More importantly you can get an electric shock, which typically means killed at 25 kV, without being even close to touching any metal. I believe something as fa

More importantly you can get an electric shock, which typically means killed at 25 kV, without being even close to touching any metal. I believe something as far as 100 cms is considered a safe distance. In Europe youngsters get killed when climbing on parked freight trains. A significant part of railway traffic is electric over here, diesel is only for rural low traffic areas. The article is not worth HN. Not even the manufacturer is mentioned.