Rail Safety Month Teaches Us to 'Stay Safe, Stay Alive'

To close out the month of September, also known as National Rail Safety Month, VTA teamed up with talented interns to produce a video that depicts what could happen if not careful around active rail lines.

“Unsafe practices such as jaywalking, trespassing or reckless driving could have a detrimental impact on someone’s life,” states Maritza Flores, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School student and co-producer of the video Decisions Determine Destiny. “It’s just not worth it.”    

According to the nonprofit rail safety organization Operation Lifesaver, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the U.S. every three hours. To highlight safe practices around trains, VTA is out in the community raising awareness about the importance of not being distracted or taking risks around the light rail system.