yeah that's what I meant--not immediately after it happened necessarily, but eventually. So he was fine? Trains apparently can't go backwards easily, so even when they run over someone and stop, they can't back up so the victim has to somehow get between cars to get out.
--- In [email protected], "dvm8375" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wouldn't exactly call it publicity, more like reporting. And as > my friend's father was in the hospital, having been run over by a > metro car after passing out, her first instict was not to call all > her friends and let us know, but I did speak to her after I read the > article. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > oh good, so they did publicize it. Did your friend tell you about > it > > after the fact? > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "dvm8375" <muellerdana@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Sure am. The wierdest part was I found out by reading an > article in > > > the Post about it the day after it happened. Talk about a holy > crap > > > moment. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "James" <ttlsccr@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Holy crap, are you serious? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "dvm8375" > > > > <muellerdana@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I know the tracks for the DC Metro are deep enough. My > friend's > > > > > father passed out on the Shady Grove platform and fell in > the > > > > tracks > > > > > and was "run over" by the train when we were in college. He > > > came > > > > a > > > > > way with a few bumps and bruises, but was otherwise fine. > It > > > was > > > > > pretty amazing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie > Smilay" > > > > > <ssmilay@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/6/07, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > anyone want to bet they are going to start requiring > subway > > > > tracks > > > > > in > > > > > > > all cities, not just New York, to be deep enough to hold > at > > > > least > > > > > 1-2 > > > > > > > people safely below a passing train in case anyone else > > > falls > > > > into > > > > > the > > > > > > > tracks and can't get out of the way of a train? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sure. How much? > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephanie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
