In July, when a visually impaired man was injured when a train departed with his hand caught in the door at a station platform in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the man touched the car body and was looking for the location of the door. According to a survey conducted by the national government, it is possible that the conductor may have mistakenly waving his hand to see him off.

The country is considering measures to prevent recurrence.

In July, a visually impaired man in his 60s who was trying to get on the train at the platform of Keikyu Kurihama Station in Yokosuka City was pulled by the train that departed with his hand caught in the door and fell down, and his head and I got an injury on my waist.



When the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Keikyu Electric Railway checked the image of the camera on the platform, it was seen that the door closed and the hand was pinched when the man was touching the car body while moving his hand left and right.



According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, when visually impaired people get on the train, they often touch the car body to check the door to prevent them from falling from the platform, and it seems that men were also looking for the door by hand.



On the other hand, the conductor told the investigation, "I thought that there were people waving from the platform and seeing off the passengers, so I broadcasted away from the train." It turns out that there is.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will consider measures to prevent the recurrence of such accidents at a study meeting held on the 2nd.

Visually impaired people on the platform of the station ...

Takadanobaba Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line is often used by visually impaired people because it has a Braille library. I was seen riding the train while checking the safety by touching the edge of the door.



Since the Tozai Line is a 10-car train and the length of the vehicle is 200 meters, we have installed 6 cameras on the platform and the conductor at the end is checking the people getting on and off on the monitor.

However, unlike being on the platform, on the monitor screen, it was difficult to see the movements of the visually impaired due to the overlap with other passengers who were crowded during the evening rush.



For this reason, Tokyo Metro is taking measures to increase the number of station staff who check safety at the platform at stations that are frequently used by the visually impaired, and to call out when passing through the ticket gates and watch over until the ride is completed safely.



Safety confirmation on the monitor is also carried out by many railway companies in the metropolitan area, and this time it was also introduced at Keikyu Kurihama Station where the accident occurred, but the conductor of a visually impaired man whose hand was caught in the door However, there was no station employee watching over the boarding at the overlooked platform.

Visually impaired person Looking for a door that touches the car body “Necessary action”

Last year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reported that visually impaired people were able to handle the hand, etc. It is necessary to touch the body of the train to find the door.



A visually impaired man said, "Since it takes time to get on the train for confirmation, you may get caught in your fingers or get caught in a stick at a station where the stop time is short, so please understand the crew. I want to. "



Another visually impaired woman said, "I'm afraid of this accident because my classmate has been caught in the door. I'd like to ask if you can speak to me when I don't know the entrance to the train." I was talking.

Yoshie Ogura, a "walking trainer" who teaches visually impaired people how to use the railway safely, said, "It is safe for visually impaired people to take the train by looking at the door that a healthy person is unconsciously doing. It takes a lot of time to check, because it takes a lot of time, "he said. It will help prevent accidents if you know and feel free to ask for help. "