西澳大利亚铁路网上的"近距离事故"数量出现显著增长[1]。过去一年共记录321起此类事件，较前年翻倍[1]。其中超过120起涉及行人翻越平交道口或走上铁路[1]。
根据监控录像显示，违规行为包括行人无视警告灯和栏杆穿过铁路、骑自行车者和车辆在铁路平交道口违规通行，险些遭列车撞击[1]。高风险路段涵盖McIver、Gosnells、Burswood、Victoria Street、Maddington和City West等多处[1]。违反铁路安全规定的人员可能面临最高12000澳元罚款或一年监禁的处罚[1]。
Transperth列车运营经理Murray Rowe警告称："如果平交道口已激活，那么列车正在接近，不要抄近路。这根本不值得冒险，不值得付出生命代价。"[1]
Near-miss incidents on Western Australia's rail network have doubled over the past year, with 321 recorded events [1]. CCTV footage documents a pattern of dangerous behaviour, including pedestrians ignoring warning lights and barriers to cross railway tracks, cyclists, and vehicles unlawfully using level crossings and narrowly avoiding collision with passing trains [1].
Over 120 of the recorded incidents involved pedestrians either climbing over level crossings or walking directly onto railway tracks [1]. High-risk locations include McIver, Gosnells, Burswood, Victoria Street, Maddington, and City West [1]. Those caught violating railway crossing regulations face potential penalties of up to AUD 12,000 or one year imprisonment [1]. Murray Rowe, Transperth's train operations manager, urged commuters to reconsider their actions, stating: "If a level crossing is activated, well the train is on the approach, don't take the shortcut. It's just not worth the risk, it's not worth your life" [1].