Template:Did you know nominations/Anti-trespass panels

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 15:19, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Anti-trespass panels

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Anti-trespass panels at Breakneck Ridge station

... that while studies have shown anti-trespass panels (pictured) do reduce intrusions into rail track areas, there is concern that they could also trap trespassers on the tracks? Source: "The overall number of trespass observations dropped by 38 percent ...", Effect of Anti-Trespass Guard Panels on Pedestrian Behavior, U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, 2019, p.15. "A pilot study conducted in 2014 in Belgium by INFRABEL evaluated the effect of this measure at a trespassing hotspot close to three schools and a level crossing. Anti-trespass panels were installed in combination with fences, warning signs and a surveillance camera. The number of trespassers during the three months after the implementation decreased with 78% compared to the three months before installation. A second assessment was done in 2015 and noted a 98% decrease in the number of intrusions ... In the Netherlands the first implementation was in 2014 by ProRail. Evaluation indicated trespass reductions between 30-90% depending on the configuration and problems ... Anti-trespass panels were tested in Sweden at 6 locations in the period 2016-2017. Test results showed an overall 38% reduction in numbers of trespassers" Anti-trespass panels, RESTRail, European Union. "A concern with the panels is trapping trespassers on the right-of-way if they entered at another point", Strategies for Deterring Trespassing on Rail Transit and Commuter Rail Rights-of-Way, National Academy of Sciences, p. 38.

Anti-trespass panels at Viane-Moerbeke station, Belgium

- ALT1: ... that anti-trespass panels (pictured) installed near rail tracks in Belgium almost completely eliminated the problem at some locations? Source: See above.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Walter Nash

Moved to mainspace by Daniel Case (talk). Self-nominated at 02:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Anti-trespass panels; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work Daniel Case. Both hooks are fine, though for ALT1 I'd change "the problem" to "trespassing" to clarify what the problem is. Epicgenius (talk) 12:46, 3 May 2023 (UTC)