Why wait till 2012 for screen doors?

[makapaaa]

Posted on 21 Mar 2010
One more death on MRT tracks: Why wait till 2012 for screen doors?

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SMRT needs to hasten installation of screen doors at all platforms, says STOMPer JF, after learning about the death of a man who jumped onto the tracks at Tanah Merah MRT station yesterday.

The incident, which reportedly involved a man in his 20s, resulted in delayed train services affecting as many as 5,000 East-bound commuters for half an hour.

According to a report in The New Paper, the man was pronounced dead at 3:30pm yesterday.

This is not the first time that someone has fallen onto the tracks, says STOMPer JF, who hopes that SMRT can work to put in screen doors at all platforms as soon as possible.

Any longer, and more unnecessary deaths could occur, he says.

In an email, the worried STOMPer says:

"One more person has died on the tracks at Tanah Merah.

"If screen doors had been put in earlier, this would not have happened.

"I really wonder why it takes SMRT four years to install the safety doors.

"Singapore is a really efficient society. It should be possible for a company as large as SMRT to install this important feature without delay.

"Please don't risk anymore lives by delaying the project further.

"I hope SMRT will install screen doors before 2012. The public cannot wait any longer."




Keywords: MRT platform , death , suicide

 

[HTOLAS]

Because if the world really were to end in 2012, then we needn't have wasted the money.