There’s been a most remarkable group effort by commuters on the Perth, Australia transit system. Together, they tilted a train car to free a man whose leg had gone into the gap between the platform and the train. It is an exhilarating and alarming thing to watch all at once. Few of us think about the “train gap” that lurks in most stations. Last year, a 5-year-old girl, Ava Buckareff, slipped between a subway car and platform at the St. Clair station. TTC officials explained that there is indeed jeopardy for riders at this station under certain conditions. Happily for young Ava, her aunt pulled the child free before the train started to move. Video from Perth is amazing. Flashback to St. Clair subway incident
