Don't Try to Enter a Subway Car This Way

A man was fatally run over by a northbound N train yesterday morning. According to the NY Times, no criminal activity is suspected:

A man who said he was a witness, Karriem Torres, said the victim had been running to catch the train and climbed between two cars. He slipped under the train as it began to move and he screamed, Mr. Torres said, adding that by the time the train stopped, the man had been crushed.

Yikes.

A year and a half ago, a man tried to board a train by climbing over the gates between the first and second cars of a C train, only to become stuck between the platform and train and getting dragged. Back then, we noticed that the MTA's safety suggestions say, "Boarding between subway cars may seem like a time-saver, but it is highly dangerous."

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By Jen Chung in News on February 4, 2008 8:53 AM

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kafeengrrl

This could be a Darwin top ten... Award without question

west side Michael

I am 7 decades here , born in NYC before WW2.

So it's not so obvious we are all not New YORKers.

anopneumous

Yay ihateallbrokers for reinstating the "I'm the better New Yorker" pissing contest woohoo

eyekantspel

We should unite to form a Ghost Subway Rider memorial so we never forget our fallen comrade and the dangers of riding the subway.

ihateallbrokers

all of you are obviously not from nyc...

back in the days, the conductor stood between cars, the train shown its not possible,

this was on the old CC and KK cars, riding between cars was common on the redbirds, letter lines etc. handles, that chain thing opened up, foothoplds etc.

E's & F's not really...the design and gaps didnt allow safe standing room

ihateallbrokers

all of you are obviously not from nyc...

back in the days, the conductor stood between cars, the train shown its not possible,

this was on the old CC and KK cars, riding between cars was common on the redbirds, letter lines etc. handles, that chain thing opened up, foothoplds etc.

E's & F's not really...the design and gaps didnt allow safe standing room

JacqueMehoff

i would say it's a little bit of both, wwmichael.

a little from column a and a little from column B.

yikes is right. the guy screamed.

who thinks to board a subway car between trains? and is it really a "time saver"?

Spirit of 76

[2]Darwin award.

...

[8]Only a jackass would try to enter the cars that way. You're just asking to be runover...

Paging Mr. Zodak...

west side Michael

In the 1950's we rode between the cars going to and from High School on Catherine Street,We surely

had someone watching over us or were just plain lucky.That was of course in the dark dreary old

wicker seated subway cars.

Dirk

Only a jackass would try to enter the cars that way. You're just asking to be runover...

zodak

i've entered irt trains that way before but not bmt or ind trains because they don't all have doors that open.

these guys are stupid though, there are plenty of handles to grab onto. you can see one in the picture.