Kansas Railroad Statistics

It's a fact .....

Most collisions occur with trains traveling under 30 mph.

64% of all collisions occur in daylight hours.

Most collisions occur within 25 miles of the driver's home.

At 55 mph, it may take a train up to a mile or more to stop.

Nearly 50% of all collisions occur at crossings equipped with automatic warning devices.

You are 20 times more likely to die in a collision with a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.

Nationwide, a collision occurs between a train and vehicle or a train and a pedestrian approximately every 2 hours.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. DOT.

Statistics are available at www.oli.org or call 800-537-6224, or contact Darlene Osterhaus the Kansas Operation Lifesaver Executive Director at Darlene@ksdot.org.

*Source: Federal Railroad Administration www.fra.dot.gov.