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Whenever someone gets pushed off of a NYC subway platform and gets run over by a subway train, the topic comes up about platform screen doors. They are increasingly common in subway systems around the world. Some are full-height, some are half-height.
If platform screen doors are too expensive, maybe NYC can just add simple guardrails, with the cost offset by advertising billboards.
Some of these platforms, particularly Union Square, are so damn thin that I am terrified I will bump into someone and knock them onto the tracks during a busy rush hour.
Some of these platforms, particularly Union Square, are so damn thin that I am terrified I will bump into someone and knock them onto the tracks during a busy rush hour.
Some of these platforms, particularly Union Square, are so damn thin that I am terrified I will bump into someone and knock them onto the tracks during a busy rush hour.
So then, how can it be wise to cut another 2 feet (One each side) off the platforms with these guardrails/doors. etc.
So then, how can it be wise to cut another 2 feet (One each side) off the platforms with these guardrails/doors. etc.
The compression means that people can fill in spaces closer to the edge without fear of falling or being pushed in.
Screen doors are a better idea though, because it'd mean fewer delays from track fires and the like due to garbage on tracks and people holding doors, or much less commonly, falling into the tracks.
Screen doors have to open, either into the car or onto the platform. That will add to the crush at the doors, slowing down the train system.
Sure they do, they can open when the subway doors open, they are usually cued to start opening around the same time, but usually start closing slightly before the train doors do.
Screen doors have been used on far more crushed platforms than anything NYC has. This isn't a new methodology. However, it's not really the crush I think this benefits, though it does. It's the fact that compared to cities in other developing countries, we seem to have:
- more sociopathic pushing behavior
- a much larger issue with throwing garbage on to the tracks
Last edited by normaldude; 05-23-2017 at 08:35 AM..
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