Trespass on the railway

This from the Messenger...

Czech immigrant, Staneslav Zalesky, 31, got on the line at Trafford Park Station on the evening of August 3, 2008, but had gone just a 100 yards when the Liverpool to Nottingham service ploughed into him at 80mph.

Stockport Coroner's Court heard the force of the impact, which occurred shortly after 10pm, fired Stanislav 100 yards up the track. He was wearing no reflective clothing, and neither of the lights on his bike were on.

And how, precisely, might this have helped?