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Accidents at Unmanned Level Crossing

Accidents at Unmanned Level Crossing
Start Date :
Jan 01, 2015
Last Date :
Jul 17, 2015
04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Section 161 of Railway act indicates “If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment ...

Section 161 of Railway act indicates “If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year.”

Section 131 of the Motor Vehicle Act indicates that “Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side and then pilot the motor vehicle across such level crossing, and where no conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle shall get down from the vehicle himself to ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side before the railway track is crossed”

However due to non-following of relevant rules by the road users, many accidents are occurring resulting in loss of precious life  at unmanned level crossings.

Suggest solutions for reducing accidents at unmanned level crossings.

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Sanjay Narain
Sanjay Narain 11 years 5 months ago
I have learn from the media reports that Govt. is going to construct overbridges on every unmanned level crossing in order to stop accidents. I am hopeful that since we have a very hardworking railway minister at this moment in our govt. something must come out of the railway budget on this sensitive issue. We have people in our country who have money but do not know how to utilize the same. Such people should be involved in such project of public interest in large way in order to do the things.
Akhilesh Kumar Jha
Akhilesh Kumar Jha 11 years 5 months ago
माननीय रेल मंत्रालय प्रमुख रेल के विकाश के लिए निवेश की भरी मात्रा में आवस्यकता है। मेरे पास एक सुझाउ है जो मै आपके सामने रख रहा हु इस बजट में किराये में 1 रुपए की विरधि कर दी जाये जिसका प्रयोग केवल बुलेट ट्रैन के विकाश के लिए हो। इस विषय में मैंने अपने आस पास के लोगो और फेसबुक पर भी बात की है। लोग इसे मानने के लिए तैयार है। लेकिन जब रुपए की आवशयकता पूर्ण हो जाये तो वापस इसे समाप्त कर दिया जाये क्यूंकि हमारे देश के लोगो को बुलेट ट्रैन का जो सपना आपने दिखाया है