The Dark side of Japan Tourism.

[jukebox333]

Had a cousin who did same with a non-stopping train at a little station in Europe.

You would be horrified if you knew how common this was even here in Oz.

It is deliberately not reported here in Perth, so as to discourage copycats getting ideas.

 

[tgh]

You would be horrified

Consider me horrified …...( subject to the presentation of evidence proving a widespread problem)

 

[VPS]

A friend of a friend is a train driver in Melbourne. It's not an uncommon occurrence there. Any affected driver is immediately taken off duty and must attend counselling

 

[ShelleyB]

A friend of a friend is a train driver in Melbourne. It's not an uncommon occurrence there. Any affected driver is immediately taken off duty and must attend counselling

I can attest it is relatively common in Melbourne. I have personally been on a train that hit a person, as was Mr. ShelleyB in a separate incident.

 

[Cynicor]

Absolutely trains hitting people is common. It tends to get reported as delays and police indecent without specifics.
I’d meant the statement about retribution for accidents in rural areas was a thing, in Aus.

 

[rbjhan]

From what I understand, here in Melb when they say there's a "trespasser" on the tracks as a reason for delays etc, more often than not said trespasser is not alive...

 

[markis10]

On my ATC course back in the day we were shown a short film about train drivers and the PTSD they suffer after hitting someone. We were then shown a film on explosive decompression and the effects on passengers at the window that fails, it came close to giving me PTSD!

 

[jukebox333]

From what I understand, here in Melb when they say there's a "trespasser" on the tracks as a reason for delays etc, more often than not said trespasser is not alive...

Yes. The code in Perth is "incident", as opposed to "technical issues" when there actually are problems with trains/track

 

[Flyfrequently]

Thought of you @drron and @mrs.dr.ron when reading this ABC news article about a Perth woman