RokuSix Posted December 15, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2009 Yesterday afternoon, on my commute home, I was leaning against the wall, waiting for the uptown . I couldn't help but notice commuter after commuter, leaning at 90 degree angles over the tracks, to see if the train was coming. My question is, what is the mentality or rationality behind this? Granted, I've done it once or twice, but for me it was to see whether or not a coming train was a or a . But, people will lean over into the tracks when there is no indication of a train coming at all. Why do people do this? It certainly doesn't make the train come any faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 15, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2009 I do it "sometimes" if people are in front of me, but not that stupid.. Plus its sometimes... People just do it because they are so in a rush to get to there destination or just wanna check if the train is coming.. And of course cuz of people in front.. Thats why i go to the southern end of a platform to avoid these peeps.. You even see em standing on the Platform borders thinking nothings going to happen to em.. What if someone falls of the platform, then what? New Platform Screen doors? Right...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted December 15, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2009 That's just the way some people are! I've done it a few times myself but it really doesn't make the train come faster at all. Maybe people do it because it gives them something better to do. :confused: When I hear the tracks make the vibration sounds, particularly the clanking noise, I know the train is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted December 15, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 15, 2009 That's just the way some people are! I've done it a few times myself but it really doesn't make the train come faster at all. Maybe people do it because it gives them something better to do. :confused: When I hear the tracks make the vibration sounds, particularly the clanking noise, I know the train is coming. Or the signals being prepped.. Or maybe our brains make em for fun lol jk:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted December 15, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 15, 2009 I use it to choose my ride. If I don't see an express train anywhere in sight, I'm obviously going to take the local that just pulled in. And for many, it's also a habit carried over from looking down the street for the bus' headlights, walking down another few blocks if they don't see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 15, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 15, 2009 I lean out [only if the platform is clear and not crowded], to see if a train is coming soon or not. For the express stop stations, I agree with CenSin- it's so I can decide to take the train that's in the station and not wait for the other train to show up. And also it's force of habbit and I'm impatient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted December 15, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 15, 2009 I do it. Just because you don't hear rumbling doesnt mean it's not 1 station away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted December 15, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 15, 2009 Eh, it's something to do. I never do it when I'm with people but when you're bored it makes the minutes and seconds go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted December 15, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 15, 2009 I never bend more than a few inches to see if I can make out a faint light in the distance. Not risking bending at a right angle only to lose my balance and land on the third rail now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted December 15, 2009 Share #10 Posted December 15, 2009 I never bend more than a few inches to see if I can make out a faint light in the distance. Not risking bending at a right angle only to lose my balance and land on the third rail now! If you get electrocuted, they'll have to use this temporary R160 Program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted December 15, 2009 Share #11 Posted December 15, 2009 If you get electrocuted, they'll have to use this temporary R160 Program Lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted December 15, 2009 Share #12 Posted December 15, 2009 Stupid to do this, i see people lean way too far out too often. I've done it in the past, but after realizing that sitting down is more comfy when possible, i do that instead, also much safer. When i did do it i always held onto the column next to the edge with a firm grip. I think we could solve this with properly functioning countdown clocks. Whenever i am on a platform with the clocks, i look at my watch or my phone to confirm the time vs next train, and don't even have the idea to look down the tunnel unless i'm looking for something related to the tunnel, and then i try to ride the RFW instead of balance on the platform edge. That said, i do want to reiterate to everyone who's peepers might lay on this text here to keep all of your body parts behind the ****ing yellow line unless you're legally boarding a stopped train. Trains are totally wonderful and amazing, but they are NOT toys, and they WILL kill and/or harm you if you do not respect them! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted December 16, 2009 Share #13 Posted December 16, 2009 Step behind the yellow line and don't lean towards the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted December 16, 2009 Share #14 Posted December 16, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 16, 2009 Share #15 Posted December 16, 2009 I look to see when the next train is coming, but I can do that without leaning over the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 16, 2009 Share #16 Posted December 16, 2009 they WILL kill and/or harm you if you do not respect them! No train has ever killed a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted December 16, 2009 Share #17 Posted December 16, 2009 No train has ever killed a person. Ok, mushed, severd, crushed, impailed, flattened etc fatally. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted December 19, 2009 Share #18 Posted December 19, 2009 While on the platform waiting for your train, do you sometimes "inspect" the tracks and third rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Bus Posted December 19, 2009 Share #19 Posted December 19, 2009 This is a good reason to install the boards that indicate in how long the train is coming like they have on the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 19, 2009 Share #20 Posted December 19, 2009 That's not going to stop people from looking into the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted December 19, 2009 Share #21 Posted December 19, 2009 While on the platform waiting for your train, do you sometimes "inspect" the tracks and third rail? You know, i do, and i often see rats and mice (which i think are cute) run around. Sometimes the rats fight, but usually just plain old track. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted December 19, 2009 Share #22 Posted December 19, 2009 That's not going to stop people from looking into the tunnel. You can pretty much peer into the tunnels without having to lean over the tracks... Even easier if your're standing near the tunnel opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 19, 2009 Share #23 Posted December 19, 2009 I never said they would have to lean over the platform, but you'll still have those that do. You mean standing on the other end, because if you are right near the opening, you might not be able to see into the tunnel without peering a bit over the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 19, 2009 Share #24 Posted December 19, 2009 Some stations like DeKalb Avenue ( and 59 Street- Columbus Circle , there is no reason to lean over because there is a curve before the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmech Posted December 19, 2009 Share #25 Posted December 19, 2009 While on the platform waiting for your train, do you sometimes "inspect" the tracks and third rail? Have you ever noticed that Roosevelt Island has an almost perfectly clean trackbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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