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31 C H A P T E R 5 Introduction Rail passenger characteristics and behavior influence safety at platform/guideway and platform/ vehicle interfaces. The passenger characteristics include age, gender, cultural background, mobility, and sensory and cognitive capabilities.
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32 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces agency. Table 5.1 contains the data from these three sources.
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Passenger Characteristics and Human Behavior That Impact Safety at Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interfaces 33 Luggage In Bangkok, passengers who were traveling to and from an airport were more likely to have luggage that could lead to boarding or alighting issues (20)
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34 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces recognize an approaching train or judge a gap distance (12)
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Passenger Characteristics and Human Behavior That Impact Safety at Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interfaces 35 the number of suicides on rail public transportation in the United States. It states that, in the period between 2003 and 2008, there were about 30 suicides per year on a total of 48 transit systems.
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