Woman faints and falls on the rails at BTS station in western Bangkok - no barrier

[webfact]

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Naew Na reported on a social media post on the Hone Krasae site that said a 20-25 year old woman fell on the rails at a BTS station in Thonburi, western Bangkok.

 

It happened at 9.30 am at Wong Wian Yai station.

 

Fortunately a member of the public alerted staff who stopped the train.

 

She is believe to have fainted.

 

That station does not have a glass barrier to stop such incidents and there are calls for them to be installed.

 

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[toofarnorth]

I must be missing something here. Not been to B K for years but if you stand on the edge of a platform and faint would you not fall on the rails ? What and where would a glass barrier go ?

[JoePai]

11 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

I must be missing something here. Not been to B K for years but if you stand on the edge of a platform and faint would you not fall on the rails ? What and where would a glass barrier go ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_screen_doors 

[daveAustin]

Easily done. Big climbs, very hot. Not everything is a conspiracy/suicide etc. Hope she is well. ????

[steven100]

No common sense here.  If memory serves me right,  the platforms have large yellow tiles placed approximately 1 meter from the edge which run the full way along the platform and it's noted to stand behind the yellow line which is of course the yellow tiled line.  Also, the station guard usually blows his whistle if you step over that line and approach the edge to close.    If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

[ezzra]

When enough people will fall and die only THEN they will erect a barrier.

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

No common sense here.  If memory serves me right,  the platforms have large yellow tiles placed approximately 1 meter from the edge which run the full way along the platform and it's noted to stand behind the yellow line which is of course the yellow tiled line.  Also, the station guard usually blows his whistle if you step over that line and approach the edge to close.    If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

Those yellow lines are not that far back. And everyone crowds them in order to try and get a seat instead of standing up. The article didn't say which direction she was going, but if the train was coming out of Bangkok, it would be pretty crowded by the time it got to Wong Wian Yai. Coming from Bang Wa, OTOH, there would be room, but probably no seats. Bottom line: there is always a crush around those yellow lines unless you get on at the beginning of the line.

Edited March 10, 2023 by John Drake

[leither69]

2 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I must be missing something here. Not been to B K for years but if you stand on the edge of a platform and faint would you not fall on the rails ? What and where would a glass barrier go ?

Same place as in other BTS Stations 

[khunjeff]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

Well, the yellow line is nowhere close to one meter from the edge, and I feel fairly confident that she didn't intend to faint. What surprises me is that the fall from the platform didn't leave her seriously injured - that's a hard drop onto steel and concrete. 

[PremiumLane]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

No common sense here.  If memory serves me right,  the platforms have large yellow tiles placed approximately 1 meter from the edge which run the full way along the platform and it's noted to stand behind the yellow line which is of course the yellow tiled line.  Also, the station guard usually blows his whistle if you step over that line and approach the edge to close.    If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

Peak boomer posting

[metisdead]

A post with a link to a questionable source and a reply has been removed.

[kingstonkid]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

When enough people will fall and die only THEN they will erect a barrier.

They have most of the stops done I will give them tbotd that this stop is on the list and just moved up

[rwill]

The big roundabout station.  Nice.

[RichardColeman]

Train station design maybe same company as Pattaya condo balcony design ?

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

You think that you could control how and where you fall if you were suddenly unconscious due to a faint?   You're a very talented man.   

 

Ever think that before she collapsed she most likely would have wobbled unsteadily before falling?  Fainting people do not necessarily just drop directly down where they were standing.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Liverpool Lou

[Lucky Bones]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

No common sense here.  If memory serves me right,  the platforms have large yellow tiles placed approximately 1 meter from the edge which run the full way along the platform and it's noted to stand behind the yellow line which is of course the yellow tiled line.  Also, the station guard usually blows his whistle if you step over that line and approach the edge to close.    If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

Hi Steven. Hadn't heard from you for a while.

I was starting to think you had overstepped the line.????????

Edited March 10, 2023 by Lucky Bones

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

When enough people will fall and die only THEN they will erect a barrier.

Really?  How many people have "fallen and died" at all those stations with barriers, then?

[transam]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

No common sense here.  If memory serves me right,  the platforms have large yellow tiles placed approximately 1 meter from the edge which run the full way along the platform and it's noted to stand behind the yellow line which is of course the yellow tiled line.  Also, the station guard usually blows his whistle if you step over that line and approach the edge to close.    If she had of stood back 1 meter or more and fainted,  she would not have fallen on the tracks.   No need for barriers if people use a bit of common sense.

That's OK if you're 3 foot nufink tall..........????

[Liverpool Lou]

17 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Train station design maybe same company as Pattaya condo balcony design ?

Most of the stations have impenetrable barriers.

[Deserted]

She is lucky to have survived that.

[scorecard]

14 hours ago, JoePai said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_screen_doors 

Similar glass barriers/doors on many stations in Singapore. Installed decades ago.

[still kicking]

6 hours ago, transam said:

That's OK if you're 3 foot nufink tall..........????

Steven is just look at his profile picture.

[NoDisplayName]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

That station does not have a glass barrier to stop such incidents and there are calls for them to be installed.

I recently saw a fellow intent on texting and fall off a curb into the street.  Hopefully the government will get around to installing glass barriers to prevent this happening again.  Someone might get hurt.  When they complete that, I hope they get around to installing glass barriers on all the beaches.  Someone might fall and get wet.

 

[hotchilli]

On 3/10/2023 at 10:12 AM, toofarnorth said:

What and where would a glass barrier go ?

On the edge of the platform preventing passengers from falling onto the rails below.

Special access/exit gates are provided to board and dis-embark the train.

[josephbloggs]

14 hours ago, scorecard said:

Similar glass barriers/doors on many stations in Singapore. Installed decades ago.

Not necessarily. It was only ten years ago that that Thai teenage girl lost her legs after falling on to the tracks on the MRT. And Singapore denied her any compensation as she "fell of her own accord". There were no platform barriers.

[OneMoreFarang]

On 3/10/2023 at 9:59 AM, webfact said:

That station does not have a glass barrier to stop such incidents and there are calls for them to be installed.

Should we also have those glass barriers on each side on every street?

I remember when people took responsibility and didn't stand near the (holes of the) tracks. Is that too much to ask?

[OneMoreFarang]

On 3/10/2023 at 1:36 PM, PremiumLane said:

Peak boomer posting

Were boomers the last people with common sense? Or what's your point? 

[OneMoreFarang]

That reminds me of all the people who run around with some kind of "smart" device in front of their face. They walk like that on footpath, stairs up and down, and when they cross streets.

What could possibly go wrong?

Or: why are many people so stupid that they don't think for a second or two if maybe they should change their behavior.

It seems all are waiting for the Darwin award.

 

[DrCosmix]

Theres no barriers in the whole of the London underground which is  just as well as it still wouldn't  be completed. I hope she's OK.

[PremiumLane]

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Were boomers the last people with common sense? Or what's your point? 

If you think any of that post was "common sense" then good luck to you.