"Kevin and the Train" - Subway Platform Safety PSA

[@ice319]

As a train operator, I can tell you that most of you don't truly understand how tall the platform is relative to the roadbed. Unless you have a pretty good amount of upper body strength (and even if you did, there's still sometimes debris on the roadbed that can trip you), it is quite difficult to lift yourself up. 4'1 is actually a low estimate. I'm 6'2, and most platforms, if I'm walking the roadbed, are about chest height to me. In a panic, you will not be able to get up. Forget all that, "ohh, it's product placement" crap, and just stay off the tracks. These trains are much harder to stop than you think. After having tried to when I had someone in front of my train who wasn't supposed to be there, believe me, I know.

[@horzemann]

Mario

[@Mamacita8701]

Did they make it?

[@lennymovie9646]

I'm a ninja i could claim many tall places I'm a kid I'm 14

[@dexterpoindexter3583]

​@@lennymovie9646 We hope you make it to 20, and do athletics in safe places. Where others won't get hurt helping you up, or traumatised watching... Where we can enjoy your skill. 🇨🇦

[@rodrigomarques1075]

One thing that makes this ad really good is how it presents Kevin as a real person with a real life they gave him a name and feelings makes people think about how a single death isn't just a statistic it's a disaster

[@dignifiedapple6748]

if you do that you either run to the end of the station where there is stairs or you can at least to the end where you can wave to the driver so he can help you( if you is still alive

[@jlt3rd]

This is basically a horror movie. Just the people screaming at him to get up and the train braking was terrifying. Also, where it says his height, he’s actually standing at the front of the train.

[@lloydzeroa.k.aforger6990]

That is a horror movie like execution. Those last words? Haunting.

[@paularvozm]

As the platforms are so high, here in Germany all Subway stations have "safety holes" beneath the platform edges in which you can crawl if you would be trapped on the tracks (which shouldnt happen at all). Then the train will pass you on the track and you can stay in the hole until it has passed.

[@ggb123_17]

Some underground stations in nyc have something similar: slits in the wall of the station

[@yankeesforlife24]

The mtas official stance is they won’t tell you where you can go to survive but the slits in th3 roadbed are low enough to allow a train to go over you. You can also go into the slits from the wall, designed for track crews.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

or................................ dont go on tracks............................................

[@tommysalami28]

300 bucks for an iPhone what a steal

[@julez5900]

Tj228 IKR

[@cloroxbleach7262]

It was an iPhone 5, when Steve Jobs was still at Apple

[@Creired]

When the iPhone 5 was released Steve Jobs was dead for a year now

[@cloroxbleach7262]

@@Creired he helped work on it, and likely helped price it. his pricing was much more reasonable than what it is today.

[@tyrek78]

@@cloroxbleach7262 he didnt as soon as iphone 4 was out he dead

[@ronakp354]

Intense and sad. Yet sad that he also has zero upper body strength to lift himself up

[@DrSurprise]

It's an iPhone, that was his first mistake. Also, i'm 5'7" and I bet I could lift myself back onto the platform, not saying I would go on the tracks in the first place, but what does height have to do with anything? That's real stupid to assume a short person wouldn't be able to get back up. Either way, if Kevin couldn't get back up, he must have some scrawny arms.

[@atomicgiraffe250]

Exactly. I'm pretty sure anyone who's at least in some sort of decent physical shape could bring him/herself back up. I'm 6 feet tall and even if the platform was exactly my height, if I got a small running start I could easily lift myself up. Even so though, I would never jump down tracks to get anything.

[@maztik8r]

It doesn't matter if you think you can get back up or not. I'm sure plenty of people think they can get back up in time but find out too late that they can't. I knew a guy who was an EMS worker who had to deal with someone getting caught between the train and the platform. Basically the train and platform kept their insides together long enough for them to say their last goodbyes because once they train was moved their insides would fall out.

[@Abstractt]

how is an iPhone a mistake

[@Abstractt]

ur comment was a mistake

[@jaimepimentel1107]

Abstractt because he was not suppose to do that to begin with was suppose to alert a cop or a worker and they report it right away and have it retrieved back to the owner my cellphone went onto the tracks and luckly station cleaner as well as a cop was there I waited the train to depart then cleaner got it for me with some sort of a stick to retrieve it.

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

If you do manage to fall on the tracks or jump down,,,,do not try to get up on the platform....it is to high....there are maintenance stairs at the ends....with that said....DO NOT GO ON THE TRACKS FOR ANY REASON!

[@zycklacon9588]

The tracks are electric (Aka third rails) and he can get electrocuted. Those trains are fast af. The best thing to do is to not go on the tracks

[@clixi652]

@@zycklacon9588 There is a wooden piece over the third rail to prevent people from getting electrocuted so if you walk on the wooden piece nothing will happen but if you put your feet or whatever under the wooden piece then you will get electrocuted

[@Lemon-zw7cb]

@@clixi652 Or if the station has one of those Clearance spaces you can go in, or go to the end of the platform.

