United States Department of Transportation
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Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project
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2020-04-01
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Edition:Technical Report October 2014-March 2020
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Abstract:This document describes a pilot project that evaluated the potential for developing standardized criteria that railroads can use to determine the probable intent (i.e., suicide or accident) of individuals involved in trespasser strikes on railroad right-of-way in the United States. These criteria are designed to help railroads better understand suicide and trespass incidents that occur on the right-of-way, and support the selection and evaluation of mitigation strategies. The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) used an approach similar to the criteria implemented by the Railway Safety and Standards Board and European Railway Agency and developed a modified version of the “Ovenstone” criteria called Trespasser Intent Determination and Evaluation (TIDE). The criteria can assist railroads in making consistent internal judgments about the probable intent (i.e., suicide or accident) of an individual involved in a trespasser strike regardless of whether the outcome is a fatality or injury. The criteria includes three types of factors that can be used to make one of three determinations: probable suicide, probable accident or inconclusive.
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