Prevention of railway trespassing by automatic sound warning—A pilot study

Kallberg, Veli-Pekka; Silla, Anne

doi:10.1080/15389588.2016.1203426

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“…The number of trespassers was reduced by 44% at location A and 18% at location B, with a 95% level of confidence. The measures could be more efficient if they were combined with other preventive measures and at the location where the trespassing is concentrated [104]. In Finland, a 45-min lesson was held for children aged 8-11 years old in four schools.…”

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A Systematic Review of Railway Trespassing: Problems and Prevention Measures

Grabušić,

Barić

2023

Sustainability

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Railway trespassing is a growing problem in both rail and road transport. A high percentage of rail accidents are a result of the former. Factors that contribute to trespassing accidents range from poor decision-making by the trespasser and general ignorance of rail traffic rules to poor infrastructure (e.g., a lack of fences along tracks to prevent trespassing). The objective of this study was to provide a systematic review of the known literature on the problem of trespassing on railway tracks. The methodology implemented for literature collection was in accordance with the PRISMA method. The literature was searched using keywords: railway trespassing, railway trespassing accidents, trespassing factors, trespassing prevention, railway trespassing detection, and railway trespassing education in the Web of Science Core Collection and an additional search was conducted through other literature databases. The starting point was the collection of n = 291 studies of which a total of 72 publications were included in the literature review ranging between 1953–2023. The literature review consisted of 73.6% journal papers, 18.1% conference papers, and 8.3% expert reports. The results were the formation of: (1) Factors that influence the occurrence of trespassing accidents: (a) locations of frequent railway trespassing, (b) the temporal frequency of railway trespassing, (c) trespasser profile and behaviour, (d) motivation for and general knowledge of railway trespassing, and (e) other factors and models for railway trespassing accidents; (2) Measures for trespassing prevention: (a) education measures, (b) signalization, technological and infrastructure measures for trespassing prevention, and (c) pilot studies of railway trespassing preventive measures. The main findings were summarised and discussed with considerations for future work.

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A Systematic Review of Railway Trespassing: Problems and Prevention Measures

Grabušić,

Barić

2023

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“…26 However, the evidence for the effectiveness of such measures is currently more limited. [27][28][29][30] Online, we saw how people appeared to be dissuaded from a road-related method by community members who stressed the potential lethal impact on other people. Although this may be effective in a closed, peer-led discussion, it is a difficult message to employ more widely because of the risk of appearing to dismiss or stigmatise the distress of the suicidal individual.…”

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Factors prompting and deterring suicides on the roads

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Background In addition to the devastating impact on the individual and their families, suicides on the roads can cause distress and harm to other people who might be involved in a collision or witness an attempt. Despite an increased focus on the characteristics and circumstances of road-related suicides, little is known about why people choose to end their lives in this way. Aims The aim of the current study was to investigate the factors prompting and deterring the decision to attempt suicide on the roads. Method We conducted a secondary analysis of survey data, as well as seven in-depth qualitative interviews. Participants had lived experience of suicidal ideation or behaviour at a bridge or road location. We also carried out an online ethnography to explore interactions in different online communities relating to this method of suicide. Results Participants perceived a road-related suicide to be quick, lethal, easy and accessible and to have the potential to appear accidental. The proportion of participants who described their thoughts and attempts as impulsive appeared to be higher than had been observed with other method choices. The potential impact on other people was a strongly dissuasive factor. Conclusions Measures designed to prevent access to potentially lethal sites may be particularly important, given that many participants described their thoughts and behaviour as impulsive. In addition, fostering a culture of care and consideration for other road users may help to dissuade people from taking action on the roads.

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“…27 The RESTRAIL field trial conducted by VTT at two trespassing hotspots in Finland has indicated a significant effect of video enforcement combined with sound warnings: trespassing behaviour decreased by 44% at one hotspot and 18% at the other one. 46 These studies indicate that both education and enforcement measures should be used in combination with engineering measures, where the latter should create an environment that discourages illegal behaviours.…”

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Behavioural and organisational interventions to prevent trespass and graffiti vandalism on railway property

Havârneanu

2017

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F:

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Trespassing behaviour is a problem for railway operations because it leads to train-pedestrian collisions and important delays. Trespassing incidents result from the violation of the rail track access rules by pedestrians. In many cases, this behaviour is driven by vandalism intentions. Various measures have been developed and implemented to reduce trespass and vandalism on railway premises, but to date there is no publication to show which of these measures are more effective. This paper aims to review the good practices and recommendations on the prevention of railway trespass and vandalism and to provide a summary of the most promising preventive measures that involve human factors namely collaborative measures, enforcement, staff training, public education and environmental measures, which are likely to influence people's behaviour. Physical measures (e.g. fencing) and purely technical ones (e.g. detection systems) are not within the scope of this paper, since there is consistent literature indicating the effectiveness of these interventions. The method included a systematic review of the literature on the topic, as well as a collection of prevention practices from the railway operating community. Both the procedures were conducted during the EU-funded projects RESTRAIL (REduction of Suicides and Trespasses on the RAILway property) and GRAFFOLUTION (Awareness and prevention solutions against graffiti vandalism in public areas and transport). Although the results reveal promising preventive measures, very few studies show evidence for their effectiveness. We discuss how measures can be combined to increase their efficiency for trespass and vandalism prevention in the background of a behavioural theoretical framework applied to the rail context.

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Prevention of railway trespassing by automatic sound warning—A pilot study

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

A Systematic Review of Railway Trespassing: Problems and Prevention Measures

A Systematic Review of Railway Trespassing: Problems and Prevention Measures

Factors prompting and deterring suicides on the roads

Behavioural and organisational interventions to prevent trespass and graffiti vandalism on railway property

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