Originally Posted by
framer
JapanHanuma:
Im confused, are you suggesting that airport vehicles sometimes don’t need a clearance to enter or cross a runway?
I believe the FAA recently does actually allow for vehicles assigned to a runway to not require to obtain clearance everytime to enter or cross the runway it is on. Though I agree that generally everyone must obtain clearance.
My point was that stopbars alone would not stop an incident where the pilot genuinely believed he had a special exception to enter the runway. A negligent pilot could easily overlook a stopbar.
I agree that what I wrote was poorly written. I apologize.
Just to expand on my point:
https://pointsixtyfive.com/xenforo/t...rossings.2316/
My understanding is that there are certain cases where a vehicle can cross a runway without ATC approval in FAA land (not inherently Japan).