Accidents at railroad crossings tend to have serious consequences. Drivers who enter there at a critical time out of inattention or in the dubious belief that nothing can happen to them endanger themselves and the passengers on the trains. From the beginning of this year, a caught stuntman will pay a steep fine and lose six points. Pedestrians must also expect penalties.
Last year’s accident between a train and a car near Zeměch in Mělnick.
| Photo: HZS Central Bohemian Region
With the amendment to the Road Traffic Act valid from the first day of this year, the amount of fines was also adjusted. “If a driver enters a railway crossing when it is prohibited, the policeman imposes a fine on the spot from 4,500 to 5,500 crowns, in administrative proceedings the driver faces a fine of 7 to 25 thousand crowns. At the same time, the driver of a motor vehicle is recorded 6 points in the driver’s register,” police officer Jiří Plesar confirmed to Děník.
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Even pedestrians do not escape when crossing the level crossing when they are lowered, or the barriers are already lowered or the light signaling reports an approaching train, without a fine. “Pedestrians are threatened with an on-the-spot fine of up to 1,500 crowns,” added Plesar.
