Residents train to prevent collision accidents at level crossings Miyagi Iwanuma 30 September 14:57
In Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, in order to prevent accidents between trains and cars at level crossings, local residents learned how to deal with cars that were trapped at level crossings.
Accidents at railroad crossings have occurred in various places. On the 5th of this month, a train collided with a large truck at the railroad crossing in Yokohama, killing a truck driver and injuring 35 passengers and others.
This training was conducted by JR East in Iwanuma City, and about 30 people including local residents and city staff participated.
There is a simulated level crossing at the venue, and if the JR person in charge is careful, etc., if the alarm begins to sound, it will not enter the level crossing, or if there is a car failure at the level crossing, press the emergency button to JR I explained to contact you.
And even if trapped inside, if the car moves, if you slowly move forward, you introduced that you can push up the breaker, and the people who participated were actually driving the car and experiencing escape from the crossing .
A female employee in Iwanuma said, “I felt like I would panic if I actually put a breaker in front. If I was trapped, I would like to relax and escape.”
Mr. Miyuki Takeda of JR East said, “There are many people who do not know how to respond when they are trapped at a railroad crossing.