Nothing a poncho can't fix.

So? you think painting that bastard orange is going to slow him down?

So all they have to do is write a letter saying they're sari?

/sorry

This will end well, nothing like a corpse at a funeral with revenue generating dye still on his face. Or maybe they could solve the problem by adding more cars to the train?

How about just stopping the trains until the assholes climb down from the roofs?

Is it Easter already?

Maybe they should just electrify the roof of the train. I bet that's stop the riders pretty quickly.

How about covering the tops of the trains in spikes? That would look kind of bad-ass.

"When the passengers disembark at their destination, officials can then easily identify them."

So, if im riding on the train, youre telling me i wanna take a super soaker full of dye with me, so theres enough to go around?

everyday is a holi day, when you ride on top

Necrosis: How about covering the tops of the trains in spikes? That would look kind of bad-ass.

Put some of those pigeon strips with all the little nails up there. It would keep them off and of course it would be bad-ass in that "Road Warrior" sort of way.

Spikes really are an under utilized design idiom.

For some years, small scale retailers in Japan have been using dye packs against robbers. Near each clerk and register, several dye-and-scent filled plastic balls are kept. When thrown at a robber, the balls split and the fluorescent dye is released along with a special tracking scent that's well known to the Japanese police canine contingent. Also, Japanese civilians are trained to quickly report any suspicious, dye-wearing persons.

what an EXCELLENT idea!
spraying dye to people hanging from a roof of a moving train and in the proximity of "1,500 volts of electricity"

what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

caniuseloginforalogin: what an EXCELLENT idea!
spraying dye to people hanging from a roof of a moving train and in the proximity of "1,500 volts of electricity"

what could POSSIBLY go wrong?


Darwin's new "Spring Pastel Collection" will be under-utilized.

Now for someone to get their hands on a few cans of the dye and spray it on the masses. Make it impossible to ID the roof riders.

If one of the problems is overcrowding, how about investing in an extra car for each train? I mean, it's not a Tokyo subway.

wildcardjack

If one of the problems is overcrowding, how about investing in an extra car for each train? I mean, it's not a Tokyo subway.


Good idea, I think I preagreed with you.

This would never work in America.

The roof rider's lobby would sue to make the tops of the trains have seats and free food. Of course the 1500 volt wires would have to be properly shielded, possibly diverted to the inside of the cabins. The government would pay people to ride on the roof-tops with part of the money collected by the people buying tickets. Tagging people with dye would be deemed a human rights violation, while those who complain inside the train would get jailed for 'complaining.' The roof rider would of course have to be let off first making the people inside have to wait.


Then in America, could it work.

caniuseloginforalogin: spraying dye to people hanging from a roof of a moving train and in the proximity of "1,500 volts of electricity"

what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Natural selection?

mistahtom: This would never work in America.

The roof rider's lobby would sue to make the tops of the trains have seats and free food. Of course the 1500 volt wires would have to be properly shielded, possibly diverted to the inside of the cabins. The government would pay people to ride on the roof-tops with part of the money collected by the people buying tickets. Tagging people with dye would be deemed a human rights violation, while those who complain inside the train would get jailed for 'complaining.' The roof rider would of course have to be let off first making the people inside have to wait.


Then in America, could it work.

Oh so freakin' THIS.

/bravo

ducttape2021: Nothing a poncho can't fix.

A real poncho or a Sears poncho?

mistahtom: This would never work in America.

The roof rider's lobby would sue to make the tops of the trains have seats and free food. Of course the 1500 volt wires would have to be properly shielded, possibly diverted to the inside of the cabins. The government would pay people to ride on the roof-tops with part of the money collected by the people buying tickets. Tagging people with dye would be deemed a human rights violation, while those who complain inside the train would get jailed for 'complaining.' The roof rider would of course have to be let off first making the people inside have to wait.


Then in America, could it work.

There would also have to be a madatory amount of rooftop riding space directly proportional to the amount of inside seating. If that proportion can't be met, a certain number of seats inside would have to be set aside to make up for the difference (fare subsidized, of course).

No, in America no one would be stupid enough to ride on top of the train to begin with.

The offenders can reclaim their ID cards once they write a letter "regarding their behavior, to be signed by the person who received their ticket."

What grade are these people in?

They'd be sprayed as the train departed the station, can't wait to hear the reports of a record number of Darwin winners dying as they try to climb up while the train is moving!

/grabs popcorn and a soda

ducttape2021: Nothing a poncho can't fix.

A real poncho or a Sears poncho?

Who you jiv'n with that cosmic dyebris?

zhinz1: No, in America no one would be stupid enough to rides on top of the trains to begin with.

FTFY ;p

Foaming: The offenders can reclaim their ID cards once they write a letter "regarding their behavior, to be signed by the person who received their ticket."

What grade are these people in?

Maybe they are in the UN.

Therion: ducttape2021: Nothing a poncho can't fix.

A real poncho or a Sears poncho?


Best poncho ever.

Therion

cheap plastic Sears poncho of course, why would we ruin a good one?

Yeah, because this is much easier than installing more trains.

How typically short-circuited of a government to offer a knee-jerk solution to a problem instead of addressing the underlying issue.

if they can't afford a $.11 train ticket what the fark makes you think they'd fork out money for a poncho that you'd most likely need to ditch of after its sprayed?

First thing I thought of. Link (new window)

You kilt my fodder. Prepare to dye.

pizza_crust: everyday is a holi day, when you ride on top

*this*

Necrosis: How about covering the tops of the trains in spikes? That would look kind of bad-ass.


How about a giant squeegee like device at the end of the platform that scrapes them off as the train leaves the stations?

Then you don't have to wait until they get off at the destination to ticket them or whatever was wanted.

itchy_bits

ducttape2021: Nothing a poncho can't fix.

A real poncho or a Sears poncho?

Who you jiv'n with that cosmic dyebris?

Hey! That's it! Yellow snow!

It'll piss 'em off!

Inigo Montoya unavailable for comment.

Oh, that's prepare FOR dye.

/it took so long so I did it myself (walks away muttering)

ducttape2021: Nothing a poncho can't fix.

dude they can't afford the train, you think they're going spend pocket change on a poncho?

Too bad they are electric trains. If they weren't, there would be no wires or anything atop the train. Which means they could put an obstruction over the tracks, an inch higher than the top of the train. The train would pass under it, anyone riding on top would be knocked off at a high enough speed to win their Darwin Award. Maybe they could do the third rail type.

FTFA: But many commuters prefer to ride on top of passenger cars -- either due to a lack of space inside or because they can't afford the ticket, which start at 1,000 Rupiahs ($0.11)

At least 53 rooftop riders died in the last two years, the newspaper reported


Christ, and here we usually laugh at idiots that get themselves "stuck" on railroad tracks. Here these idiots are risking their lives for an 11 cent ticket.