Despite government efforts, railroad trespassing persists, largely due to widespread unawareness of its risks. To investigate public knowledge and motivations regarding this issue, we surveyed 591 people (August 2022−May 2023). Employing descriptive statistics, for example, frequency distribution, and non-parametric tests, we preliminarily analyzed the findings in this paper. Alarmingly, 90% of respondents never received rail-related safety training, 40% believed private railroad property was public, and 48% were unaware of its illegality. Notably, 52% admitted to trespassing. Regarding the reasons for trespassing, 68% of the respondents who trespassed before reported shortening a trip, an official crossing is too far away, not convenient, or a busy highway were the main reasons. For the destinations after trespassing, 32% chose hiking, walks, and walking dogs, 26% chose going to the town/city/center, restaurant, or shopping, and another 22% reported way to (from) school/work. These findings highlight significant gaps in railroad safety education in the US.


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    Title :

    Investigation of Public Knowledge and Perceptions toward Railroad Trespassing in the United States


    Contributors:
    Chen, Yuting (author) / Dou, Wenwen (author) / Yi, Xinyao (author) / Tahsin Huda, Kazi (author)

    Conference:

    International Conference on Transportation and Development 2024 ; 2024 ; Atlanta, Georgia



    Publication date :

    2024-06-13




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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