Here in Vancouver, skytrain stations have a mounted grate between the tracks
which are alarmed with pressure sensors. If someone falls or climbs onto
the guideway all trains in the local area are stopped immediately. All
Skytrains are automated/driverless.

If you really wanted to you could throw yourself under a Skytrain but the
trains travel at a sufficiently slower speed on station entry to make it
harder. Trust anyone who has ever been on a Skytrain that has had to brake
suddenly, they stop very very fast. Fast enough in fact that if you are at
speed when the emergency brakes activate you can really feel the effect on
your body, and it ain't pleasant.

Mike

"Lars Elmvang" wrote in message
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Today was the first one-under on the Copenhagen driverless Metro, and
that leads me to ask: how much of a problem is it with people
falling/jumping and in any other way suddenly appearing in front of
trains at DLR?
In Copenhagen there is a system of photocells by the platforms meant to
stop the train if someone decides to take a walk along the rails, but
it'd still be possible to jump/fall right infront of a train.

Before you make assumptions - the accident here happened at about 1700
local time, and investigation is still going on as to the reasons to the
one-under.

The victim possibly survives.
Unfortunately also 5 passengers is currently receiving psycological
first aid at the university hospital in Copenhagen

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Lars Elmvang
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