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Originally Posted by BBKing
There are CCTV monitored level crossings - usually on busier roads. AHBs, like in this incident (and of course open crossings which have no barriers at all) are used on lightly used roads, which this certainly was. It's difficult to think of a use of CCTV that would make a difference - possibly a device to alert if the crossing is blocked would be better (bearing in mind that signalmen have more to do than watch a bunch of TVs).
There are lots of level crossing accidents every year, usually resulting in a dead road user, but there is a serious one about every 20 years (1968, 1986, 2004).
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True, I was possibly oversimplifying. An automatic monitoring device would be more useful.
One thing people need to remember. Despite the well-publicised train accidents in recent years, the amount of people killed or injured on trains is a fraction of those killed or injured on roads.