Mohit SindhwaniWe are used to seeing benches at platforms being parallel to the train, but in Japan, they're changing this to be perpendicular. Why? Cos it saves lives! #WhyDesignMatters
Moving platform benches prevents drunken people falling on tracks | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
To prevent drunken people falling off platforms or being hit by trains, railway operators across Japan are turning benches at their stations sideways to the tracks.
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