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 From the Operation Lifesaver Alabama website:
Alabama Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (AL OL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public safety program dedicated to reducing deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights-of-way. We have a wide variety of partners, including federal, state and local government agencies, highway safety and transportation organizations, and the nation’s railroads. AL OL was established in 1976 and is a member of the national organization, Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
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 Things to know in order to prevent railroad accidents
- Freight trains do not travel on a predictable schedule; schedules for passenger trains change. Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection.
- A train may extend three feet or more outside the steel rail, which makes the safety zone for pedestrians well beyond the rails themselves.
- Trains cannot stop quickly. It is a simple law of physics: the huge weight and size of the train and the speed of the train dictate how quickly it can stop under ideal conditions. A 100-car freight train traveling at 55 miles per hour will need more than a mile to stop — that's approximately 18 football fields — once the train is set into emergency braking.
- Never walk down a train track; it's illegal and it's dangerous. By the time a locomotive engineer can see a trespasser or a vehicle on the tracks, it is too late. The train cannot stop quickly enough to avoid a collision.
For more safety tips, visit www.alol.org/howtohelp.html
Want to help Operation Lifesaver?
You can become an Operation Lifesaver presenter!
Operation Lifesaver presenters are largely volunteers who donate their time to educating school groups, community organizations, driver education classes, professional drivers at trucking companies, emergency response personnel and law enforcement officers about highway-rail grade crossing safety and pedestrian rail trespass prevention. Other presenters represent local, state and federal government agencies, private companies, railroads, and other organizations.
For more information regarding presenters and becoming a presenter, go to www.alol.org/presenters.html
To contact us, go to www.alol.org/contact.html
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