to VNR statistics, in the first quarter alone, there were 116 cases of drivers deliberately crossing railway crossings nationwide. Faced with the risks of causing railway traffic insecurity, VNR has increased monitoring and promptly handled and resolved incidents when they occurred. At the same time, the unit has coordinated with the traffic police to strictly handle violations according to regulations.

However, in the process of coordinating the handling of violating cars, there are still many difficulties such as the driver causing damage to the automatic barrier system and accessories 100% fleeing the scene; the car violating in this province but the place of occurrence is in another province. VNR warns that not obeying the level crossing warning signal, deliberately crossing the railway when the train is approaching not only violates the law but can also cause damage to life, property and potentially cause a high risk of railway traffic accidents, threatening train safety if not prevented in time.

To prevent risks, we should focus on three main solutions: Strengthening education , raising people's awareness; improving railway traffic safety infrastructure and building strict and appropriate sanctions. According to this expert, low fines will make people feel that violating railway traffic regulations is an uncontrolled behavior with no serious consequences, thereby reducing the motivation to comply with the law and easily accepting risks. At the same time, it also makes people feel that violations are only personal matters and do not affect the community, reducing the sense of shared responsibility in maintaining traffic safety.

In fact, Decree 168/2024/ND-CP on increasing penalties for road traffic violations has created positive changes in people's awareness and actions, thereby reducing accidents and traffic violations. Therefore, for railways, fines for dangerous acts also need to be adjusted appropriately and have a higher deterrent effect, combined with community education measures to raise awareness of compliance and understanding of risks when participating in railway traffic.

In addition to increasing the penalties, it is also necessary to apply additional penalties such as temporary detention of vehicles (if any) or requiring participation in railway traffic safety classes. Serious violations and repeated violations of railway traffic safety should consider increasing the penalty level, even publicizing it in the media to put pressure on habitual violators, thereby raising public awareness of the importance of complying with safety regulations.

Source: https://vr.com.vn/an-toan-giao-thong-ds/bao-dong-tinh-trang-lai-xe-co-tinh-vuot-duong-ngang-uy-hiep-an-toan-chay-tau.html