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Accident (Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing)

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000006

An impact between on-track railroad equipment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, farm vehicle, or pedestrian or other highway user at a designated crossing site. Sidewalks, pathways, shoulders, and ditches associated with the crossing are considered to be part of the crossing site.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000006
FieldTransportation
SubjectRail
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000006",
  "term": "Accident (Highway-Rail Grade-Crossing)",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "An impact between on-track railroad equipment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, farm vehicle, or pedestrian or other highway user at a designated crossing site. Sidewalks, pathways, shoulders, and ditches associated with the crossing are considered to be part of the crossing site.",
  "subject": "Rail",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/accident-highway-rail-grade-crossing/"
}

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