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To prevent death from suicide attempts or just plain bad luck and stupidity trains can be fitted with a 10 meter long fairing shaped airbag made from heavy reinforced vinyl. The exterior surface is made of three layers, the outer layer is 0.7 mil trash bag like plastic, the middle layer is 10mm of glue like used in mouse and rat glue traps, and the inner layer heavy reinforced vinyl of the baffled pressurised air bag fairing. If a human lays or stands on the tracks the train does not have to even slow down, the airbag is made with vavles and baffles to absorb the energy, the thin outer layer will tear and the adhesive will collect the person and hold them firmly until the next stop, where they can be removed by railroad workers at the expense of their clothing and body hair which will remain stuck to the fairing. If a car is on the tracks the airbag will buckle and bend slowly, moving the car gently off the tracks and depositing it along side the train as it passes. The fairing shape will save a small amount of fuel at higher speeds.