Fainting Dieters Delay New York Subways

[Amused]

Fainting Dieters Delay New York Subways
AP
NEW YORK (Jan. 3) - Sick subway passengers, most of them dieters who faint from dizziness, are among the top causes of train delays, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Asim Nelson, a transit emergency medical technician, told the paper that fainting dieters topped the "sick customer" list.

"Not eating for three or four days, you are going to go down," Nelson said. "If you don't eat for 12 hours, you are going to get weak."

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

The notion that fainting dieters are causing transit delays was previously reported by the newspaper Metro in a 2005 article.

Fainting spells caused by missed meals topped other "sick customer" causes, including flu symptoms, anxiety attacks, hangovers and heat exhaustion, according to Nelson.

Nelson is part of the MTA's "sick Customer Response Program," which consists of emergency medical technicians and registered nurses. When a rider becomes sick, the train conductor must stay with the passenger until emergency responders arrive.

 

[uberman]

I wonder if the fainting is caused by a trans-fat deficiency.

 

[Nerva]

i went to school in the bronx from queens, meaning taking a train everyday. i have definitely seen this phenomenon. i was late to classes because of this, which was fvcking awesome.

 

[K1052]

Another reason why Chicago is better than NYC.

If a train has a major delay here it's from something big like a nice derailment, subway fire, or suicide via train. Like we would go without eating anyway up here....

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: K1052
Another reason why Chicago is better than NYC.

If a train has a major delay here it's from something big like a nice derailment, subway fire, or suicide via train. Like we would go without eating anyway up here....

Next time I think NYC. I'm going to Chicago! What could I have been thinking in the past?

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: K1052
Another reason why Chicago is better than NYC.

If a train has a major delay here it's from something big like a nice derailment, subway fire, or suicide via train. Like we would go without eating anyway up here....

blasphemy! hehe just kidding. i love new york, more than any other city in the world

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I think it was the NYC subway that I was on when they had an a/c outage. I remember standing on the platform waiting on the train and not being able to breathe. It was like 95 degrees down there or more...with no fresh air blowing in. Worst part was that the heat caused the trains to run slower (probably from passengers fainting), and when it finally showed up there were so many people trying to cram onto the train you couldn't move an inch.

Chicago's system is much better.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

I think you should be outraged. Write a scathing letter to the news media, your congressman and the mods here at AT expressing your disgust over this story, and me posting it. Then you could form an activist group and start protesting all over the country.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I think it was the NYC subway that I was on when they had an a/c outage. I remember standing on the platform waiting on the train and not being able to breathe. It was like 95 degrees down there or more...with no fresh air blowing in. Worst part was that the heat caused the trains to run slower (probably from passengers fainting), and when it finally showed up there were so many people trying to cram onto the train you couldn't move an inch.

Chicago's system is much better.

LMAO. The subway system (platforms/stations) is not air conditioned at all, except for 2 ACs at Grand Central that hardly do anything.

Wuss.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

I think you should be outraged. Write a scathing letter to the news media, your congressman and the mods here at AT expressing your disgust over this story, and me posting it. Then you could form an activist group and start protesting all over the country.

Amused, this is the same kind of crap you criticize other people for. :roll:

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

I think you should be outraged. Write a scathing letter to the news media, your congressman and the mods here at AT expressing your disgust over this story, and me posting it. Then you could form an activist group and start protesting all over the country.

I agree - let me know how and when to join....

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

Doesn't 395 delays per month seem a lot? I don't live in NYC so I don't know the total number of delays per month but that still seems a lot caused by something so pathetic. *shrug*

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

I think you should be outraged. Write a scathing letter to the news media, your congressman and the mods here at AT expressing your disgust over this story, and me posting it. Then you could form an activist group and start protesting all over the country.

Amused, this is the same kind of crap you criticize other people for. :roll:

Mugs, I was trying to make you smile with that comment. Sorry my attempts at humor apparently suck big fat donkey dicks.

I posted the story because it seemed it would generate interest and discussion. I did not post it because it was scientifically significant or valid.

On a near daily basis I post stories here that I feel may spark discussion among the members and start a good thread. OT has been a bit slow lately and I'm trying to liven it up. Rather than make it my personal blog, I try to start discussions on top non-political news stories of interest.

Sorry that bothers you.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Amused
Mugs, I was trying to make you smile with that comment. Sorry my attempts at humor apparently suck big fat donkey dicks.

