Day controller expressed frustration regarding vehicle runway crossing operations.

Attributes
ACN	650180
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
ASRS Report	650180
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I was working ground control/local control combined. I observed a vehicle on an active runway without permission. He closed a taxiway; went onto the runway and turned around. He drove off of the runway onto a crossing road after I asked his intentions. He asked to cross the runway. I approved the crossing and told him to call the tower;. Vehicles cross the runway at the same point numerous times throughout the day. There is a road around the runways and other ways around without them needing to cross an active runway. This has been an ongoing situation at day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAY CTLR EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION REGARDING VEHICLE RWY XING OPS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL/LCL CTL COMBINED. I OBSERVED A VEHICLE ON AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION. HE CLOSED A TXWY; WENT ONTO THE RWY AND TURNED AROUND. HE DROVE OFF OF THE RWY ONTO A XING ROAD AFTER I ASKED HIS INTENTIONS. HE ASKED TO CROSS THE RWY. I APPROVED THE XING AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE TWR;. VEHICLES CROSS THE RWY AT THE SAME POINT NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE IS A ROAD AROUND THE RWYS AND OTHER WAYS AROUND WITHOUT THEM NEEDING TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SIT AT DAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.