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Re: MTA Considering Installing Protective Barriers On Subway Platforms |
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Posted by MATHA531 on Mon Apr 2 18:16:27 2012, in response to MTA Considering Installing Protective Barriers On Subway Platforms, posted by Railman718 on Mon Apr 2 09:36:50 2012. It's typical of the mentality of NYCT; it can't be done. We don't need it. They yelled for years about something as basic as countdown timers, long after they were put in place in London, a system older than ours, and Paris a system in many places older than ours. But it can't be done. It's not necessary.It is necessary. They have recently installed barriers on the #1 line in Paris. Look, the doors of the gates don't have to match up. Train ernters the station, doors on the fences open which allows you to access the train...you might have to walk a couple of feet to the car door. Gong sounds, doors close, you have to step to the other side of the barrier (this does need to be enforced). Is it perfect? Of course not...perfect would be floor to wall barriers and given the configuration of many stations and as noted the different kinds of equipment on various lines, that won't work. But just some sort of barrier that no won't prevent people who are intent on doing themselves in from jumping them but will prevent accidents like what happend on the L train. |
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