How safe are our metro platform doors?

It doesn't come down to respect. If the people on the train had a choice between allowing that man to die or not, do u honestly think they would have wanted him to die?

Probably because most of the people inside were in shock, didn't know where the safety button was, or they didnt notice.

the correct solution would be to stand back and wait for the next, but heck, who hasnt had their impacient moments?

The problem could be solved very easy: There is a time gap between the train closing the doors and its departure of about 5 to 10 seconds. If the platform doors close in this period of time, there could never again happen such an accident - and nobody will fall or jump to the rails, what should be prevented by the doors.

This could all be solved by having sensors or staff at each of the doors. It's not like China has a lack of labor force.

In Japan, where labor is much more expensive, they still have people to help with the closing of the doors on the trains, because life and quality of life actually matter there these days.

patience is a virtue... that nobody has over here.

#10, its not only the ones trying to squeeze on when the doors are closing. Often people already on the train are buffeted around by people getting on/off and the general throng of people further inside the car. It comes back to respect.

The solution to that is fairly easy. Stop running the stairs down like a monkey ass, stop squeezing yourself through the closing doors, and wait for the next metro train coming 1.5 minutes later. Our lovely neighbors are such impatient fellows...

Right above the door.

Huh, I've been on the subway thousands of times, I have no fucking idea where the emergency button is.

Monkey city.

Would that person have pushed the emergency button if they saw someone else about to die? No.

Backwards savages.

@4 respect my ass

You haven't lived with this...

@ guest2, that's the first thing that came to my mind when i read this story

@ guest4, sadly that was the second thing that came to mind

Very sad. I've seen this almost happen on numerous occassions. It's not the technology, it's how you use it. In this case it's being used by moronic staff and moronic passengers with moronic values in a moronic rush hour.

One thing would prevent this, it's called respect. This accident comes from a series of lack of respect from one person/group onto another person/group.

Respect!

bitch deserved to die

and Guest @2 ... nobody gives a shit about other people in this town.

what I find appalling is why didn't anyone hit the emergency stop button? Someone must have seen him....that's got to be one of the worst ways to go. Trying to ride the subway and realizing you're gonna die in a few seconds.

I try to avoid taking Line 1 during rush hour. It really is hell on earth.