Transit agencies around the world are grappling with the same problem as Metro: how to prevent people from using trains to kill themselves.
Some European and Asian systems have even had more extensive problems. Nearly 2,000 people killed themselves in Japan in 2008 by jumping in front of trains, prompting frequent delays for commuters that are referred to as “human accidents” over public address systems.
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