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Safety Experts- Accidents with Light Rail in Norfolk Will Happen


Posted on Aug 19, 2011

While the new light rail system in Norfolk should help commuters, shoppers and tourists get around town, it may also cause serious accidents. Blaming the light rail system itself is tempting, but officials and safety experts point to driver error as the primary cause of most accidents with a rail car.

Rail drivers are currently in training, and have already witnessed driver behaviors that cause light-rail/car accidents. Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians make serious mistakes to include: running red lights, walking or running in front of a moving train, hitting the side of a train, stopping on the tracks and driving the wrong way on a street. These errors are dangerous in normal traffic. When you add in the light rail they can be downright deadly. However, officials in Virginia are doing their best to avoid any serious accidents.

They are taking a cue from Houston, where accidents with the light-rail were cut in half after additional safety measures were put in place "The emphasis has to be placed on public outreach," said Martin Schroeder, chief engineer for the American Public Transportation Association. "Once a city gets familiar with it [the light-rail system], things get a lot better."

The staff and attorneys at Tavss Fletcher hope that the new system is integrated with as few growing pains as possible, that people are aware of the changes and do their best to avoid accidents.     

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