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NORTHERN EUROPE PROFILE: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD OF FINLAND
Level crossing safety in an
international perspective
The commission had to first clarify what
the situation was internationally. It was
very hard work to find comparable
statistics from different countries. The
commission had to choose just some
countries, but in the end decided upon
Norway, Switzerland, USA, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand. However, we
had to drop New Zealand off the list,
because not enough data was available.
‘‘The level crossing
accident statistics showed
Figure 2: Level crossing accidents per thousand level crossings in 2004.
that the situation in
Finland was not too good’’
have enough data was 2004. Certain the situation in some other countries was
countries provided data on level better than in Finland.
The countries chosen were done so crossing accidents from 1991 to 2005. At the same time, we studied
because they had a lot of railway Calculations and diagrams were made statistics and other facts of level crossing
traffic and they had also independent based on statistics (see Figures 1–3 on accidents in Finland since 1991 and
accident investigation. Data was pages 44,45 and 46). investigated six new level crossing
collected on railways, roads, level accidents. Two were fatal.
crossings, railway traffic, road traffic, Level crossing accidents in Finland The VALT documentation of fatal
rail and road accidents and different The level crossing accident statistics road accidents included statistics which
kinds of data of level crossing accidents. showed that the situation in Finland was was useful in comparing fatal level
The latest year from which we could not too good. We tried to find out why crossing accidents with other fatal road
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