[@johnfoltz8183]

Plus you might touch the electrified third rail and get a nasty shock

[@no_way_down]

0:55 I have made you scared of a R-62.

[@GIJew]

Yes, those trains are nasty and I can't wait for them to be removed from service.

[@saltysweatyhands]

Lmao

[@Creired]

Nah The R142 and it's HVAC

[@charliesmith5389]

I CAN'T GET UP- Randy (A Christmas Story)

[@MahbuburRahman-bj2cg]

From the top the tracks are not that deep but when you pull your self back up then you could tell how deep they are

[@KingofGamingAndTrains456]

Imagine making a horror movie trailer out of this.

[@luiscuando2813]

Ikr? But it would have blood and the video would have a dark tone to it.

[@frontrunners634]

a good idea is to have so space under the platform, so if a train is coming, a person can go under the platform, almost the concept of how train tunnels have small shelters.

[@lowcarpet]

Run to the front of the platform so the train has time to stop, or just climb those little steps at each side of the platform

[@kkilldecide4myself]

Bay Area Rapid Transit platforms have large cove areas underneath the platform where you can go if a train is coming.

[@HesJustSteven]

***** unless you're running between the rails, and im not saying run so far into the tunnel, just run a little beyond the platform end where you know the train can make a stop, the tunnel wont be pitch black all at once, there are staion lights and tunnel lights

[@TheBlue1-x5g]

If you’re that desperate to get it Call staff or stationmaster, who can at least alert the train that’s coming of what has happened

[@Celestial_armaan]

Remember folks. Don’t do what Kevin did. If you drop something?. Leave it. Tell a police officer or tell a security guard to help you. If you do like this?. You won’t get back up. Be safe folks🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@VinceHere98]

Good news guys. The MTA is officially planning to install platform safety doors. They will be installed in the 3rd av station on the L during the Canarsie tube shut down in 2019-2020

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

NOOOO THE MTA IS RUINED!!!

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Nyc Subway guy Why would platform screen doors ruin then NYC subway when subway systems overseas have similar doors and didn’t ruin their system.

[@kleve_1143]

This aged well lol.

[@obbyandAWE]

Oh boy I can’t wait

[@Sarah-zr1nj]

My old manager’s younger brother got clipped by a train when he went to get his phone, succeeded, and succeeded in jumping back on the platform, but not quite quickly enough. Luckily the train was slowing down for pickup - if I remember correctly, I think she said that if it weren’t he would have lost his legs, if not his life.

[@ohokay4663]

I was expecting it to be like. "his phone holds 16gb of memory. It cost $299. It has 4G data speed." *"his brain holds up to 1tb of memory. it's cost cannot be calculated. and it cannot outrun a train. is that a worthy tradeoff?"*

[@gfoot9916]

How much $ did the MTA get for this product placement?

[@nofacegamedev]

It’s an advisory.

[@kanayoodiwe507]

rest in spaggeti mate

[@jason-hh6rr]

Even years later we still need to warn idiots trains and electricity is dangerous ⚠️⚡

[@jayoldchannel]

He would of been alive if SOME ONE HELPED HIM!?

[@jtrgames3881]

Nothing is worth the risk of your life

[@bluebellsfan8704]

What's a station personnel? I never heard or seen one

[@dominicarceo9637]

Is your newer subway cars have electronic-controlled pneumatic brakes?

[@jameshiroki1]

Dominic Arceo They have Dynamic/friction brakes

[@kanayoodiwe507]

princibal:NO going on tracks in the halls

[@TakoElevators]

Just to retrive his phone. Wow.

[@bluebellsfan8704]

I don't think it's worth it, just get a new phone

[@bluebellsfan8704]

But why, if you wanna use your phone just stand back at the back of the train stand ground

[@TakoElevators]

@@bluebellsfan8704 He should have just waited for a person with a claw grabber thingy to retrive it.

[@spy4863]

I'm from the suburbs, and frankly since I don't get to see the city very much any more I've only seen and ridden a subway once in my life that I can recall. The only trains I've ever seen here in the suburbs are the above ground trains. Being a suburbanite who is not familiar with subway safety I probably would have made the same mistake. I probably would have figured I could just go down onto the track, grab my phone, then hop back onto the platform before the next train comes. Here in the suburbs they come on the hour, so my reasoning probably would have been that I would have plenty of time to climb back onto the platform before the next train comes. Now I know most of you are probably thinking, "That is so stupid, man! Never assume you can climb back onto the subway platform!" But please bear in mind that while all this may seem like common sense to someone who is familiar with subway safety, it may not be so obvious to some who isn't. In the suburbs it's quite easy to hop off a platform, cross the tracks, and get up on the other side of the platform, even though it certainly is not safe to cross that way, but people do it anyway, and often without consequence, which makes them feel like it's safe, which is a misconception. I'm glad for videos like this that emphasize subway safety for people like me who don't always realize that subways are not quite the same as above ground trains, and if I'm ever on or near a subway again, to learn the subway safety rules, and never go out on the tracks of a subway or an above ground train, except at the places where people are allowed to cross. And even then be extra careful, and never cross when a train is coming.

