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Nov 9, 2007, 3:46 AM
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On Nov 8, 9:24 pm, "TOCA" <N...@valid.com> wrote:
> It's more than scarry, when you think of how manny people, that are kille in
> railroadcrossing accidents, because they didn't see the warning lights,
> wonder how manny near misses, there have been to that sort of RW crossings?
> Tommy C
Near misses, at Gib. Essentially none. (see below).
You need to remember while the barriers and lights may be akin to a
railway crossing that is where the similarity ends. There is a full
and continuous police presence on both sides of the crossing. There
are spike strips accross the roads as appropriate. There is a heavily
armed antiterrorism presence on the field itself, just inside of the
barrier.
The security level always prevents incursion onto the runway *while it
is in use*.
You do get the occasional visiting tourist in a car hessitating at the
runway midway point while crossing wondering if they've just found a
motorway to turn right onto. (despite the signs) But they are rapidly
intercepted by the police and guided back onto the road.
However this is acceptable, given that the security of the runway
while people can cross is not in a raised state, the security state is
raised during runway operations then back down again.
If aircraft are on the ground they are held in a secure 'pen' which is
itself heavily guarded.
The only near miss I can thing of is when some gliders decided they
would land despite not having authorisation or notification. As such
the road was open, but they saw this and landed safely well within
half the length. So the only example of the danger is from aircraft
rather than the gound, and a landing aircraft runway incusion can
happen whether it is cars or planes using the runway on the ground.
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