Chapter 4: Recommended Techniques for Railway Level Crossing Safety Assessment in the Asia-pacific Region

Information provided by the countries participating in this study tends to suggest that, within the region, railway safety, and particularly safety at intersections between roads and railway lines, is perhaps not accorded the priority it deserves. Much of this has to do with the lack of a strong safety ethos within the communities of the region. Personal safety, as such, is not highly valued and hence safety consciousness is not generally something which is stressed in education programmes, either in schools or in the wider community.