This level crossing has become a notorious traffic blackspot with thousands of motorcyclists ignoring the barrier every day. <br /><br />The Makkasan junction is one of the busiest intersections in Bangkok with hundreds of cars and riders passing through every minute throughout the day.<br /><br />But safety concerns have emerged as motorcyclists appear to pay little attention to the barriers or warning sirens, risking their lives to jump the crossing as trains approach.<br /><br />Footage taken this week shows how scores of scooter riders regularly make last-minute dashes across the tracks or even duck under the barriers, with just seconds to spare before locomotives thunder past.<br /><br />Calls are now growing for traffic police to take action to prevent road users from speeding across when the barriers are down.<br /><br />Local shopkeeper Surachai Surin said: ‘’I live very near the crossing so I see every day how dangerous it is. The motorcyclists take the biggest risks. Sometimes I look at them and think they’re crazy. Something needs to be done to stop the dangerous behaviour.’’<br /><br />Thailand has one of the highest rates of road deaths in the world, with an average of 22,491 people killed on roads every year, according to the World Health Organisation.
