Shanghai Public Transportation

A long-term expat in his 50s had a heart attack coming out of the Science and Technology Museum metro station yesterday, and passing pedestrians rushed to help him out. Three young men performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while a woman dialed 120 to seek help. When the ambulance arrived, another young man rode in the ambulance with the victim's wife and child to help interpret for the doctors on board. Unfortunately, all efforts to help the man failed. http://why.eastday.com/q/20081210/u1a510644.html

Following complaints from passengers that the doors on Line 1 and 9 subway trains are being closed too fast, the Metro company has released guidelines to train conductors to leave the doors open for at least 50 seconds at major stations and 20 seconds at minor stations. The previous policy left the time at the conductors discretion, leading passengers to rush the doors in an effort to not get left out. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-12-10/021814854582s.shtml

Shanghai residents continue to debate whether or not giving up a seat to the elderly on the subway is an absolute good. The main players in the debate are young office workers like Miss Ren, who says: “我平时也会主动让座的。可这次我真的很累，而那个老太也不是很老，身体看上去也不错。我不让座有错吗？” ("I normally give up my seat without being asked. But this time I was really tired, and the old woman wasn't that old; actually she looked pretty healthy too. Is it wrong to not give up my seat?"). http://news.sohu.com/20081209/n261106230.shtml

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