It's so tragic what happened to Michelle Go, who was killed after being shoved in front of an incoming train in NYC by a deranged man.
My dad warned me about this phenomenon when I first moved to NYC, and he gave me tips on how to avoid it: 1) Don't do anything
My dad warned me about this phenomenon when I first moved to NYC, and he gave me tips on how to avoid it: 1) Don't do anything
that decreases situational awareness. Don't listening to music or podcasts when in the station. 2) Stand far far away from the train tracks 3) Where platforms are narrow as in the 14th street station on both sides, stand near a pillar, ready to reach out and hold on to it in the
event of a crazy approaching. 4) Carry pepper spray and be suspicious of anyone approaching you. 5) Avoid taking the train at odd hours - just take a taxi
In Singapore where I grew up, after a someone had committed suicide by throwing himself onto the platform at an elevated
In Singapore where I grew up, after a someone had committed suicide by throwing himself onto the platform at an elevated
subway (we call it the MRT) station, all of such stations were retrofitted with 1.5 m tall platform barriers, whose doors only open when the train comes to a stop.
Whether it's murders or suicides, in East Asia, the solution wasn't to preach some vague slogan like
Whether it's murders or suicides, in East Asia, the solution wasn't to preach some vague slogan like
"Stop Hate," but to use technology to solve the problem.
A Chinese study covering 2008 to 2017 showed the number of suicides at metro stations fell by 91% when barriers, or platform screen doors (PSD), were installed.
In South Korea, death rates fell by 89% at 121 Metro
A Chinese study covering 2008 to 2017 showed the number of suicides at metro stations fell by 91% when barriers, or platform screen doors (PSD), were installed.
In South Korea, death rates fell by 89% at 121 Metro
stations in Seoul between 2003 and 2012. Statistics from Metrobits.org show that 87 metro systems around the world now have platform barriers. Only 18 are found outside of Asia (mostly in Europe).
My question is: why doesn't NYC just build these?
NYC has to deal with
My question is: why doesn't NYC just build these?
NYC has to deal with
both suicides and train shove murders. Since 2019, there's been a steady increase of the latter. In 2020 - when the pandemic pushed millions of riders away from the subway - cops reported 26 subway shoves, a 30% increase from 2019.
Bear in mind that the volume of MTA usage in
Bear in mind that the volume of MTA usage in
NYC has gone down since the pandemic, so the increase in subway shoves is even more significant.
Are these unprovoked attackers uniquely an American or NYC problem? Why are so many mentally deranged people roaming the subway stations?
Are these unprovoked attackers uniquely an American or NYC problem? Why are so many mentally deranged people roaming the subway stations?
In Singapore, one suicide was one too many, disrupting train lines for hours. Authorities zoomed in on a solution immediately to prevent it.
In the US, all we do is hold press conferences and spread "StopAsianHate" hashtags.
We are not a serious, solutions-oriented people.
In the US, all we do is hold press conferences and spread "StopAsianHate" hashtags.
We are not a serious, solutions-oriented people.
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