While riding trains in japan i noticed that once in awhile a train has to stop in the middle of the route. why do they do this??
Probably so another train can get out of the way. At least in Europe there are a number of routes that only have a single track for both directions.
I stop trains with my bare hands.
My teacher recently told a story to the class about this, from her experience in Japan... she said that it was "because of the exam season, many students were killing themselves using the train" and that "they have to scrape the students off the tracks" or something like this... To what extent this is true, I don't know, but it sure served to enhance the mystification of asiatic peoples and the Japanese stereotype. :/
Well, at least they managed to keep their dignity.
>>4
Make sure you bring nachos to the track when that happens. Suicidals make good dip.
>>4
Yeah. My friend saw this with his own eyes once. Someone jumped in front of a train so they stopped and cleaned up, started again and another jumped right after. Just kept going that time, though.
Terrible.
How often do train/subway suicides happen in North America, I wonder?
I think trains suicides are stupid because your body gets torn to shreds and you're all ugly and gross and bloody and I don't want to die with my body mangled.
This is interesting, potentially relevant information:
Q. Why is the Chuo Line in Tokyo so popular for suicides?
A. In a six month period during the year 2000, 22 out of 37 suicides involving JR trains in eastern Japan occurred on the Chuo Line. There are so many suicides, in fact, that it has become known as the Chuo-cide line. There are no definite answers to the question of why it is so popular though, and the high number of suicides is probably caused by a combination of factors. The most important has to do with the physical layout of the line itself. The Chuo is long and straight, allowing the trains to travel much faster than other lines. Some people also say that it is popular because the straightness of the tracks gives potential suicides an unobstructed view of approaching trains, allowing them to work up their courage and time their jumps. Another important reason is that the Chuo is one of the longest commuter lines and runs through one of the most heavily populated areas in Japan. Finally, JR lines tend to be more popular with people who want to kill themselves because JR charges the families of jumpers much less than the private railways do. Once the Chuo Line started getting more suicides than other lines, people started noticing it, the phenomenon got reported in the media, and a vicious circle was begun.
source: http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~edjacob/saq.html
>>9 is stupido ＾ω＾
>>8
I met a guy who worked maintenence for our local public transit, and this came up once. He said that in our city (about 1 million people) we get a couple every month. They're usually homeless so it doesn't show up on the news. I'd imagine there's more in bigger places.
>>9 a lot of dead japanese get cremated(not much room for graves) so it doesn't matter.
Carrying pieces away...
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While looking for the origin of this picture:
http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10748318436659dl.jpg
I came across this article
http://www.aarrgghh.com/no_way/handbook.htm
