https://twitter.com/princess_antifa/status/1616786232394264577

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    How common are train stops with a wall and doors that prevent you from falling on the tracks? I've seen them in China (in videos), at what looked like huge megastations.

    • Shoegazer [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      In civilized countries in Asia and Europe, they can be common. But in the backwaters of the US, such things are considered soy nannystate devices

      • Antoine_St_Hexubeary [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        If former Toronto mayor Rob Ford (may his memory bring joy to those who believe in Hell) had been directly confronted about the all-too-common "passenger injury at track level" issue he probably would have said "if you are too physically infirm to use the subway safely, my heart bleeds for you, and you should buy a car."

        • Dolores [love/loves]
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          2 years ago

          (may his memory bring joy to those who believe in Hell)

          :stalin-feels-good:

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      In the Copenhagen metro the tracks are closed off from the platform with a glass wall where the sliding doors only open and close simultaneously with the doors on the train. It is virtually impossible to end up on the tracks.

      • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah that's exactly what I was trying to describe. I don't understand why it isn't commonplace. It's just one more wall.

        • SoyViking [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I would imagine not all subway systems, especially older ones, have rolling stock where the doors are evenly spaced. I could also imagine having to put the doors in exactly the same place every time could hurt the flexibility of subway systems. There's also the issue of whether human train drivers are able to stop the trains in exactly the same place every time. The Copenhagen metro can do this because it is relatively new, have fully automated driverless trains and was built to have this feature from scratch.

          • sawne128 [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            There’s also the issue of whether human train drivers are able to stop the trains in exactly the same place every time.

            I have heard train drivers say that they can easily stop on the centimeter if they want to. Drivers of the Stockholm commuter trains also seem to handle stops well.

      • LeninsBeard [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        A society that would sacrifice dudes rocking for safety does not deserve either

        • 7bicycles [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          It's 2060 and I'm cutting the ribbon for the Jerome Peel Memorial Subway Station that is the last one left to not have guard doors after the entire system was revamped under President Bernies-head-on-a-robot "socialism everywhere at once instantly" scheme. It runs a historic 2022 schedule of automated trains and 5 people die there every year trying to recreate the jump, they all get a state burial with full honours

    • sawne128 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The Stockholm Commuter line has doors at Stockholm City and Stockholm Odenplan, the two most central stations. Worth noting that only one train model is used on that line; the X60.

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I think the yellow paint on the floor is there to let you know not to cross that line or you risk falling in