Most of us use railway transport services at least a few times a year. At railway stations, platforms, and on electric trains, warnings from Belarusian Railways are regularly broadcast over the loudspeaker, urging maximum vigilance when near the tracks.
When crossing railway tracks, citizens should not use mobile phones or headphones.
Crossing railway tracks after a train in one direction has passed should only be done after ensuring that no train is approaching from the opposite direction. In high-risk areas, you should not:
walk or be on railway tracks in unauthorized places;
violate fire safety regulations;
consume alcoholic beverages or be in public places on general use railway transport infrastructure in a state of alcoholic, drug, or toxic intoxication;
crawl under railway transport vehicles;
climb over automatic couplers between carriages;
jump from passenger platforms onto railway tracks;
go beyond the limiting line at the edge of a passenger platform;
approach a passing train to a distance where the pulling air current generated by the passing rolling stock may have an effect; run along a passenger platform next to an arriving, passing, or departing (moving) train, play active games, or leave children unsupervised and uncontrolled.
Continuing this topic, it should be noted that to prevent accidents involving people, train crews apply emergency braking in all cases. This causes certain damage to locomotives and carriages. Recently, specialists from Belarusian Railways have been calculating the damage caused. Many indicators are taken into account, including the cost of consumed energy, fuel, and the forced downtime of trains.
Do not treat the calls of railway workers formally. By doing so, we will preserve our lives and health, and those of our loved ones.
Department for Law and Order Protection and Prevention of the Lepel District Executive Committee Department of Internal Affairs.