ABSTRACT
Conflict area on a level crossing LC is the area that is commonly used by rail and road traffic. Road users have to look for train before passing the unprotected LC. Mainly, road users make errors at the time of passing a LC. These errors can lead to severe consequences including fatalities. A European-level study shows that the LC accidents per train-kilometer between 1990 and 2009 remained unchanged, and were mainly due to errors or violations from road users (Evans, 2011). The same study shows that the serious fatal accidents in European railway network are increasing at the rate of 0.8% per year. Second study shows that there are on average 3.31 fatalities per 1000 LC per year in European railways (Evans, 2013). A latest report on railway safety performance in Germany reveals that there were 39 fatalities in 148 level crossing accidents in the entire German rail network in 2011 (Bundesamt, 2012). The life safety risks at a LC can be minimized by installing a safety barrier. The installation of a safety barrier requires lot of money, and each safety barrier has different performance attributes and benefits to society.
