some people just want the attention

splicer that really only works well if someone lives alone or has access to a place where they can handle their exit with privacy which is definitely the best way to go about this. i still think jumping from a bridge has some strong plusses (little chance of hitting someone on your way out as with a building) provided the person does it at night (less chance of getting caught/stopped) and doesn't dawdle. i don't get people who want to jump from something but drag it out. by the time one gets to the edge of a bridge or a building for that matter, one would think they'd given the matter a fair amount of thought...

I agree
She should have done it a little better if indeed it was a suicide attempt
Like WTF wants to be armeless and depressed?
That's too much
Definitely bridge or at home
Just like the recent suicide of the singer /songwriter
Bad as he supposedly was he didn't inconvenience anyone
Thanksfully
But we should have airtrain like doors where no one can jump
Suicide Should only be tried at home!!

Killing yourself is easier than people think and a lot less painful (although the pain of being hit by a train is probably fleeting). Buy a tank of helium and get a mask like they use for oxygen tanks. Not only will you fall asleep and then suffocate, the helium does not cause you to spasm because it fools your body into thinking it's breathing air. Very peaceful way to go. Have at it, deathwishers.

Such an unfortunate incident! My deepest sympathy to her!

Such an unfortunate incident! My deepest sympathy to her!

Adam

If I were to commit suicide, death by stalling subway car would probably be near the bottom of the list.

The trains to commit suicide with are Amtrak or CSX (something with multiple diesel engines.) Both go much faster and have a lot of weight behind them. They'll knock the limbs off of an animal as large as a cow or an elk with ease—you're 100% likely to die from that impact than a slow moving subway car traveling at a maximum speed of 35mph.

And knowing is half the battle! 

Yo Joe!

It's kind of a stretch to call the F line the "most troubled." The two other incidents you're referencing happened in 2009, and they happened in Brooklyn, not Manhattan. The NY Times article linked from the Huffington Post was written just as the MTA was evaluating the F line and planning on making improvements.

"Partially severed" is not the same as "losing".  Please correct the headline.  A partial sever means there is a chance to save it and rebuild. 

Reading comprehension > gothamist

I really don't get why people choose to jump on the subway tracks to kill themselves. From all the articles I've read about it, people rarely die. Now you've traumatized the poor conductor, fucked up the commute of hundreds of people AND you only have one arm. Life sucks a lot more now, doesn't it?

Yes.  It does.  Please pull the plug.  please ...

Really a station would seem to the worst place to do it. Unless you choose one where express trains pass through, the train's slowing to a stop by the time it gets to you.

Pro tip: choose open sections of LIRR or Metro-North track, where express trains can be travelling at over 70 mph!

"Pro tip: choose open sections of LIRR or Metro-North track, where express trains can be travelling at over 70 mph! "

Please, demonstrate for us.

Darn! You said everything I was going to say.