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> rail stations in Japan began installing these LED panels as a suicide-prevention measure Another technique they use is to play recorded birdsong and other "s
by sho 8y ago
> rail stations in Japan began installing these LED panels as a suicide-prevention measure
Another technique they use is to play recorded birdsong and other "sounds of nature" at some open-air stations, which supposedly makes people feel more peaceful and relaxed. It's quite subtle, random and realistic-sounding and caused me quite a lot of confusion looking for the invisible birds before learning the truth!
- latch 8y agoThe point of the bird sounds is to help visually impaired people find the exit (notice it's always coming from where the escalator starts).
- sho 8y agoHm. Are you sure? I don't mean the repetitive "chirp" sound which is typical for guiding the visually impaired, most obviously at traffic signals. I mean actual birdsong recordings, played quite subtly at random intervals (ie, sometimes minutes apart). It would seem quite an impractical way to guide anyone. Anyway, my information is from a friend whose uncle works at Tokyo Metro, and has seen his fair share of jinshin jiko maguro. She was quite clear about the notion that it was an anti-suicide measure, and I believed her. I did only notice it on the Saikyou line.