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New halfbarrier sign
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• New traffic signs for railway level crossings equipped with automatic half-barriers are introduced in regulations which came into operation on Tuesday.
The special "Level Crossing with automatic half-barriers ahead" sign is to be withdrawn in favour of the internationally recognized "Gate" symbol.
Signals will be modified so that a steady amber signal precedes the twin flashing red -Stop" signals. The amber signal has the same meaning as that in normal three-light road traffic signals—"Stop, unless it is unsafe to do so". The twin flashing red signals mean :'STOP".
A new mandatory sign makes it clear that drivers of large or slow-moving vehicles must phone the signalman and get permission to cross before entering on the crossing.
The new traffic signs are part of the implementation of the main recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into the Hixon level crossing accident.