Comment by alexfoo

We just take it for granted here in the UK. The number of people who die accidentally on the tracks each year is very low, and much lower than those who choose to commit suicide that way.

There's a strong "stay away from train tracks" education whilst growing up.

Those who grew up in the 70s/80s had the benefit of some utterly horrific public information safety films such as https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-finishing-line... (well, that one was never used in the end, but it sets the tone...)

More horror here: https://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/sc...