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Gate Skirts Research at a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing in Ramsey, NJ
The Volpe Center and FRA evaluated the effectiveness of a pedestrian gate enhancement, commonly known as a gate skirt, to deter pedestrians from violating active grade crossing warnings at the E. Main St. crossing in Ramsey, New Jersey. The goal of the added secondary gates is to reduce the...
Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing – Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, under the direction of the U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research, Development, and Technology, evaluated the impacts of a program for four law enforcement agencies to...