Archive for 'Safety' Category
ILCAD 2010: Act Safely at Level Crossing
Today, it’s the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD). The video before is part of the campain to increase awareness that the most of the victims related to railways are… road users! So, please, act safely at level crossing! Despite all the measures taken to indicate the presence of level crossings and make them safe, [...]
Crash science: train. Documentary in French
Hereafter a documentary (in French) about crash science applied on trains, especially high speed ones. Four more parts available on YouTube.
Rail Crash Demo Previews New EU Legislation
Automotive best practices affect more and more rolling stock, especially considering the EN 15227 standard for crashworthiness used in Europe. Maybe in the next future crash homologation undertaken on full scale vehicles will be an everyday practice in railway industry. MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) proposes itself as a leader on this field providing a [...]