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[–] [S] 15 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

PKP PLK has an extensive campaign "Safe Crossing", most cases do not seem to be that you are talking about but plain ignorance, impatience and sometimes stupidity. How do I know that? Every crossing in Poland has CCTV, yes every single one.

Check out their youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMaaBn2U0pR3dHeAzy9h-cg

Oh and also the police asked PKP PLK to stop sending them reports because they're getting too many. I'm not making this up, but for the love of me can't find the reporting.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 hours ago

    Big oof. In North America at least, virtually all train/railroad deaths are actually suicides. It's over 95% of the reported deaths related to Brightline "H"SR. Like, a lot of the reporting bodies are politically motivated to suppress the suicide rate in their reports.

    Typically, mentally well people without plans to do something do not check a train schedule beforehand. They also don't park their car in the middle of a level crossing or stand in the middle of the tracks and stare down an approaching train for 2-3 minutes.

    Really interesting to see different behavior in Europe. I guess trains are a lot more normal and people are more likely to consider how it will impact people riding the train.

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