Resource Library

These resources are available for loan to Baldwin & Lyons insureds for a period of 14 days. You may borrow up to three programs at one time. Programs are available in VHS tapes only unless otherwise indicated. To borrow these materials, please contact our Loss Prevention Resource Library at (317) 636-9800 or email thequill@baldwinandlyons.com.

No Exit - This video is about an individual who was in a near fatal crash after he went around railroad crossing gates because he didn't see any trains coming. The video summarizes the dangers of trying to beat a train across the tracks and explains why everyone should use extreme caution when approaching highway/rail crossings.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000003
20 minutes

Paths of Thunder II - This video portrays a heavy traffic situation that causes a vehicle to become stopped on a railroad track. It advises drivers how to avoid becoming trapped on the tracks and what to do if they should be boxed in on a crossing when a train is coming.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000004
18 minutes

Physics 101 – For Professional Drivers - This video graphically portrays what happens when trucks and trains collide. It reminds the professional truck driver of the dangers inherent at highway/rail crossings and the proper precautions to be taken at these critical intersections. This program also notes the precautions taken by train crews in an effort to avoid crashes.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000001
26 minutes

Railroad Crossings – Extreme Seven-Minute Solutions - This video reminds drivers of the proper procedures to follow when approaching and crossing railroad tracks, including what to do when hauling hazardous materials.
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
JJ00053
7 minutes

Roll Call: Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Safety - This video depicts the need for enforcement of traffic and trespass laws, types of warning signs and signals, laws and civil rulings, enforcement tools, trespass dangers, grade-crossing collision investigation, how to stop a train in an emergency, and how to recognize and report malfunctioning signals. Although directed to law enforcement personnel, this video is a good educational program for truck drivers.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000005
9 minutes

Stay Alive When You Drive - This video program provides critical tips to help professional truck drivers avoid rail crossing collisions. Several spectacular crashes indicate the high stakes at rail crossings. In one scenario, representing a dark, dreary, rain swept night, a driver's attention is rewarded. Another scenario recognizes the vast number of distractions from phones, pagers, GPS systems, laptops and stereo systems that grab a driver's attention away from the road.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000007
15 minutes

Staying Alert and Alive at Highway/Rail Grade Crossings - This video discusses some of the common reasons for highway/rail grade crossing collisions.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000000
14 minutes

Take the Long Way Home - This video program is the personal story and testimony of a young woman, Jennifer Ballard Duvall, who was paralyzed and disabled as the result of a train/car railroad grade crossing accident which occurred in Springport, Indiana, on March 29, 1980.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
NOR00000
15 minutes

Your License or Your Life: Truck Safety at Highway-Rail Crossings - This is an educational outreach training video aimed at training employees and the general public on the hazards associated with rail grade crossing safety. It illustrates several real life situations, using actual locomotive and truck operators to prevent you from becoming a "rail crossing accident statistic." It also discusses CDL disqualification rules for violations of existing railroad crossing rules.
Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
OL000006
10 minutes

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