SEPTA/Elevator-Escalator Safety Week, participating in national program Options

[KevinKorell]

From SEPTA's website, 11/7/03:

SEPTA TO PROMOTE SAFE RIDING DURING NATIONAL ELEVATOR ESCALATOR SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 7, 2003) -- SEPTA will participate in National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week, November 9-15, by joining the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) and Vertical Transportation Excellence (VTX) in educating the public on the safe and proper use of elevators and escalators.

SEPTA will promote the effort at stations and schools throughout the week with special programs offering safety videos and literature.  The event is designed to instruct children and adults about the need to exert extreme caution and follow general safety rules when using elevators and escalators.

Schools and organizations interested in learning more about EESF or participating in the foundation’s free Safe-T Rider program for children may visit the foundation’s Web site at http://www.eesf.org/  .

The following events are scheduled from November 10 through November 14:

SAFETY VIDEO ASSEMBLY & LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION 
Students will receive Safe-T Rider coloring books, as well as literature, tests, stickers, certificates and watch a special safety video during assemblies at the following schools:

*Monday, November 10
10 a.m. to noon – Rivera Head Start School, 2600 N. Lawrence Street, Philadelphia, PA

*Wednesday, November 12
10 a.m. to noon – Little Miracles School, 2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

*Thursday, November 13
10 a.m. to noon – Gideon School, 29th & Glenwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

SAFE-T RIDER PRESENTATIONS
Officials will also present a safety video and distribute literature to passengers during presentations at the following SEPTA locations and stations:

*Monday, November 10
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Broad Street Line Snyder Station, Philadelphia, PA

*Tuesday, November 11
7 a.m. to 9 a.m. – SEPTA Headquarters, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA.

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Market East Station, Market Street between 10 & 12th
Streets, Philadelphia, PA

*Wednesday, November 12
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Market-Frankford Line Erie-Torresdale Station, Philadelphia, PA

*Friday, November 14
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Market-Frankford Line Frankford Transportation Center, Philadelphia, PA

2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Broad Street Line Olney Station, Philadelphia, PA

[KevinKorell]

SEPTA did have one or two horrific escalator accidents a few years ago, of which I believe at least one was fatal. The Philadelphians in our group can help me out with that fact.

A rare occurrence that an escalator was actually working (although lately the ones in Market East and 30th Street Station have been pretty reliable when I've been there).

[NickG]

I can vaguely remember one such accident. In the mid-90's, a boy had his foot severed by an escalator on the Broad Street Line in North Philly (I don't remember which station specifically). A court ultimately forced SEPTA to pay the boy's family millions of dollars in damages.