Trains preferred by those who want to have a comfortable and safe journey do not have seat belts. Have you ever wondered about the main reason for this situation, which has various reasons according to many people?
It was noticed by many passengers and even came to the point of complaint. lack of seat belts on trains It confuses many of us. It is also seen that passengers have asked many questions about this situation to the Ombudsman Institution due to safety concerns.
The main purpose of the seat belt, as we all know, is to prevent serious injuries in accidents. The absence of seat belts in high-speed trains and regular trains is actually It is not a situation that endanger the safety of the passengers. Contrary to popular belief, would you be surprised if we told you that this is a precaution taken for the safety of passengers?
There are no seat belts on trains for a number of reasons.
Presence of seat belts in cars or airplanes when it’s about keeping the lives of passengers safe Why is it the other way around on trains? There are actually multiple reasons for this.
On airplanes, we wear belts to keep us safe during turbulence. In cars, there are seat belts to prevent accidents that may occur from sudden braking. However, business on the train is not at all what we think! In order to have a relatively comfortable journey, people train ticket they receive. During the journey, unlike the plane or car, we get up on the train; We walk around, we go to the restaurant. While doing all these, no one wants to have a belt that restricts them!
There is another, more practical reason.
We can explain this reason in one word: security!
The problem of seat belts in trains has actually been evaluated for years. All experts also agree that belts are not necessary.. Let’s do a little brainstorming, assuming that trains have a seat belt. Suppose there are also passengers walking around while a few people are seated on a belted train. The train suddenly crashes, and the unbelted people are thrown into the air, hitting the seated passengers. This will naturally increase the number of injured people, as well as cause extra damage to the occupants.
It causes spinal injuries.
Apart from the other reasons we have mentioned, one of the reasons for the absence of belts is not to harm the passengers in a sudden stop. The spine of a person who moves forward with a sudden brake can be seriously damaged. In other words, the seat belt is the opposite of what it is in a normal car; actually on trains harms the passenger.
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The Ombudsman Institution investigated whether seat belts can be used in trains.
In the 2019 report of the Ombudsman Institution to the Parliament,In the examination of the belt, “In the event of a major accident, it has been observed that passengers are more vulnerable to injury and cannot escape from danger, especially because they fasten their seat belts, and it has been concluded that the seat design developed to increase the safety of passengers during a train accident is more effective than wearing seat belts.” specified.
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