Last month, Network Rail posted an awareness video on Facebook and Twitter to draw attention to the dangers of not being fully alert at level/railroad crossings (pick the term suitable to where you’re from.)

Here is the video in question:

https://www.facebook.com/networkrail/videos/1944181585605896/

An alternative link is here:

http://limpingchicken.com/2018/06/29/controversy-over-network-rail-safety-advert-showing-deaf-couple-being-hit-at-level-crossing/

On the off-chance that Network Rail are shamed into removing this advert before you have a chance to look at it, here’s the upshot, in bullet form:

• Deaf signing couple walking down the street, signing.
• They pass beneath an open gate to a railway crossing, with no lights flashing.
• The female of the couple realises that she’s lost something and frantically pats herself down while her partner looks on, concerned.
• The gates come down and the lights start flashing.
• The girl looks down the tracks in a sudden panic and the screen goes black.
• A warning flashes up on the screen, which reads: