Gil223
Regular Member
Looking only at the photos, and reading the accompanying article, it appears that - by that point in time - any attempt at rescue would have been extremely dangerous... possibly fatal for the rescuer. Those trains move quickly, very close to the platform, and there is absolutely no room for the slightest margin of error in judgment or timing. From the photo, I'd guess that the closest people in the crowd were probably at least 2-3 seconds away. Yet, 66% of the poll responders said they would try to help from the edge. (NY'ers have a reputation (deserved or not) for not getting involved, and this crowd did nothing to cast doubt upon that rep.) By the time a would-be rescuer would have gotten there, when they bent over to help there's an excellent chance they would have been decapitated!
The sentiment expressed by that 66% is admirable, but the photog was under no ethical, legal or moral obligation to jeopardize his own life. The headline probably would have read, "NYC subway kills two". (Personally, I probably would have been safely ejected from the pit by the reactive force exerted by expelled fecal matter when I saw the train coming)
As for the 3rd rail question... as I recall, 3rd rails are almost always at least partially, covered (generally the top and outside edge). This is a safety measure to try to keep all (except those with a serious death wish) from accidental electrocution. Pax...
The sentiment expressed by that 66% is admirable, but the photog was under no ethical, legal or moral obligation to jeopardize his own life. The headline probably would have read, "NYC subway kills two". (Personally, I probably would have been safely ejected from the pit by the reactive force exerted by expelled fecal matter when I saw the train coming)
As for the 3rd rail question... as I recall, 3rd rails are almost always at least partially, covered (generally the top and outside edge). This is a safety measure to try to keep all (except those with a serious death wish) from accidental electrocution. Pax...