The Conscious Crossing.

- KiwiRail -

The safety system that beats complacency by constantly changing

Over-familiarity leads to complacency. And at railway level crossings, complacency can lead to death. Many of New Zealand’s pedestrian rail crossings have no warning infrastructure beyond passive signage, which over time loses its impact for regular users. To prevent more deaths and injuries, KiwiRail needed an innovative, cost-effective way to switch pedestrians’ minds back on, in the crucial moments before they crossed.

The Conscious Crossing interrupts pedestrian complacency by keeping the familiar, unfamiliar. The movable set of warning gates can be reconfigured multiple times, constantly changing the environment and forcing people consciously into the moment. Designed with human nature in mind, anyone can change the gates into any layout, any time – actively helping to keep other pedestrians safe.