{"id":86445,"date":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86445"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:40:50","slug":"network-rail-shames-more-brits-gambling-with-lives-on-level-crossings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/network-rail-shames-more-brits-gambling-with-lives-on-level-crossings\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail shames more  Brits gambling with lives on level crossings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dancing children forcing train driver of to do an emergency stop at 125mph, teens throwing bikes onto tracks and doing press-ups: Watch as idiotic Brits gamble with their lives on level crossings<\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span>Network Rail<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span> has warned the public to stop &#8216;gambling with their lives&#8217; after releasing a spree of heartstopping videos which include children dancing on crossings, parents letting toddlers roam on tracks and teens brazenly throwing bikes onto the railway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>MailOnline has compiled several videos released in the last 15 months after distressing footage last week captured the moment <\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span>a couple perilously stopped to pose on a train track in Berkshire<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span> where trains pass at up to 100mph.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Among the footage released in the last year are several near-misses where pedestrians and motorcyclists are seen cheating death as they narrowly escape being mowed down by oncoming trains.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>Another clip uncovered by MailOnline shows two teens recklessly throwing a pedal bike onto the tracks\u00a0at Cross Gates station in Leeds. Network Rail reiterated that the &#8216;railway is no place for games, and it certainly isn\u2019t a playground&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/01\/76267911-12603165-image-a-63_1696638129731.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One pedestrian came within feet of a high-speed train on the West Coast main line after ignoring a red warning light<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/01\/76267913-12603165-image-a-64_1696638135125.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Other bizarre footage shows a group of children playing and dancing on the railway in Grove, Oxfordshire, forcing the driver of a 125mph express train to apply the emergency brakes<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>One pedestrian came within feet of a high-speed train\u00a0on the West Coast main line after ignoring a red warning light. The driver was forced to make an emergency stop as terrifying footage showed the man miraculously evade being hit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>In a separate video, a pair of riders on a small moped narrowly escaped being struck by a train travelling at up to 70mph, after they dodged barriers at a level crossing near Littlehampton, in West Sussex.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Other bizarre footage shows\u00a0a group of children playing and dancing on the railway in Grove, Oxfordshire, forcing the driver of a 125mph express train to apply the emergency brakes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><\/span><span>There have been shocking incidents of children doing one-armed push ups, dog walkers sitting their pets on the tracks for photos and parents letting toddlers play on live railway lines.<\/span><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/07\/76267919-12603165-A_pair_of_riders_on_a_small_moped_narrowly_escaped_being_struck_-a-22_1696832454402.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A pair of riders on a small moped narrowly escaped being struck by a train travelling at up to 70mph, after they dodged barriers at a level crossing near Littlehampton, in West Sussex<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/07\/76267915-12603165-Another_clip_uncovered_by_MailOnline_shows_two_teens_recklessly_-a-21_1696832454386.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another clip uncovered by MailOnline shows two teens recklessly throwing a pedal bike onto the tracks at Cross Gates station in Leeds<\/p>\n<p><span><span>A spokesman for Network Rail said: &#8216;Taking any risks around the railway could end in death or serious injury.\u00a0<span>When <\/span>using a level crossing, people should read instructions carefully and always respect locked gates, barriers, lights and alarms. It\u2019s not worth gambling with your life.&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12603165\/Dancing-children-forcing-train-driver-emergency-stop-125mph-teens-throwing-bikes-tracks-doing-press-ups-Watch-idiotic-Brits-gamble-lives-level-crossings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing children forcing train driver of to do an emergency stop at 125mph, teens throwing bikes onto tracks and doing press-ups: Watch as idiotic Brits gamble with their lives on level crossings Network Rail has warned the public to stop &#8216;gambling with their lives&#8217; after releasing a spree of heartstopping videos which include children dancing on crossings, parents letting toddlers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Network Rail shames more Brits gambling with lives on level crossings - Celebrity Tidings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/network-rail-shames-more-brits-gambling-with-lives-on-level-crossings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Network Rail shames more Brits gambling with lives on level crossings - Celebrity Tidings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dancing children forcing train driver of to do an emergency stop at 125mph, teens throwing bikes onto tracks and doing press-ups: Watch as idiotic Brits gamble with their lives on level crossings Network Rail has warned the public to stop &#8216;gambling with their lives&#8217; 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