Cameras make drivers stop at railway crossings.

After cameras were installed at six level crossings in South Jutland, drivers now stop when the bells ring and warning signals flash.

The cameras at the South Jutland crossings will be replaced by barriers next summer. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix) 10 minutes ago

Following a tragic train accident at Bjerndrup in South Jutland a year ago, video cameras have been installed at the six level crossings without barriers on the South Jutland railway line.

The cameras have increased safety, according to both Banedanmark and the locomotive drivers.

In the accident, where a slurry tanker collided with a passenger train, a 60-year-old woman died, and 26 people were injured, two of them seriously.

Just a few weeks earlier, a young man was killed in an accident at another crossing without barriers.

Nevertheless, Banedanmark experienced drivers crossing the tracks even when signals were flashing and sounding.

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Drivers now stop for bells and flashing lights at crossings

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But the cameras have changed that behavior, says Martin Harrow, head of safety at Banedanmark.

> "Since we installed the cameras, we have only experienced people driving through what some call 'taxi-yellow'," says Martin Harrow and continues.

"Since we installed the cameras, we have only experienced people driving through what some call 'taxi-yellow'," says Martin Harrow and continues.

"Perhaps it has also helped that we have made it clear that you can expect to hear from the police if you drive through when the warning system is activated," says the safety chief.

Since the cameras were installed in March this year, there have been 16 cases where drivers have driven through so-called taxi-yellow, but where Banedanmark has assessed that it did not pose a safety risk.

Therefore, no drivers have been reported to the police.

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Cameras have made locomotive drivers feel safer

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Today, locomotive drivers feel considerably better about operating on the stretch, says locomotive driver Ole Bang, who regularly runs on the Sønderborg line.

> "The cameras have probably worked better than I dared to hope. Because significantly fewer drivers now pass through the crossings even when the system is active," says Ole Bang.

"The cameras have probably worked better than I dared to hope. Because significantly fewer drivers now pass through the crossings even when the system is active," says Ole Bang.

After the accident, locomotive drivers demanded that barriers be installed at the crossings, says Ole Bang.

According to Banedanmark, the cameras will be replaced by barriers next summer.

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