Hmmm, the following news piece is interesting indeed although I don't reckon anyone to try the same fear: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtmltype=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6304059
The little that I know, it appears to me that the world over, some people somewhere - more often than not those living near railway tracks tend to think that their action of assuming that the track is some place to be treated like one's backyard.
At the local front here, especially in bustling Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas the lackadaisical attitude of people can be witnessed in almost all areas that are near to railway tracks. If you're a lucky dude, you'd be able to witness care-free men and women of all ages literally crossing railway tracks when just above them lies the well-built pedestrian crossing.
It seems to me that when it comes to choosing between safety and ease (in this sense what it really means is plain lazy attitude of not wanting to climb several flights of concrete stairs), over-worked and often sufficient sleep deprived KL-ites choose the latter.
The price to pay in the event their choice brings about an unexpected and unwanted end result is rather heavy - press reports in the past have indicated that some people have paid with their lives, as a price for choosing ease and comfort over safety aspects.
