Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces (2017) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction The objective of this research was to develop a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/guideway and platform/vehicle interfaces. The manual provides treatment strategies to prevent incidents and improve safety at platform/guideway and platform/vehicle interfaces.
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2 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces Platform Treatment Strategies The platform treatment strategies and best practices involve the platform edge and surface infrastructure. They also include special treatments for curved platforms as well as shared use high height platforms.
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Summary 3 The media used for public outreach include the following: • Printed materials may be used. These include brochures that are multilingual and culturally appropriate for a specific audience or safety slogans printed on the back of a ticket or fare card.
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4 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces • More research about solutions for between-car barrier systems would be beneficial for light rail and streetcars that operate with more than one car and cannot use any of the existing treatments. • Transit agencies have made significant progress instituting policies that improve overall system safety.
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