Safety Analysis of Light Rail Transit in Palembang

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.006How to use a DOI?

Keywords

safety, accident, Light Rail Transit

Abstract

As the first rail-based mass transportation means for moving and transporting passengers / goods, the additional function of Light Rail Transit is as a tourist attraction. People flocked to try to use Light Rail Transit. This study aims to analyze the safety of Light Rail Transit in Palembang. Method: This research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. Questionnaires were given to 100 Light Rail Transit passengers. The questionnaires were distributed to 25 people each day within 4 days.The results showed that the risks / dangers of the Light Rail Transit according to respondents are engine breakdown; slip; fell on the escalator; stuck in an elevator; slipping, falling on the toilet, waiting room and prayer room; derailment, electric shock and collision. However, most respondents felt safe riding the Light Rail Transit, because they believed that the officers would maintain and provide adequate safety information. A small number of respondents still don’t know not to use the elevator if there is an emergency and to not push prams when riding the escalator. A small portion of respondents are still standing over the safety lines while waiting for the Light Rail Transit, letting children running around and looking under the railroad. The passengers are still putting luggage on the train corridor and sitting using the priority bench. Dissemination through safety videos, not only in the form of posters by including safety information on the use of public facilities such as toilets, waiting rooms, prayer rooms, escalators and elevators. Knowledge, Trust, Travel Process is related to Light Rail Transit passenger alertness.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Novrikasari
AU  - Desheila Andarini
AU  - Mona Lestari
AU  - Poppy Fujianti
AU  - Sarah Aprilisa
AU  - Anita Camelia
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/06/19
TI  - Safety Analysis of Light Rail Transit in Palembang
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Sriwijaya International Conference of Public Health (SICPH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 35
EP  - 46
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.006
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.006
ID  - 2020
ER  -