A bicycle owner has narrowly prevented being hit by a prepare, as Queensland Rail warns an rising variety of persons are risking their lives on the tracks.
The bicycle owner was driving throughout Beams Highway within the Brisbane suburb of Carseldine when onboard cameras captured how shut he got here to being killed by the incoming prepare.
In one other current incident captured by Queensland Rail, a hurried driver rushed by a flashing increase gate, solely to develop into trapped on the opposite facet.
The Vary Rover driver was caught on movie doing a U-turn away from the incoming prepare.
Scott Reidel from Queensland Rail mentioned an alarming variety of Queenslanders had been ignoring security indicators.
"They're making an attempt to avoid wasting a couple of minutes they usually're placing their lives in danger," Mr Reidel mentioned.
Final yr, Queensland Rail recorded 155 close to misses of prepare fatalities, 42 greater than the yr earlier than.
Pedestrians and cyclists had been the worst offenders, accounting for 63 per cent of narrowly prevented accidents final yr.
"Each a kind of is avoidable," Mr Reidel mentioned.
The state authorities has put aside nearly $250,000 to take away degree crossings within the suburbs of Lindum, Carseldine and Coopers Plains however the increase gates stay there.
The state authorities hasn't changed a single crossing since 2015.
Transport Minister Mark Bailey defended the delays.
"Queensland's an enormous state. It is bought the most important highway system in the entire nation," he mentioned.
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