I posted the story because it seemed it would generate interest and discussion. I did not post it because it was scientifically significant or valid.

On a near daily basis I post stories here that I feel may spark discussion among the members and start a good thread. OT has been a bit slow lately and I'm trying to liven it up. Rather than make it my personal blog, I try to start discussions on top non-political news stories of interest.

Sorry that bothers you.

Meh, I'm more annoyed at the media for leaving out key information. And googling yields nothing. Of course unsafe dieting is bad, and I know that health and fitness interest you a lot. But I think the MTA is trying to shirk their responsibilities by blaming their problems on their customers.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
Mugs, I was trying to make you smile with that comment. Sorry my attempts at humor apparently suck big fat donkey dicks.

I posted the story because it seemed it would generate interest and discussion. I did not post it because it was scientifically significant or valid.

On a near daily basis I post stories here that I feel may spark discussion among the members and start a good thread. OT has been a bit slow lately and I'm trying to liven it up. Rather than make it my personal blog, I try to start discussions on top non-political news stories of interest.

Sorry that bothers you.

Meh, I'm more annoyed at the media for leaving out key information. And googling yields nothing. Of course unsafe dieting is bad, and I know that health and fitness interest you a lot. But I think the MTA is trying to shirk their responsibilities by blaming their problems on their customers.

Meh, I just thought the story was kinda funny and sad at the same time.

 

[Mucho]

Slooooooow news day

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Slooooooow news day

Tell me about it.

With Congress coming back, all the top stories are political. It's tough to find a non-political news story of interest.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: dbk
Doesn't 395 delays per month seem a lot? I don't live in NYC so I don't know the total number of delays per month but that still seems a lot caused by something so pathetic. *shrug*

The subway system is huge...5 million daily riders and 800+ miles of track. You're looking at about 13 delays/day over 26 lines...that's about 1 delay per line every other day. I wouldn't say it's that bad at all for the size and level of ridership...although sometimes it can seem a lot worse when you're stuck on a train!

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I think it was the NYC subway that I was on when they had an a/c outage. I remember standing on the platform waiting on the train and not being able to breathe. It was like 95 degrees down there or more...with no fresh air blowing in. Worst part was that the heat caused the trains to run slower (probably from passengers fainting), and when it finally showed up there were so many people trying to cram onto the train you couldn't move an inch.

Chicago's system is much better.

LMAO. The subway system (platforms/stations) is not air conditioned at all, except for 2 ACs at Grand Central that hardly do anything.

Wuss.

Well....they may not have been air conditioned, but there was a problem with the ventilation system that day. I think they had brownouts due to the number of people with their A/C Systems on....city-wide power problem.

Link

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: uberman
I wonder if the fainting is caused by a trans-fat deficiency.

They only stopped that on December 5, 2006, this stuff is earlier. Unless they were already doing something about it for that long.

 

[pontifex]

is this the thread where fat people get pissed at skinny people because they are holding up the trains? goddamn skinnies! :|


:laugh:

 

[timosyy]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Amused
After track work and signal problems, ill passengers rated among the main reasons for subway disruptions between October 2005 and October 2006, according to an analysis of MTA statistics, AM New York reported Tuesday.

Although the agency doesn't keep an official record of the nature of each rider's illness, the paper said that an average 395 delays each month are caused by sick customers.

Kind of useless information since they didn't tell us how many delays are caused by the top two causes... they could just be trying to pass the buck.

And on top of that, fainting due to not eating is just one of the illnesses that cause delays. I'm actually surprised that you'd post such an irresponsible, sensationalistic article.

Fixed the bolded part for you?

Edit: Ohhh I see what you're getting at- you want a number of delays from track work & signal problems to put against the ~395 delays/month by sick customers. /shrug. Still seems like a lot of delays a month just for "sick" people. Thats what.. ~12-13 a day? I'm from VA though, and the NY subway system definitely has a lot more "character"... even if our Metro is cleaner .

 

[SludgeFactory]

higher population density = more dumbasses per cubic foot

Would it be so wrong to just step over them and let them lie there until the scent of urine snaps them back into conciousness?

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: K1052
Another reason why Chicago is better than NYC.

If a train has a major delay here it's from something big like a nice derailment, subway fire, or suicide via train

or a Superfan uttering "Da Bears" right before going down with a massive coronary and landing face first in a deep dish pizza