Build drainage/gap pits under platform tracks to reduce attempt lethality
#00154
Construct recessed 'suicide pits' in the trackbed below platform level, giving a person on the track survivable space beneath a passing train. Reduces fatality of attempts without deterring them — a lethality-mitigation complement to other prevention measures.
London Underground, UK
PartialLondon Underground · City
Drainage pits recessed into the trackbed beneath London Underground platforms give a person on the track survivable space beneath a passing train. Where present, they roughly halved the fatality of attempts — but by des…
Mortality of attempts with drainage pit66% (no pit) → 45%% fatal
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