[@TransitAndTeslas]

Here in Phoenix, Az our trains are above ground and come every 15 or so minutes. Though nothing like New York's large system , Metro still put signs that say "Do not cross tracks"... No matter how or what kind of train system it is, just stay off the damn things. Get a transit officer to at least tell the oncoming train to stop while they retrieve the items for you. They usually have intercoms at stations, I don't know how it is where you're at.

[@TheDankEngineer]

cross? cross? you must be joking. to get to the other side (if there is one) you cross the street.

[@ef21450]

Kevin is not very strong

[@HaBbYbOy12Y]

This was intense.. I kinda laughed not gunna lie

[@pim666]

WHY DID NO-ONE HELP HIM

[@resyncs6357]

ikr, irl people would

[@GIJew]

because this is an act, it isn't real, idiot.

[@hermesfuentes9722]

Henry Black yeah

[@843Reboot]

stats: Kevin is 5'8- Oh shit now kevin is dead.

[@QlineRunsLocal]

De he die?

[@jakoffineyes]

yes

[@KienNguyen-ic2fb]

To sum it all up don’t lose your life for your phone have someone else take you place

[@cilened.s1788]

See. This is when you can get a worker who has one of those really long dust pan things and can grab it for u

[@GabShortsYT]

everyone did not help him. Wow

[@Timoteo-qwerty]

Dont worry, to not get your phone on the tracks just dont be too close to it

[@Bimanbangladeshflight60]

747,200 pounds makes it more terrifying because I think of 747-200💀

[@Timoteo-qwerty]

Im sure a train would weight as much as a 747, those things are HEAVY

[@Vxllain]

Only thing more shocking in this video is the price of his iPhone.

[@HesJustSteven]

If I were in that situation, I would run to the end past the stopping mark , wait there for personnel to get me, thats you're best bet, UNDERGROUND and if the train is gonna actually stop there

[@gfoot9916]

Until you cant see and get electrocuted

[@Abstractt]

remember the 3rd rail

[@jasminejohnston6393]

The SkyTrain has sensors in the tracks that automatically stop any nearby trains if anything or anyone falls onto the tracks

[@jayoldchannel]

And + he should of never went down there cuz it's MTA that train would of neverd STOP

[@jayoldchannel]

Oh ya I like MTA

[@michaelturner4457]

Where I am, all metro stations have platform doors.

[@gogiants123]

wrong. the phone was not $299 if it 16GB of memory. It was $199.

[@Abstractt]

today they're like $700+

[@lildad1345]

I'm am so scared right now

[@jlt3rd]

Never go on tracks. First, it plain right dumb and stupid. Second, it’s the third rail has electricity in it, so if you touch it, 💀

[@crims0nkoopa122]

I have a question, is this real? If not how did you make this so perfectly? It looks like the trains about to hit Kevin then a black screen pops up! Did you actually hit him?!!

[@seirinaclockword2007]

Its fake

[@ubahni]

i dont think they kill people for a youtube video no

[@Lemon-zw7cb]

They probably made the train go slow and then made it look like its going fast, after that when the train is about to hit Kevin. They probably stopped it and edited it to a black screen.

[@narratorjackdiamonddjulian6758]

It real

[@bm6chime]

A tactic they used to use in silent films was to run the scene backwards, so the train would move away from something like the in-focus actor and everyone would be safe. Maybe in filming this, they had the consist parked ahead of the camera, then backed it up out of the station, then later edited the footage to reverse it and speed it up.

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

Don't try to grab a fallen object yourself. Get an employee to retrieve it. If you try to retrieve it yourself you'll get killed.

[@bookianaunroblox661]

Is it real?

[@JasonTrain2010]

i first saw this at 4 i had a fear

[@edrickang2338]

One thing wrong about this scene, the people still on the platform could have just pulled back up. Second they say get out of the tracks but he’s trying to. Third can’t the people just call the police or at lest call a rail personnel to help him out.

[@edrickang2338]

It’s logic ok

[@edrickang2338]

It’s logic ok

[@ladalama806]

no fire men or police officers!!!!!!!!!

[@danielferstendig]

that's a death trap

[@norifromreallife-di7hi]

I actually got scared ngl

[@Jaytheramper_]

The best option is either to call a mta police or employee. Or if you are someone who happened to fall in the tracks go towards the end of the platform so the train operator can see you

[@lildad1345]

Omg train going closers

[@mfvlns]

Really? So he couldn't just hop back up? Dude needs to hit the gym.

