This year’s Rail Safety Week carries messages red is red. The campaign aims to remind road users with safety vest that the traffic lights at level crossings installed red light is equivalent to the streets mounted on traffic lights red light. Rail Safety Week lasts 2 May 2010.
“When the Red traffic lights on the street, noting the generally expected to be addressed and permitting traffic lights illuminated, then crossing a burning traffic lights are often ignored and both drivers with reflective element and the pedestrians,” said Chairman of the Board of Operation Lifesaver Estonia Tame Mets.
Regrettably, it is just a pedestrian widespread opinion that the level crossing and the traffic control devices are intended only for drivers and pedestrians are not valid. ”
Disregard a red light are also frequent level crossings fitted with barriers mahasõitmised. Estonia, run down every year about 100-140 barriers.
Rail Safety Week is carried out in educational institutions of railway safety presentations, the streets will begin a nation-wide outdoor advertising campaign in cooperation with the Estonian Railway Culture Foundation handed out about 3,000 reflective vests to kindergartens.