Indonesian railway stringing concrete balls to deter roof riders

[Analog]

Indonesia's state railway, Kereta Api Indonesia, has begun stringing concrete balls over rail lines to prevent people from hitching free rides on top of its trains, according to local news reports.
The devices are called Goal Bola-bola , or goal balls, as they resemble soccer goals with the grapefruit-sized concrete balls strung from chains, according to a report in the Jakarta Post.


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/1...oncrete-balls-to-deter-roof-riders/?hpt=hp_t3

 

[surfsatwerk]

I want to drive trains for a living... trains in Indonesia.

 

[Locut0s]

People will find a way around them I'm sure.

 

[RavenSEAL]

 

[Jaskalas]

Well, after a few deaths that should clear up the free riders....

 

[TecHNooB]

/thirdworldproblems

 

[lozina]

damn, wont that kill them?

if they arent worried about killing people they could have some other neat traps too, like a piano wire strung across, or a series of burners shooting flames, or some swinging axe blades...

 

[Saint Nick]

Just wrap yourself in a mattress, call it a day.

 

[cronos]

Wipeout!

 

[Printer Bandit]

nice obstacle course.

 

[RPD]

Cheaper, hire a guy with a gun that shoots free loaders.

 

[lxskllr]

They don't look close enough to the top. Ducking would bypass the balls. Either that, or carry a Captain America shield :^D

 

[Locut0s]

damn, wont that kill them?

if they arent worried about killing people they could have some other neat traps too, like a piano wire strung across, or a series of burners shooting flames, or some swinging axe blades...

One would hope that they are placing these close to stations where trains go slower. But yeah once they get up to speed D:

 

[MotionMan]

Wipeout!

So this.

MotionMan

 

[MotF Bane]

Big balls!

 

[Capt Caveman]

I wonder how fast those trains get up to and how many of these roof riders fall off. Messed-up seeing those children hanging onto the back of the train.

 

[OutHouse]

is it too hard for the government to enforce no roof riders?

im so glad i dont live in a third world shit hole.

 

[janas19]

They don't look close enough to the top. Ducking would bypass the balls. Either that, or carry a Captain America shield :^D

Lol.

Unless the balls were actually swinging (ok that just sounds wrong) I doubt they would do much harm. More than likely a bad bruise or perhaps a fracture.

 

[janas19]

I wonder how fast those trains get up to and how many of these roof riders fall off. Messed-up seeing those children hanging onto the back of the train.

Probably not more than 40mph would be my guess. The tracks are minimally maintained, and there's no reason to push that when you're just commuting.

 

[Locut0s]

I wonder how fast those trains get up to and how many of these roof riders fall off. Messed-up seeing those children hanging onto the back of the train.

I don't think they move all that fast compared to many. At least footage I've seen of people riding the trains always show the trains chugging along very slowly. However I imagine they get up to enough speed that such a device could still be lethal in some situations.

 

[CPA]

LOL, just noticed the guy hanging at the front of the train. That dude's got balls of steel.

 

[andylawcc]

you mad?

 

[bignateyk]

LOL. The inside of the train is probably empty :biggrin:

 

[Aharami]

ultimate dodgeball!

 

[gevorg]

They can move to Bangladesh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-qRhn_ixGs

or India:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ZW0PTm9ME

LOL. The inside of the train is probably empty :biggrin:

Not in Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0A9-oUoMug