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Roland Perry

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More options 14 May 2007, 15:08

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From: Roland Perry <rol...@perry.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:08:58 +0100

Local: Mon 14 May 2007 15:08

Subject: Re: Sat Nav directed me into path of train

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In message <ctlg4317dl2lpj8idifhnt3j5gdapb2...@4ax.com>, at 13:42:17 on
Mon, 14 May 2007, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhS...@spidacom.co.uk>
remarked:

>>However, there aren't many safety-critical ones that are placed at the
>>side of the road turned through 90 degrees.

>Not shown in the photograph at
>http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/_images/db/42/91/LEVELCROSSING1.429...
>though one could say that it is at perhaps 45 degrees to the road.
>However, that partly depends on where the road goes behind the
>camera.

The road approaching the crossing is perpendicular to the gates (look at
the line between far left gatepost, near left gatepost, and turf
embankment behind the car). The car is parked 30 degrees skew from the
side of the road, and the sign is at least 80 degrees skewed.

But please note, this is not the view the driver got. No-one has yet
produced a picture from the other side.
--
Roland Perry

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