Luckily no one was endangered and there was no police. Still a big lesson for the future.
Yeah we already established in previous comments that the fine varies if you just crossed the lights, to endangering someone, obstructing the train schedule, ...
Lesson learned for sure.
I wouldn't expect there to be detection cameras, people normally respect those out of self-preservation (or at least not ruining the car by getting a boom lowered on your roof), no camera needed.
Different story altogether- but we had a problem at a car-park in Pisa. We paid for our time there, put the card in machine and started forwards, then a family walked right in front of car so had to stop. And then, bang! We had never experienced a double barrier car-park- to stop cars sticking to the one in front and not paying... The rear barrier came down and fortunately only took of the arial- could have been a lot worse.
Oh that is pretty unlucky.
As said, we were lucky it only took the arial, but it was a bit of a shock.
I can imagine, I would be too but still I am glad nothing worse came out of it.
Stuff like this is one reason why you're to wait until the lights no longer blink.
The train driver was probably trying to warn the first responders with the repeated use of the horns.
Midland County, Texas. Minor injuries; bumps and bruises. Deputies were rushing to a call of an infant not breathing.
Oh I didn't see that one coming. Yeah I agree with you, a mistake I most definitely won't repeat again.
In France, all level crossings have a large warning sign:
'un train peut en cacher un autre'
one train can hide another!
Always makes me smile, as it could apply to so many other things in life ... but in this case!
I think there was some debate of removing the railway blinking lights and using normal traffic lights instead, as they are much clearer for everyone from whatever country they come from.
FLP isn't a REAL train, it's more like a glorified tram. (slow, narrow gauge track, etc.)
Tom
But normal traffic lights all blink amber on Sundays..this would totally confuse the OP
If it hits you, semantics will not be your first concern...
It will still cause serious damage to your car and occupants.
Actually in Eastern Europe where I lived for 2 years the lights were blinking all the time.
When a train comes, they just start to blink more "aggresively" + the barricade starts to lower at the same time + a sound starts (like bells).
Still not an excuse for my action but a little confusion came from here.
No, they do not!
Tom
Many of the main roads into *Zurich flash orange through the wee small hours of the night until around 6 am (or thereabouts) but that's every day and definitely not all day Sunday . That would be chaos.
*Other parts of Switzerland may vary.
One good thing in Switzerland is the lights and barriers go down quite well in advance of the train arriving ( a little too early in places).
In some other countries, you wouldn't have been so lucky.
Thanks. This explains the crossing next to my place: it's about 300-400m from a train station, 2 tracks (more than 10m), so it takes like 20+ seconds of flashing lights and then the barriers come down.
Some do and some don't !