Worse, what if someone falls off, and tries to grab another guy, which also falls, which grabs another guy, etc!!! Chain reaction everyone fall out Madness_
I've seen that done with trains and buses as well. I figure it's caused by a lack of government regulation/enforcement and a lack of a civil court system available to the poor. The transportation companies don't care about safety as long as they can't be shut down or sued for lots of money.
Mumbai's rail lifeline a death trap [Khaleej Times] (Reuters) 23 July 2007 MUMBAI - They are the arteries that keep Mumbai's economy ticking, rattling six million people a day to offices, shops and factories. But arriving safe and sound for work after a trip on Mumbai's clogged railways is no mean feat. On average 4,000 people die a year on Mumbai's railways, crushed under trains, electrocuted by overhead power lines or killed as they lean from jam-packed carriages to gasp for air. It is perhaps the world's deadliest commute. "Everyday it's a nightmare. The train is so crowded that one has to look up at the ceiling to breathe," said Natasha Pillai, a young student...