Comments on: Drunk Man Gets Hit by Train and Wins $2.3 Million

By: Math Suzie

Math Suzie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:06:59 +0000

Maybe we should all have a beer…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:32:53 +0000

Some people will think it is worth loosing a leg for 2.3 million dollars. People have sold their body parts for lest before now

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:23:02 +0000

I agree, if a drunk man was able to fall in the path of the train, whats to say that a child couldn’t fall in front of the train just the same!
Jason

By: Zakrzewski

Zakrzewski — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:31:15 +0000

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By: Bubba

Bubba — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:36:09 +0000

@–:

If you actually rode the train you would notice that most do not begin braking until the start of the platorm, some later than that. Thus the train in normal service stops in less than 750 ft.

By: Shut Up Malata

Shut Up Malata — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:56:27 +0000

@gary malata:
Oh man, tell me about it. And how about those sidewalks, upstairs at street level? The amount of danger they represent to drunks is crazy, cray-zay! I mean, shouldn’t someone in the city think of their welfare and isolate all subway platforms and curbs with… glass panes, maybe? Chicken wire?

Oh, wait. You’re joking. Ha! Of course you are. Sorry, I took you seriously for a moment there.

By: gary malata

gary malata — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:44:52 +0000

its 100 percent the MTA fault, there should be something on subway platfom that prevents even drunks from falling into train tracks. mta is lucky that this young man didnt get more money.

By: Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:06:21 +0000

I impressed by your way of narrating such a sensitive happening . My over all understanding about your views is that people who are engaged in such driving occupations must have an insight and sense of responsibility. Because their job requires a lot of care fullness . In my opinion all such people should be provided a training under deserving order .
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By: --

-- — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:47:42 +0000

I know a little bit about physics as well as trains.
The lest time I did the math it would have taken over ONE MILE for the train to stop. 180 feet is a joke.
http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ol/stop.cfm random google.

By: New York Pork Bun

New York Pork Bun — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:12:05 +0000

There has to be a reasonable limit put on certain types of personal injury cases like this and it has to be set at a federal level. So 2.3 million went to this alcoholic “A” hole, and there are kids starving in rural America. What the freak is it going to take to get the leadership of this country to take real action that is not just going to finance more people that own oil based industry or military outfitters ???

By: Li

Li — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:51:19 +0000

It’s not the fault of the MTA. It’s the fault of the idiots on the jury who awarded the $2.3 million settlement, along with the other morons on other juries who do the same thing in cases like these. We just had a lady crash into a building because she spilled hot coffee on herself in a drive-thru and “lost control” of her legs because the pain was so great. Here’s a clue, moron, put the car in PARK when you’re conducting business in a drive-thru.