Tasmania Police has released details of a traffic operation at the weekend focused on railway crossings on the back of National Rail Safety Week last week – and they’re not impressed with the results.
Police say 16 drivers were detected failing to stop at stop signs at rail crossings.
In addition, 14 were also nabbed for speeding and five for using a mobile phone while driving.
Police say if you are approaching a rail crossing, slow down, approach with caution and obey all signs, including stop signs.
Last week asRail revealed railway crossing failure to stop or give way by road users has risen from 39 reports in 2022-23, to 69 for the same period this year.
The North-West Coast has the worst record, with 42 of the 69 cases reported occurring on the Coast.
