Pedestrians in the Tidemills area are being reminded of the importance of obeying signals and signs at level crossings, following a spike in potentially dangerous incidents at the pedestrian level crossing near the site of the abandoned village of Tidemills in East Sussex.
在仅仅四个月的时间里（2020年6月至10月之间），就有9起记录在案的险情发生，当时人们冒着生命危险在火车前面穿越。将人们带过铁路的人行横道被视为苏塞克斯最繁忙的人行横道，被认定为“非常高的风险”。
The dangerous behaviour at Tidemills include level crossing users filming the emergency stop of an oncoming train. In another incident, bike users narrowly missed a train while large groups of pedestrians have also experienced close calls by trying to beat approaching trains. Cameras have also captured a funeral procession using the crossing.
Each incident could have resulted in fatal or life changing consequences.
英国国营铁路公司（networkrail）去年提出的修建一座令人惊叹的新人行天桥的建议获得批准后，当地居民和游客将在南唐斯国家公园的蒂德米尔（Tidemills）享受更安全的铁路通道。亚搏彩票软件官网
The footbridge, which has been designed to blend with the local landscape and heritage features of the old village of Tidemills, will provide safer access to Seaford beach and the surrounding landscape.
Once the new footbridge is in place, the footpath crossing will permanently close.
Tracy Partridge, East Sussex level crossing manager for Network Rail, said:
“我怎么强调都不过分，因为人们不正确使用过境点，把自己和他人置于危险之中。在提德米尔的行人需要向两个方向看，如果他们看到火车接近，就不应该横穿马路。
“试图节省几分钟的时间不值得承担潜在的毁灭性后果。”
Jonathan Pine, British Transport Police Inspector, said:
“没有理由不遵守平交道口的安全程序。我们亲眼目睹了在平交道口上走捷径可能带来的后果，我们提醒任何在蒂德米尔附近使用人行横道的人，在这样做时要有耐心和负责任。
“使用平交道口的教育至关重要，这就是为什么我们继续与英国国营铁路公司密切合作，提高对滥用平交道口危险的认识。不过，我们也会起诉任何滥用平交道口被抓的人，希望这能让他们今后三思而后行。亚搏彩票软件官网
“如果您看到有人滥用平交道口，请发短信61016或拨打0800 40与BTP联系。”