The concrete balls can only be suspended over non-electric tracks, but no
rail-surfing deaths have occurred where they are in place.
Buoyed by that success, railway officials decided to try the brooms as well.
They’ll be set up along the line linking the capital, Jakarta, and the West
Java town of Bogor.
Sujadi, who didn’t disclose the ingredients of the smelly goop, said he was
unaffected by criticism for all the strange and strict security measures.
“Some people say its inhumane, but that’s fine,” he said. “Because
letting them ride on the roofs is even more inhumane.”
Hundreds have clamored to the roofs in the past because they want to escape
overcrowded carriages, can’t afford the price of a ticket, or, simply, for
fun.
But dozens are killed or injured every year, falling off the train or being
electrocuted by the power lines above.
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