Railroad Crossing in Japan, How it Works? Strange Traffic Rules exist !

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How do railroad crossing work in Japan.
Some are similar to other countries, buy there is ono big difference.
The traffic rules.
All vehicles have to stop before crossing the tracks.
Fine ￥9000 if failed to make temporary stop.
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@stphinkle 2 жыл бұрын

There are similiarities and differences between Japan and the USA from what I saw in this video. In the USA we do have signals with the four quadrant gate systems. These are becoming more common. We also have flashing lights, although they are mostly horizontal (no vertical pair), and while residential vehicles are not required to stop when the gates are up, most commercial vehicles such as buses, semi-trucks, school buses, larger trucks, 15 passenger vans, etc are.

@streetsofsouthphilly 2 жыл бұрын

Most railroad crossings in america mostly aren't closed but only a few are closed.

@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting how that a railroad crossing sign 🪧 is treated like a stop 🛑 sign 🪧

@wainber1 9 ай бұрын

2:54 Railroad crossings typically are to be treated like stop signs, if within the contiguous US, for school buses and vehicles that are carrying hazardous materials. Other types of buses may also have to come to a complete stop although interesting that Japanese traffic law extends the requirement to stop at railroad crossings to all other types of vehicles, too.

@quentinratliff6782 2 жыл бұрын

I hope to go to Japan someday before all the Railroad Crossings there go away.

@AndrooUK Жыл бұрын

That'll be a long time coming. Japan has just so many level crossings it will take many decades and a serious amount of money to change them all to grade separated.

@TonboIV 6 ай бұрын

@@AndrooUK There are also a lot of old low speed railways that run mostly ground level and are basically built into the urban fabric, so there's no realistic way to grade separate them other than building a whole new line. Many of these lines are also very busy and tourist attractions in their own right, so no-one wants to replace them.

@ryguy2006 2 жыл бұрын

One notable exception to the "stop" rule is when a traffic signal, usually marked "踏切信号" or "踏切用", is showing a green signal. However, this is only usually done if there is an extenuating circumstance, such as if grade separation is impractical.

@AndrooUK 2 жыл бұрын

An obstacle detection system might be a supplement to them, but UK quad gates are fully manual (usually involving CCTV), meaning they have to be fully closed and approved as clear by a human before the train is allowed to approach/cross. This is what gives such a long wait time to these kinds of crossings. Fully automatic British crossings use a partial gate system with only single gates either side, so that any trapped vehicle or person can easily leave, so there's no need to have several minutes of waiting to satisfy the control centre for modern quad gate crossings.

@NewBuildmini Жыл бұрын

Full barrier level crossings with obstacle detection operate automatically. Only those without obstacle detection are operated manually. Officially, level crossings with obstacle detection are termed as "CB-OD", instead of "MCB" or "MCB-CCTV". There also are many MCBs with auto-raise facilities, and sometimes even auto-lower facilities. However, the signaller still has to ensure the crossing is clear before the protecting signals can be cleared. Obstacle detection essentially replaces a human signaller.

@PB-zz5vn 3 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 I love Japan.

@jamesupchurch6037 2 жыл бұрын

Here in the US the some crossing bells stop when gates are down and lights and/or bell stays on until all of the gates are up and there is no other trains

@cheeseisverytastythantomato 3 жыл бұрын

In Indonesia We have PJL (Penjaga Jalan Lintasan) Penjaga Jalan Lintasan means Track Road Guard some people (like me) just call them Penjaga Perlintasan (ENG : Crossing Guards) In Indonesia we don't use sensors because PJL is more safer than any Automatic Railroad Crossing (some auto railroad crossing is safe)

@AndrooUK Жыл бұрын

Well, computers don't make mistakes, and don't get tired or murderous. An automated system is always safer, assuming it is programmed and installed correctly. It's simple to detect a train and activate some lights and a barrier. Even if a person is there, it won't stop an approaching train in time if someone decides to drive or pass the crossing at the last second. It's not like they'll physically accost a pedestrian or vehicle.

@boombox4037 Ай бұрын

Note if there is another train coming the arrows in this case will display the direction of the incoming train/trains please remain stopped until both trains have passed I’m aware that people know this but just an fyi