I never wait for a train near the tracks since there were pushing incidents in my city. Always wait for the train closest to the wall and approach when the train is at a complete stop.
Most big cities probably. Back then I really wasn't thinking of getting purposely pushed onto the tracks, but it was NYC and people were just generally pushy getting on the train, and I didn't want to get accidentally shoved onto the track.
Unfortunately, during morning rush hour, if you don't get somewhat close to the track, you won't be able to get on the next train. What was really annoying, when I used to commute into Manhattan, is that people waiting to board wouldn't even wait for the people to get off before they would try to board!
I would often wait at the very end of the track, where there was a narrow platform between a wall and the track. Nobody could push you from behind, but it was a little unnerving to think of the possibility of some crazy person coming from the main platform onto that trip, because at that point, you wouldn't have anywhere to go if the person were to come at you.
In neocities (Seoul, Tokyo) there is often a door on the platform that aligns with the train doors and they open at the same time, eliminating this possibility.
So yeah, it's not just a "normal part of living in a big city", we literally have cheap technology to prevent this.
I never wait for a train near the tracks since there were pushing incidents in my city. Always wait for the train closest to the wall and approach when the train is at a complete stop.
I lived in NYC in my early twenties, was also a wall hugger. It freaked me out that people would stand nearly at the edge of the platform.
Same in Toronto.
Most big cities probably. Back then I really wasn't thinking of getting purposely pushed onto the tracks, but it was NYC and people were just generally pushy getting on the train, and I didn't want to get accidentally shoved onto the track.
Unfortunately, during morning rush hour, if you don't get somewhat close to the track, you won't be able to get on the next train. What was really annoying, when I used to commute into Manhattan, is that people waiting to board wouldn't even wait for the people to get off before they would try to board!
That's fine, if you have a cushion of people in front of you, then at least you won't be first to hit the rails. No need to hug the wall in that case.
I would often wait at the very end of the track, where there was a narrow platform between a wall and the track. Nobody could push you from behind, but it was a little unnerving to think of the possibility of some crazy person coming from the main platform onto that trip, because at that point, you wouldn't have anywhere to go if the person were to come at you.
Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that bit of rudeness.
In neocities (Seoul, Tokyo) there is often a door on the platform that aligns with the train doors and they open at the same time, eliminating this possibility.
So yeah, it's not just a "normal part of living in a big city", we literally have cheap technology to prevent this.
Yes, even still, a strong person could grab a light person and spin throw them like in Mario 64
Smart.