A Simple Design Tweak May Keep Drunk People From Falling On Train Tracks

The number of deaths linked to drunk passengers who wander off the platform and onto the tracks has steadily increased over the years. But a new study of these falls shows that many of them occur in the same way—and that there might be a few simple ways to prevent some of them.

The study was carried out by West Japan Railway Company, which explains that since drinking increases in spring, it's focusing on how to prevent alcohol-related train deaths over the next month. In a synopsis reported by The Kobe Shimbun and translated by Spoon & Tamago, the company says it amassed data and video footage from hundreds of falls over the past two years that involved drunk passengers. According to JR West, these types of falls have increased by four times in the past decade—which is why it was interested in studying exactly how they occur.

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