For fear of catching coronavirus, many Londoners avoid being held by the handrail on its escalator subway. The result: an increase in potentially fatal falls, something that worries the means of transport in London, according to today’s reports in the British press.
Twelve people were killed or seriously injured on the subway from April to June, and 23 on buses. They are more compared to other quarters of the period 2020-2021, according to The Telegraph.
One of the “biggest risks” to the safety of users is not to hold on and fall as they believe “the handrail is not clean due to the pandemic”, commented Andy Lord, general manager of the London Underground, according to the newspaper.
The elderly are the ones who are most at risk, with their fall often occurring when they try to carry a bag on the escalator, according to him.
Another factor in the decline is the intoxication of some passengers, according to him, with the increase in night expenses as the lockdown came.
In addition to the intensive network cleaning scheme already in place, the carrier (TfL) is awaiting the expansion of the UV-installed installation on the escalator handrails, which began last year, to eliminate any trace of the virus.
A TfL passenger safety report, published this week in the Telegraph, shows that the number of injured per million users is currently “above the target” set by the agency itself.
“The number of people killed or injured has increased with the return of passengers to the network. “The number of injuries that occurred on single or escalators remains relatively high,” according to the document. “Compared to the previous quarter, there is a slight increase in the number of injuries in which intoxication has played a role.”
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