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Trespassing on the Railroad

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Greater than half of all the fatal injuries on the United States railroads are sustained by trespassers. The paper provides a statistical analysis of the demographics of trespassers, the activities they were engaged in, and the causes of injury. It also analyzes trends over time. The paper finds that the risks of injury and death are particularly acute for males in their 20s and 30s. The annual casualty count has remained relatively stable in recent decades because growing affluence, which tends to reduce risk-taking behavior, has been balanced by increases in railroad activity and the size of the population.

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  • Savage, Ian, 2007. "Trespassing on the Railroad," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 199-224, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:20:y:2007:i:1:p:199-224
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    1. Savage, Ian, 1998. "The economics of railroad safety," 40th Annual Transportation Research Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29-31, 1998 311958, Transportation Research Forum.
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    1. Blattenberger, Gail & Fowles, Richard & Loeb, Peter D., 2013. "Determinants of motor vehicle crash fatalities using Bayesian model selection methods," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 112-122.
    2. Evans, Andrew W., 2013. "The economics of railway safety," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 137-147.
    3. Zizheng Guo & Zhenqi Chen & Jingyu Zhang & Qiaofeng Guo & Chuanning He & Yongliang Zhao, 2022. "Characteristics of Train–Pedestrian Collisions in Southwest China, 2011–2020," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-19, May.
    4. Silvestar Grabušić & Danijela Barić, 2023. "A Systematic Review of Railway Trespassing: Problems and Prevention Measures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-23, September.
    5. Savage, Ian, 2013. "Comparing the fatality risks in United States transportation across modes and over time," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(1), pages 9-22.

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