[@TheDankEngineer]

he is dead already.

[@Abstractt]

he was obviously faking. he obviously could've easily gotten up, be he faked ut

[@GIJew]

The point of the video is that it's not worth the risk...

[@lildad1345]

My 1 leg in shaking

[@80230a]

Don't become a statistic. Stay off the tracks.

[@nyctmtakid8358]

My real name is Kevin lol.

[@mewyorkcityf46607]

Don’t go down the tracks if you drop your phone, try to forget how much it cost, because you really shouldn’t give a shit, even if it’s an iPhone 11 Pro or something, your life is replaceable like your phone.

[@jlt3rd]

You mean, Your life ISNT replaceable?

[@AtomicPhill]

he was over weight, that doesnt count.

[@lemonjuuce682]

I'm just saying how unrealistic this video is, no shuttle train should be entering at that speed to a terminal with a bumper block at the end as well. Even another train pulls in, someone with half a brain could have told the neighboring track's train operator and the other train would be stopped, and Kevin would be saved.. A realistic part of this however is how the people in this ad scream a train is coming but no one helps him, even though he could have been lifted off of the roadbed in half the time it took for a train to get there. People are struck by trains picking things off of the roadbed, and I just want to remind anyone watching this to stay safe and never go on to the tracks for any reason. If you drop something, inform a nearby MTA worker or go to the station attendant's booth at the front of the station to retrieve it.

[@limkarhow84]

Just buy a new phone

[@danielyeroshalmi7492]

how did they get a video form inside the tunnel with the guy in the tracks?

[@profileprofile]

Cameras

[@danielyeroshalmi7492]

@@profileprofile without hitting him

[@lildad1345]

That is scray

[@michaelwebb8158]

The train is a murderer.

[@diegoidkk]

dam

[@nilirma6219]

U should not pick anything from the tracks!

[@lildad1345]

Oh no

[@Billy420-69]

It would be dumb to jump down for anything.

[@gp987other]

0:56 r62 jumpscare

[@kleve_1143]

12-9s are the worst.

[@Mydoorman111]

0:32 'And this train weighs 747,200 pounds' Man I Has No idea A 747 200 Is actually plane? But Has train weights 747,200 pounds

[@RandomRetroTrainGuy82]

0:39 0:40 0:41 0:42

[@VinceHere98]

I know it is expensive as hell but... MTA should really install platform doors if they don't want people committing suicide on the subway. It might also help keep the subway tracks clean and safe from litter. I know they might vandalize those doors and all, but it should help increase safety. If anyone might try to break the glass, make it un-breakable.

[@ConfusedGirlButSmartDude]

+YoImShepard Yeah, I know! We have them in Britain on certain lines. Apparently it's to stop bankers or something but still, it's a good idea!

[@iknowuwanted4926]

they have poles in their stations which block the platform doors to be installed

[@LIRRSBSPRODUCTION]

On 110st on the 2 and 3 lines they have 2 big doors..its unlock.you can go in the doors...when a train is coming...just watch....the rats

[@VinceHere98]

I Know U Wanted i mean on some stations where the columns aren't close to the platform edge or don't have columns at all. An example would be 1st avenue on the L

[@QuesQuestion]

It can't be installed mta need more money for it in all the station also LIRR and MNRL

[@trevorthefoamer220]

Sponsored by T-Mobile

[@Captain_Obvious_]

Kevin shouldn't have gone on the tracks.

[@bryancastillo5332]

her me

[@gstv4280]

I have a great

[@user-fj6so62ypa]

R62A S Train

[@VinceHere98]

7b2_Prisoner shuttle train

[@basicgamingrsmdev]

42nd street shuttle at grand central

[@dominicarceo9637]

In Japan, trains can stop on time because they use electro-magnetic brakes.

[@jameshiroki1]

Dominic Arceo and ATS emergency brake traction

[@crims0nkoopa122]

Dominic Arceo this isn't Japan

[@mewyorkcityf46607]

@@crims0nkoopa122 yes, dominic is probably saying that other countries should implement that idea too because then people wouldnt die, asshole

[@OIG119]

I would just not drop my phone in the first place. Also, my upper body strength is nonexistent.

[@GopherzHockey]

But.. but... its an iPhone! Anything else, yea, sure... huge oversized plastic Android phone? No problem, easily replaced... ;)

[@ilovebutter9563]

it will never happen in any subways in China

[@glitchrobotstudios61]

SEE THIS IS WHY I DONT TRUST THE R62S :Edit Look Now who's much smarter now

[@KaiRoyHub]

My sister has a six train phobia and Kevin got hit by a S train

[@RandomRetroTrainGuy82]

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