Faced with a deadly series of “subway surfing” incidents, New York City is turning to technology — and young people — to help put a stop to it. “Subway surfing,” a dangerous challenge attracting young people on social media, involves riding on top of a subway car while it’s moving. Over the last five weeks, three people, all under 15, were killed in three separate incidents. In all, six people have been killed in related incidents in 2024. “This is real. This is just not having fun. It can be fatal, and that’s why we’re here today,” Mayor Eric Adams said. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Adams discussed the city’s multi-faceted approach to combating the problem. “It sounds harmless, but it is not harmless,” Adams said. “That train that we hear behind you is filled with steel, metal, the third rail is extremely dangerous. Being on top, if you fall, even if the train is not moving, you have the potential of slipping through the cracks of the train. Just a fall is harmful. And when you deal with an elevated platform, like the 7 line, which is one of the most frequently subway surfing locations, you are actually elevating the level of threat and potential death.” Adams said the city is using public service announcements (PSAs) featuring young people, drones, NYPD manpower, and reports from New Yorkers to put a halt to subway surfing. He said all of that is necessary because young people continue to be influenced by social media. City officials also said they’re in active talks with multiple social media companies to restrict videos of subway surfing from appearing on any platform. So far, the NYPD says 900 drone flights have saved 114 lives, ranging in age from 9 to 33. “They’re labeling them as apprehensions. We’re labeling them as lives saved,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry said. The NYPD said drones have about a half-hour flight time. If a surfer is spotted, police don’t stop the trains, but send officers along the train route. In mid September, an 11-year-old died while surfing on top of a G train. On Oct. 24, a boy was killed just days after his 13th birthday while surfing on a train in Queens. Then on the night of Oct. 27, two young girls were surfing when they fell between the tracks and were struck by a southbound 7 train near the 111th Street station in Corona. One died and the other was critically injured.(SD-Agencies) 纽约正利用技术和年轻人的宣传来制止危险的“地铁冲浪”行为。此前发生了一系列致命事故。 在社交媒体上,“地铁冲浪”是一项吸引年轻人的危险挑战,指骑在行驶中的地铁车厢顶部。 过去五周内,有三人在三起不同的事件中丧生,年龄均在15岁以下。今年来共有 6人在类似事件中丧生。 “危险真实存在,这不好玩,结果可能是致命的,所以我们要想办法解决问题,”市长埃里克•亚当斯说。 亚当斯上周四在接受记者采访时谈到了该市针对这一问题的多种措施。他说:“这听起来没什么,其实很危险。你身后那列火车是钢铁之躯,第三根铁轨尤其危险。如果站在车顶摔倒了,即使火车没开,你也可能从列车缝隙中滑落。只要摔倒就会造成伤害。而当你面对一个高架站台时,比如7号线,遭遇危险和死亡的可能性倍增。而7号线是地铁冲浪的高频地点之一。” 亚当斯说,市政府拍摄以年轻人为主角的公益广告教育大家,并通过无人机和警察巡逻,以及市民的日常举报来制止地铁冲浪行为。 他说,这些措施是必须的,因为年轻人受到社交媒体的影响。 市政府官员还表示,他们正与多家社媒公司积极谈判,限制地铁冲浪视频在平台上播放。 纽约市警察局称,迄今为止,900 次无人机飞行挽救了114条生命,年龄从9岁到33岁不等。 纽约警察局副局长卡兹•多特里说,“他们说我们利用无人机抓人,我们是在救命。”警方表示,无人机的飞行时间约为半小时。如果发现地铁冲浪者,警方不会让火车停运,而是派警员去现场。 9 月中旬,一名 11 岁男孩在G线地铁冲浪时死亡。10月24日,一名男孩在皇后区的一列列车上冲浪时遇难,刚过13岁生日。随后在10 月27日晚,两名年轻女孩在冲浪时掉入铁轨之间,在科罗纳第111街站附近被一辆向南行驶的 7号列车撞倒。其中一人死亡,另一人重伤。 (Translated by Debra) |