Japan’s railway platforms saw an 84% drop in suicides after installing blue LED lights, which are believed to have a calming effect and reduce impulsivity.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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84% is a damn huge drop. good for them
I want to believe… what’s the source?
Damn ! People should install these lights into their OFFICES and workplaces to remain CALM
Can we borrow some of your ‘let’s try this because it has some interesting data and is better than nothing’ people over here in the USA?
All the cities that have gotten those janky streetlights that end up turning bluish purple should snap up this explanation for when people complain.
In the U.S. we use blue lights in bathrooms because the blue light makes it hard to see your veins, so you can’t shoot up as easily.
Can’t decide if that’s more or less depressing
I fucking hate blue lights. Just cold cold lighting.
People who are asking for link.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190122-can-blue-lights-prevent-suicide-at-train-stations
Never saw someone kill themselves at Kmart.
Nice move, Japan!
A huge improvement over the red strobe lights previously installed.
84% seems to be too large of number
Majority of those who try for it wouldn’t really be looking the surroundings imo
and 59% of the post don’t have a reference and of those post about 72% are bullshit
Nice!
Problem solved, case closed. People dont kill themselves anymore because there is a blue light in the station
I want to see what happens if they try red flashing lights….just for science
Businesses in America have started using blue lights in bathrooms because it makes it really hard to spot your veins.
The strobe lights and death metal was a bad idea?
I guess the trains are finally getting a break, just like we all needed after a tough year
reduces impulsivity, hmm. Is that why they show germany in that light all the time?
Nice
Very calming image for real.
Wow that’s fascinating, I’m happy to hear it made such a impact!
The miku lights
American govs be like it cost money to do it. Fucking America.
Before you shit on me. Im American and I have depression issues. I like those blue lights. Ya lucky you japans bastards.✌🏻 🤙🏻
some shit, like brave new world.
Then why am I wearing blue blockers
What if we take the suicides and push them somewhere else?
Please learn America
Please learn everyone
Not so sure it was the blue LEDs…
That looks so cool
could have given away free food and people would also take it instead of commiting suicide.
I wonder if it’ll help New York City. I’m from NYC so I can say this. The subway is literally another dimension
Let’s make a society where people don’t want to kill themselves.
Nah blue lights are cheaper.
If only America would adopt this lol
Japan is often touted as an ideal utopia. I guess living the dream is not always the best way to live
It looks more depressing actually
You wouldn’t be able to get union agreement to have this in the UK across the entire network without other colours being discussed and the extra money for at least two people to change the light bulb. Strikes across multiple years would need to happen first before the correct person could be identified to turn the switch on. Commuters would not be allowed to touch it.
gonna have to get some of those and put themn in my house lol
This belongs in r/cyberpunk
Obviously we can’t, but I am curious if red lights (associated with impulsivity and quick thinking) would have an inverse effect
There were a ton of those broken blue LEDs installed around Florida, and I swear people drove more casually in the blue (as opposed to orange/white street lights.)
I thought it was a via, because I liked the blue lights more.
Dude I’d still kill myself. Fuck Japan.
[this](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22980401/) link have a little more information about it.
Honestly, looking at this image immediately brightened my mood.
Maybe if they could find the reason as to why people want to kill themselves here’s a hint over fucking worked and exhausted.
More lives saved from the r/orphancrushingmachine
Blue LED is so Japanese.