Do not climb onto the roof of a train
Every year approximately one to two people in Finland die due to climbing onto the roof of a train. In addition, serious injuries occur in similar accidents.
You still have a choice
The video has been produced by the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes), the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, The Finnish National Rescue Association SPEK and HUS Helsinki University Hospital.
Accident victims are usually young adults.
Electricity can jump from overhead contact lines
- The voltage on electrified railway lines and on train roofs is up to a hundred times higher than that in normal household power outlets.
- Electricity can also jump from the overhead contact lines, so to speak, so even getting close to them is life-threatening.
- Generally speaking, there is no reason to go to a railway area, and walking on the tracks or in their immediate vicinity is dangerous as well as prohibited by law.
Source: Marko Tuominen, Senior Advisor, Railway Safety, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency