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If you fall onto the subway tracks, the worst thing to do is try and climb back up. The best thing you can do is run as far down the platform as you can (in the opposite direction from where the train enters the station) and wave your arms frantically to get the train operator and passenger's attention. Believe me, the passengers WILL be doing the exact same thing, as nobody wants to see you get run over and their train get delayed. If you can get to the far end of the platform, it gives the train more room to stop, and there is a ladder at the end of each platform where you can climb back up - do NOT try to climb up from where you are. So many people have been killed trying to jump back up rather than getting away from the entrance end of the station.
Do NOT trust the pits between the tracks - they are often right next to the third rail which can be just as dangerous (and note that the wooden planks are not designed to hold a human's weight - they are there to protect the energized rail from drips and weather) and the train operator is less likely to see you if you're in there. And don't duck under the train, because most stations do not have enough clearance for the average human. And do NOT jump down onto the tracks to try to save someone else.
Believe me, the passengers WILL be doing the exact same thing, as nobody wants to see you get run over and their train get delayed.
Originally posted by silo13
Thanks for the tip. Thank God I don't use the trains.
I found this line an interesting indication of how the heart of humanity has changed...
Believe me, the passengers WILL be doing the exact same thing, as nobody wants to see you get run over and their train get delayed.
Yeah, without the train 'delay' people'd probably be tossing each other on the tracks just for entertainment value.
Ok, maybe not, but you get my idea.
Great post!
peace
Originally posted by Evolutionsend
reply to post by Jason88
I don't believe that article. I could hop back up in about 3 seconds. Maybe they should change it to, if you're so out of shape you can't actually climb back up, then don't try.
Originally posted by tdrowe2010
all i can say is that i dought anybody can think logical in that kind of situation one of my freinds fell on a train track when there was a train coming we jumped dwn to get him luckily nobody died needless to say it wasnt a fun night out
Originally posted by tdrowe2010
reply to post by mileslong54
would of done that but he landed on the third rail and went unconcious had to go to hospital i saw electric blow a hole out of his elbow none the less it could of been alot worse