Don't become a rail fatality statistic - drive safe at highway-railway crossings

Check out these alarming statistics from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada:

• About every two weeks a passenger train collides with a vehicle at a public railway crossing.
• 60% of the time, these incidents result in injury or fatality.

These numbers are unacceptable and have landed highway-railway crossings on the TSB's 2012 Watchlist. This list is made up of the transportation issues that pose the greatest risk to Canadians.

Here's the reality:  if you choose to drive around the gates at a highway-railway crossing or ignore the signs and devices, there's a good chance you'll become a fatality statistic. Play close attention every time you encounter a highway-railway crossing and remember: look, listen, live.

For a reminder of the risks that exist at highway-railway crossings, watch this video from the TSB:

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