Via Garibaldi 8 8,579 #1 Posted January 2, 2013 http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/174806/woman-killed-by-2-train-after-apparent-fall-onto-tracks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ttcsubwayfan 2,060 #2 Posted January 2, 2013 Another subway fatality?!! When is it going to end? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin08 27 #3 Posted January 2, 2013 Wow this is a alarming rate...my thoughts go out to these T/Os that have to deal w this man oh man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDTA 724 #4 Posted January 2, 2013 Remember, this one was accidental. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgood6195 216 #5 Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) What in the blue hell?!?!? This must be a trend now. Edited January 2, 2013 by jgood6195 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatbush Operator 580 #6 Posted January 2, 2013 That is Crazy..... Smh its like a trend now One incident takes place and now its going hectic with the same situation. Maybe we need more Transit Police officers on the plat form, I mean with the amount of Police officer they recruit why not Put some across Trains and Subways to prevent crimes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subwayfan12 35 #7 Posted January 2, 2013 This is an epidemic.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RollOver 1,189 #8 Posted January 2, 2013 Just saw this in the NY1 News on TV around 8:00, its crazy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1447 685 #9 Posted January 2, 2013 Another subway fatality?!! When is it going to end? Fatalities like this will never end. It has to be reduced, thats for sure. Even if Platform Screens were installed, not every Station will see this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ttcsubwayfan 2,060 #10 Posted January 2, 2013 Fatalities like this will never end. It has to be reduced, thats for sure. Even if Platform Screens were installed, not every Station will see this. Well, there seems to have been a massive upsurge in fatalities this past month or so, accidental or not. This is getting out of hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin08 27 #11 Posted January 2, 2013 I cant see the platform screens because were talkn a whole lot of $$$..but like others have mentioned def need to get more transit police down under..also like others mentioned you'll neva stop this but it needs to be reduced Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatbush Operator 580 #12 Posted January 2, 2013 What ever happen to the platform door they were thinking about?? heres a link below with the company they were working with for a deal http://www.crowninfrastructure.com/projects.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1447 685 #13 Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I cant see the platform screens because were talkn a whole lot of $$$..but like others have mentioned def need to get more transit police down under..also like others mentioned you'll neva stop this but it needs to be reduced Thats still gonna cost the MTA/City money with more Transit Police... Even if Transit Police officers were around, People can still 12-9 themselves in front of them. Edited January 2, 2013 by mark1447 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadcruiser1 284 #14 Posted January 2, 2013 All these incidents have already even gotten Second Avenue Sagas and the people on there talking. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/12/31/a-screen-door-on-a-submarine/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin08 27 #15 Posted January 2, 2013 Thats still gonna cost the MTA/City money with more Transit Police... Even if Transit Police officers were around, People can still 12-9 themselves in front of them. I agree to hire or have more transit police will cost $$ too they would have to see what out weighs the other..the cost for the screen doors would b labor & materials and maintenance almost a one time bang of $$ versus paying cops yr after yr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Concourse 2,690 #16 Posted January 2, 2013 Given the rise in thefts of iphones and such, having more cops would probably work itself out. That or spread the cops out instead of keeping them all in Manhattan. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatbush Operator 580 #17 Posted January 2, 2013 Given the rise in thefts of iphones and such, having more cops would probably work itself out. That or spread the cops out instead of keeping them all in Manhattan. Love the idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadcruiser1 284 #18 Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I do wonder how platform screen doors would work in the Subway anyway if it was installed. It would be hard to install in some stations like 14th Street-Union Square due to the curve, or Grand Street because it's on a slope. Edited January 2, 2013 by Roadcruiser1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Concourse 2,690 #19 Posted January 2, 2013 People can keep demanding them, but they never take into account all the reasons it won't work (which I've listed over and over: costs and breakdowns being the main ones). I could probably see them on maybe 42nd gc on the Lexington lines, and maybe some of the other really crowded stops as a pilot program, but I don't see them going beyond a handful of stops as they'll be more trouble than they're worth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilbluefoxie 820 #20 Posted January 2, 2013 and also having transit cops in the station doesn't mean anything, they cant be everywhere and people will still fall underneath if they arent careful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Concourse 2,690 #21 Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) Point is deterrent. Sure it's not going to stop a person from falling on the tracks, but at least the cop will be close to the scene as opposed to no one there. Plus the random bag check is pointless if a person just walks a few locks to the next station where there are no cops around. Edited January 2, 2013 by Grand Concourse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R32 3838 1,557 #22 Posted January 2, 2013 the woman was drunk, this isnt the first time, in 2011 ( new years) 5 mintues after midnight someone got hit by a train, if a person jumps or if thier drunk, then oh well, i do feel bad for those who see it, but it happens, theres nothing to prevent idiots period 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minato ku 631 #23 Posted January 2, 2013 Because of the two murders, medias report more the accidents involving people falling in the track. This trend give the idea that the subway has become "crazy". I do wonder how platform screen doors would work in the Subway anyway if it was installed. It would be hard to install in some stations like 14th Street-Union Square due to the curve, or Grand Street because it's on a slope. There are curved station with platform doors, it is not a problem. The gap is covered by gap fillers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drag0nflamez 27 #24 Posted January 2, 2013 Because of the two murders, medias report more the accidents involving people falling in the track. This trend give the idea that the subway has become "crazy". There are curved station with platform doors, it is not a problem. The gap is covered by gap fillers. You mean MTR stations in Hong Kong and Bastille in Paris? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minato ku 631 #25 Posted January 2, 2013 Add Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Nation and Concorde for Paris. About the first part of my previous message, Statistically, there are people hit by trains every 12.5 million passengers, it means every 2.5 days. It is mostly the media trend that give the idea that there is an epidemy. I don't think that the rate of people hit by trains in New York is worse than in most subway systems. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
