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crossing to cross? June this year and the hand crossing

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we started the interview. Those who cross the line calmly approaching trains to have encountered. Of course there is no "railroad crossing". Was known as hand crossing residents develop spontaneously and was easy to cross. There are many people use on a daily basis, through millions of people in one day. A lot of people out there are using align mouth "pay attention to the accidents will not happen".

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why? Only in hand crossing accident

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in hand crossing of this now, frequent accidents. Well know in the Shikoku there are casualties of more than 70 people in the past 10 years. Are anomalous situations, especially in Kagawa Prefecture from last 11 month 3 months continues in the hand crossing accidents.
why accidents happen. Has covered the crash last December, which killed 80 year-old woman in hand crossing of Takamatsu city. Woman was headed to the shop with her husband's death. It is his way across the line, was hit by a train. It was drug store about 500 meters away from the home on the day of the accident, two people were heading. It is en route to the opening sale had been made at this shop was opened at that time, had an accident. Going through the regular crossing to the drug store, from the House of the two men was approximately 700 meters away. Like road turnoff was for 2 people together beyond the 80-year-old did as shortcuts or usually will not do too much. You could work out the 200 meters short cut.

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through it okay? That was ahead of was hand crossing hand crossing,

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. Mowed the grass road and so on, and from there was evidence that attends. Feet also stand and the sign is "closed", not simply was a "risky way". Finish over and begins to pass to the husband with the wife's luggage when the train is approaching. However, she can't notice right away that, ended up being hit by a train. This section is single track for limited express trains and ordinary train same line alternating runs. For limited express trains pass near 130 km speed depending on the location, and normal train off guard and is hit by a train crossing the danger became apparent. This accident, this hand crossing has been closed. Still 4 States still exists hand crossing of approximately 3,000 and is used on a daily basis.

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cannot be closed? More complicated than

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is anti-railway company does not go to think. Interview with struggling hand crossing of railway companies that has been understood. JR Shikoku Shikoku 4 prefectures had 2,500 sites hand crossing, but this has closed 600 places. However, the expected opposition at other locations, go ahead and close your way danger beware the signs remained.

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Why can't shut down. Exploring the reasons and I ran on a map of the Meiji era. Listen to Takamatsu, who manages the property, such as land agents and hand crossing place is written "hometown" and old maps, found that since the Meiji era on public roads used the residents on a daily basis. However, in Shikoku railway line 0/1889 and the track is laid, "hometown" was interrupted. Is the far left hand crossing inhabitants kept and made available as a "hometown" afterwards.

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hand crossing. A serious problem for the crossed the hand crossing the sluice gates to the farmers. Draw from the reservoir in the Kagawa Prefecture since ancient times been plagued by water shortages, water could be a bit too wasted. Referred to as is required in the summer from the line again for the opening and closing of the sluice gates. It is hand crossing was used since ancient times for farmers in the region, "life trail".

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risk and to confronting dangerous as hand crossing cannot be closed easily. We should confront the risk? Abe Seiji, Professor of Kansai University social safety studies, such as
a safe transportation system, Kansai and Shikoku hand crossing of the "hand crossing is not a regular crossing to pass people and might not, given the safety is not" and the "worn carefully position each residents, railway companies, public administration, ought to finding flexible solutions" and talks. Without community consensus
in particular in Uji City, Kyoto JR NARA line's closed hand crossing remained closed after the opposite is happening. Professor Abe is eyeing "landing point" and on the other hand is the case of Takamatsu city. The fatal accidents occurred last year, started at the fence was part designed doors with key. Need to manage the waterway for irrigation canal flows under the railway track, just cross the residents here. There is a railway company and people talk, "where only those who can cross". At the end of talks trying to reconcile the convenience while maintaining the safety and realized.
Abe professor said "it's very important that explore the solutions according to each case".

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interview below

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us closer to hand crossing threats. And the coverage to continue to question why in regional railroad so accident does happen will have reached some surprising facts. We found that compared to the old days, the train speed and overlap the various elements, such as the aging of the people of the area, the risk of accelerating. I felt it should communicate this to be a very dangerous, passing hand crossing difficult find the answer easily, including details of circumstances
region and railway construction, safety isn't secured to balance life with the convenience of the short-sighted or not.

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