FTA Standards Development Program: Mitigations for Trespasser and Suicide Fatalities and Injuries

Federal Transit Administrationhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15276402022PDFTech ReportLin, Pei-SungKourtellis, AchilleasIslam, MouyidMenon, NikhilGodfrey, JodiKeita, YayeUniversity of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation ResearchUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration and InnovationUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited StatesDetection and identification systemsWarning systemsTrespassersSuicideRail transitFatalitiesInjuriesCountermeasuresStrategic planningTechnologyFTA Report No. 0227July 2019\u2013December 2020This research focused on mitigation strategies and countermeasures that may be used by rail transit agencies (RTAs) to reduce trespasser and suicide fatalities and injuries, including RTA practices and practical and promising strategies and countermeasures. This report can serve as a toolbox for RTAs to provide mitigation strategies identified from a literature review and employed by RTAs, including 11 case studies; promising existing and emerging technology applications to detect and/or prevent rail transit trespassing and suicides; and key research findings for mitigating injuries and fatalities associated with trespassing and suicide events.143