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Ohio Railroad Crossing Facts

	RAILROAD CROSSINGS:
ARE PLENTIFUL	Over 9,594 and approximately 6,236 intersecting with public roads
ARE DEADLY	Year 2001: 140 accidents resulting in 22 deaths and 40 injuries Year 2002: 141 accidents resulting in 26 deaths (5 at private) and 35 injuries Year 2003: 124 Accidents (9 at private) resulting in 13 deaths (1 at private) and 47 injuries (3 at private) Year 2004: 137 accidents (19 at private) resulting in 14 deaths (1 at private) and 35 injuries. Year 2005: 133 accidents (11 at private) resulting in 8 deaths (1 at private) and 36 injuries. Year 2006: 127 accidents (16 at private) resulting in 17 deaths (3 at private) and 35 injuries.
COUNTIES	Year 2001: Accidents in 55 counties led by: Medina (8), Cuyahoga (7), Hamilton (6), Hancock (6), and Seneca (6) Year 2002: Accidents in 56 counties led by: Cuyahoga (8), Hamilton (7), Lucas (7), Wood (6), Clark, Lorain, Richland all with (5) Year 2003: Accidents in 49 counties lead by: Cuyahoga(8), Hamilton and Medina with (6), and Auglaize, Lucas and Montgomery all with (5) Year 2004: Accidents in 52 counties led by: Stark and Cuyahoga both with (9), Wood (8), Lorain (6), and Medina, Clark and Montgomery all with (5) Year 2005: Accidents in 51 counties led by: Butler with (9), Stark and Wood with (7), Summit (6), and Cuyahoga and Lorain each with (5) Year 2006: Accidents in 48 counties led by: Cuyahoga (12), Ottawa (8), Lucas, Medina, Hamilton (6), Butler, Lorain (5) (as of 8/27/07)
PRESSURE MOTORISTS	Trains have right-of-way. Motorists must interpret signs, watch for hazards, determine if trains are coming and estimate train speeds
CAN PRESENT UNEXPECTED HAZARDS	Hazards: May have sight obstructions (steep road approaches, trees, buildings, etc.), missing or fallen signs, and rough and/or elevated track.
COMMONLY HAVE CROSSBUCKS	About 44% of public crossings have “crossbucks”-- black letters in an “X” spelling railroad crossing. Only about 36% of public crossings have automated gates. Private crossings often have no protective and/or warning devices
SAFEST	Based on traffic volume, gates are 80-90% more effective than crossbucks and stop signs
RAILROADS	Railroads such as CSX and Norfolk Southern are not precluded from determining and funding railroad crossing safety needs

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2001
. County Medina Cuyahoga Hamilton Hancock Seneca Ashtabula Crawford Huron Lucas Wood Marion Putman Sandusky Summit Adams Allen Auglaize Clinton Erie Fayette Franklin Fulton Stark Wayne Delaware Lorain Mercer Montgomery	Number Accidents 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2	. County Williams Belmont Brown Butler Clark Clermont Columbiana Darke Gallia Guernsey Hardin Holmes Knox Lake Logan Madison Miami Muskingum Ottawa Pike Preble Richland Scioto Shelby Trumball Union Warren Total	Number Accidents 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 140

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2002
. County Cuyahoga Hamilton Lucas Wood Clark Lorain Richland Franklin Shelby Sandusky Montgomery Defiance Henry Huron Mahoning Medina Allen Seneca Stark Summit Wayne Ashtabula Butler Erie Fulton Lake Logan Paulding	Number Accidents 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2	. County Ottowa Pickaway Pike Portage Preble Scioto Wyandot Darke Athens Auglaize Champaign Clermont Delaware Fayette Guernsey Hancock Hardin Lawrence Madison Marion Meigs Muskingum Perry Trumball Union Van Wert Washington Ashland Total	Number Accidents 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 141

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2003
. County Cuyahoga Hamilton Medina Auglaize Lucas Montgomery Allen Ashtabula Butler Columbiana Hancock Lorain Sandusky Stark Summit Henry Miami Putman Wayne Wood Champaign Crawford Franklin Marion Ottawa	Number Accidents 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2	. County Preble Seneca Tuscarawas Darke Delaware Erie Fairfield Fayette Fulton Gallia Hardin Hocking Jefferson Lake Logan Madison Morrow Paulding Perry Pickaway Pike Trumbull Warren Washington Unidentified Total	Number Accidents 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 124

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2004
. County Stark Cuyahoga Wood Lorain Medina Clark Montgomery Ashtabula Franklin Huron Lucas Marion Summit Wayne Columbiana Delaware Hamilton Richland Allen Butler Erie Madison Ottawa Pickaway Scioto Trumbull	Number Accidents 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	. County Tuscarawas Union Vinton Sandusky Athens Clermont Clinton Fairfield Fayette Fulton Greene Hancock Henry Lake Lawrence Logan Meigs Miami Muskingum Portage Putnam Mahoning Paulding Preble Seneca Williams Total	Number Accidents 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 135

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2005
. County Butler Stark Wood Summit Cuyahoga Lorain Ashtabula Clark Hamilton Lucas Marion Fayette Hancock Madison Medina Miami Sandusky Scioto Union Wayne Allen Auglaize Champaign Clinton Crawford Defiance	Number Accidents 9 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2	. County Erie Fairfield Franklin Hardin Huron Lake Mahoning Ottawa Tuscarawas Warren Columbiana Henry Lawrence Perry Pickaway Portage Preble Putnam Richland Ross Seneca Shelby Van Wert Washington Williams Total	Number Accidents 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 133

OHIO COUNTY RAILROAD-CROSSING ACCIDENTS: YEAR 2006
. County Cuyahoga Ottawa Lucas Medina Hamilton Butler Lorain Stark Wood Franklin Seneca Trumbull Wayne Clark Sandusky Erie Crawford Williams Fulton Summit Madison Henry Mahoning Clermont	Number Accidents 12 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2	. County Shelby Fayette Clinton Pike Morrow Athens Logan Ashtabula Montgomery Marion Allen Hancock Auglaize Miami Putnam Scioto Fairfield Pickaway Richland Union Portage Champaign Jefferson Van Wert Total	Number Accidents 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 127

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