Well, according to my own observation over the past few years there had been many cases of fatalities of people falling into the MRT tracks in Singapore. The open concept of the train platform may looks very appealing to many with no obstacles to the beautiful outdoor sceneries but the question is how safe is it to have this design.

Let’s view this objectively. The Japaneses Trains have these doors that protect against accidental falling into the tracks and of course create a more “obstacles” for would be suicidal public.

The problems with insurance claims by their family will be problematic as suicides cannot be claimed if the policy is less then 2 years old (If I am not wrong) and if you don’t die from the “accident” there might be problems with the law!!

So the question of having this barrier might be a good way to reduce the chance of people accidentally falling into the tracks and remove the chance of getting a insurance claims as well.

“How did he fell into the tracks by accident?” – Insurances Company

“He hor…climb over the 1.5 meter electronic fences hor…then accidentally fall into the tracks!! It’s by accident! I swear!” – Family members of the unfortunate “victims”

Well, the problem with upgrading the MRT safety concerns are the possible hike in fare prices….using all the possible upgrades will cost them money. So what can we do? Be prepared for more MRT disruption SOON as we see STI index drop like crazy just now.

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