How about guardrails for subway platforms? (purchase, live, lawsuits)

[nightcrawler]

well, if people were more careful and paid attention to what they were doing these falls wouldnt happen.

[dannik508]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

well, if people were more careful and paid attention to what they were doing these falls wouldnt happen.

Not all are falls. Some are suicide attempts and some are homicide attempts. Both in most cases by the mentally ill.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by dannik508

Not all are falls. Some are suicide attempts and some are homicide attempts. Both in most cases by the mentally ill.

yeah if you ever get into an argument or brush up with someone in the subway and walk away, stay the hell away from the edge

[nybbler]

There's also the issue that some of the equipment has different door spacing than the rest. I think all the old stuff is scheduled to be retired but who knows when that'll actually happen.

Also, painting and bleach doesn't help much when the stations aren't even close to watertight.

[Kefir King]

The worst is the large stairways or other bunkers in the middle of the platform leaving only a foot of space inside the yellow line. When I am walking the platform at these spots and see another person approaching from the opposite direction, sometimes dragging a suitcase, my heart skips a couple beats. The slightest shoulder bump could put one onto the tracks.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

The worst is the large stairways or other bunkers in the middle of the platform leaving only a foot of space inside the yellow line. When I am walking the platform at these spots and see another person approaching from the opposite direction, sometimes dragging a suitcase, my heart skips a couple beats. The slightest shoulder bump could put one onto the tracks.

Yup - and on crowded platforms when you need to walk to the other end the only way is walk along the yellow strip. Just yesterday at Grand Central I was doing that following a man and some idiot suddenly shifts left to see if a train is coming without looking and almost knocked the guy right onto the tracks. My heart skipped a beat

[UrbanAdventurer]

able bodied person would easily be able to jump out of there in like 5 seconds. The 4 footers and the 300 pounders might be in trouble though.

[dannik508]

Originally Posted by UrbanAdventurer

able bodied person would easily be able to jump out of there in like 5 seconds. The 4 footers and the 300 pounders might be in trouble though.

Maybe guys in their 20's. Everyone else would have trouble especially if they got hurt on the fall. DUH

[UrbanAdventurer]

Honest opinion is that compared to the annual ridership of the NYC subway system, the 50 or so people that get killed per year by trains is statistically insignificant. You have a better chance of winning the lottery. If only 50 people a year died in traffic/pedestrian accidents everybody would be thrilled. (That's not very high either but DeBozio needs a re-election theme to run on.)

[tonyhoward255]

Handrails make a ton of sense. How expensive could it be to install some railing in the subway stops?

I totally understand that installing automated platform doors would cost billions. Handrails would seemingly have at least 75% of the effectiveness for a fraction of the cost!