Yellowstone tourist ignores warning signs, walks off boardwalk, dies in hot spring

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11. I guess you're not reading (or comprehending) what I wrote.

The railings at that monument are too low. A tall person's center of gravity is higher than the top of the railing. The railings are obviously necessary or they would not have installed them. What they need to do is raise them by about eight inches and they'd be fine. Only basketball players would still be too tall, and they likely don't make up a majority of the populace that visits that park.

Most parks prefer that their visitors be safe, and will do things to keep them safer, including having railings that don't help to cause the accidents, as they will when they are too low. Yes, they know accidents happen. However, unlike your point of view, they want there to be no accidents, and will do whatever they need to be able to assure visitors that they need not worry about accidentally stumbling over a railing that's too low.

Honestly, I've never heard of anyone saying that barriers cause more accidents than they prevent. Therefore, I require some kind of scientific evidence to back that up before I decide whether to continue with this pointless argument or not.