香港地鐵呼籲乘客在電梯保持靜止 碰撞安全與效率之間的兩難
香港的地鐵公司（MTR）近期推出了一項運動，呼籲乘客在電梯上保持靜止。根據數據，9個月內有430宗電梯事故的紀錄促使這項舉措的誕生。該公司指出，讓乘客在電梯的兩側靜止能減少擁擠並提升運載容量，根據一項在倫敦地鐵考慮的試點研究，這一變化可使運載能力提高約30%。
然而，這一倡議引發了激烈的討論。許多市民對於在電梯上靜止的建議表示反對，認為與香港快節奏的生活方式不符。有網民指出，讓人們在電梯上靜止可能會增加意外風險，且改變長期以來的習慣並不容易。不過，也有一些支持者認為，這樣做有助於提高安全性並更快疏散乘客。
立法會議員張辛宇表示，這一做法能夠提升乘客流量。MTR不打算利用法律手段來強制執行此規定，而是選擇以教育和宣傳方式來改變人們的行為。該公司計劃推出宣傳視頻、公告及海報，提醒乘客注意安全，並使用升降機來移動大型物品。
此外，MTR於11月12日還因肯尼迪小鎮站發生設備故障而中斷了島線服務，影響至約20分鐘，但該培訓已於12:25重新開始正常運行。在此期間，乘客被告知要忍受一定的延誤。
隨著電梯運用安全問題的增長，社會的討論愈加激烈。許多市民對MTR的行動表示關注，也希望在改進電梯的同時，增加增設升降機的設施，以滿足特殊需求人士的需求。例如在台北地鐵，電梯設施的設計使得輪椅使用者和攜帶大型行李者能夠更便利地出入，而香港在這方面尚有改善空間。
整體而言，香港的MTR正面臨著如何在確保安全與提升效率之間找到平衡的挑戰。
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