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STOPPING THE
SUICIDE TRAIN
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2004-04-15/news_feature.php
Torontonians know little about subway suicides because,
as a rule, the media, police and TTC do
not publicize the tragedies. But Ontario Coroner's figures suggest
there have been between eight and 22 subterranean suicides in the
past four years. Less known but more alarming are the number
of failed attempts.
...
Every day, Wayne Moore hopes it won't happen again. In his 28 years as a TTC subway operator, he's been
involved in 13 subway suicides. In 1999 alone, three people were
crushed by Moore's train. While the first incident involved
a man who fell to the track after suffering a heart attack, the
second and third were suicides, leaving Moore so badly shaken he
needed muscle relaxants to sleep. "But
other drivers have had it worse," he says. "Some have seen as many
as 25 or 26 suicides in a 30-year career."
...
Although the exact number is unclear, Bruce Bryer, a TTC ticket
agent for 23 years, says that on average one person jumps every
week. "Something needs to be done, because we can't ignore it any
longer," he says.
...
Canada isn't alone in being worried about this issue. A 2002 study on railway safety in England found that
about 200 people commit suicide annually on the country's railways,
costing the industry approximately £300 million a year, including
2,000 days off a year for staff suffering from trauma-related
sickness.
TTC chair Howard Moscoe doesn't want to sound insensitive,
but says $6 million is too much money
money the TTC doesn't have to consider the proposal
seriously.
Moscoe says he's not against experimenting. "If they find the barriers workable and successful,
then we can look into investing more over time," he
says.
Wiki
Another interesting trend related to train suicide is to
wear a brightly colored cap (orange) to
help shield your face. This is done out of concern for the train
conductors, so that they may not be caused any trauma by seeing the
face of the person about to be hit. It is also useful as a
sign that the person is indeed intending to commit suicide, and
that no one should risk their life in order to save them.
The costs to the surving families by the
railway companies' "delay fee" is often in the 100 million yen
(approx. 850 thousand U.S. Dollars) range.
