Koji OMINO, Hiroaki SHIROTO, Ayano TANAKA
Researches were conducted to gather information to minimize the risk of injury to passengers and train crew at accidents, and the following have been found through a questionnaire survey on train collisions. (1) Passengers in cross-seat type commuter trains were subjected to whiplash injury to larger extents than those in long-seat type suburban trains. (2) Passengers on suburban trains, those seat facing forward in particular, are subjected to injury at train accidents.