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July 15, 2021- Purse / wallet (33%) and keys (31%) were among the other personal items adults would retrieve from the track
- Yet 98% of adults understand that stepping onto the tracks carries risk of serious injury or death
- Seven-time Paralympian Simon Munn, MBE, joins Network Rail and British Transport Police to launch new safety film – Shattered Lives – highlighting the devastating consequences of adult trespass
Shocking new survey1 results have revealed that a third of British adults are prepared to risk life and limb to retrieve an everyday object (mobile phone / purse or wallet 33%, keys 31%) from the track despite being fully aware of the dangers.
Network Rail and British Transport Police have launched a new campaign – ‘Shattered Lives’ – warning about the life-changing dangers on, and around the railway where making the wrong choice could so easily lead to devastating consequences for them, their friends and family.
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