Oct 19, 2011 - ST Forum
TWO categories of people are prone to injuries when using the
escalator: the elderly and young children ('Boy's toe trapped in
escalator'; Monday).
The use of the escalator is relatively safe if one adheres to
safety measures when riding one. Just last week, a friend related
an incident when the escalator he was on suddenly jerked. Had he
not held on to the handrail, he would have been thrown forward and
would have risked injury. It is important, therefore, to use the
handrail to prevent accidents.
Rubber footwear is common and many accidents have involved
rubber clogs and slippers caught in the escalator. Correctly
positioning where we stand can prevent such accidents.
Lastly, hold the child by the hand when riding on the escalator
and avoid distraction or other activities until you have completed
the ride.
Bennie Cheok
Bennie Cheok may have not read the news in the not-too-distant
past when 4 old woman who had faithfully held onto the handrail
were thrown
backwards from the escalator because the handrail and the
escalator did not synchronise in the timing.
So, to hold or not to hold now ???
http://sgforums.com/forums/3545/topics/433447
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_685172.html
ALL GIDDY?
'How is it possible that all four of
us suffer from giddiness at the same time?'
Madam Hoh Peck Tau, 72, who
claimed that one of the mall management officers said the accident
happened because the women became giddy
FOUR elderly women suffered deep cuts, fractures and bruises at
Punggol Plaza yesterday morning when the handrail of the escalator
they were on suddenly stopped moving.
The women, in their 70s and 80s, were just three steps from the
top. As they were clutching on to the handrails, they lost their
balance and fell backwards.
