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Re: Could the NYC Subway Shutdown have been politically motivated? |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Tue Jan 27 11:25:46 2015, in response to Re: Could the NYC Subway Shutdown have been politically motivated?, posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Jan 27 11:00:08 2015. Keep the underground portion open and everything was fine.What happens at the journey's end? Non-emergency vehicle traffic was banned to assist with snow removal and emergency response. Only surface transportation was on foot. The forecast was for 50 mph winds combined with temperatures in the lower 20's. Those are life threatening conditions unless people are properly dressed. There wasn't a run on arctic clothing. Walkers would have been killed from exposure, as they were during the Blizzard of 1888. It would be negligent for authorities to provide only partial transportation under such conditions. Consider some ordinary underground incidents. What about a broken rails, derailments, smoke conditions, broken water mains, power failures, etc. The ability of emergency services to respond in a timely would be compromised by the snow. I was at a party Sunday evening. The approaching blizzard was being discussed. Some government employees were looking forward to a day off. Another who worked in a hospital made arrangements to sleep over at a friends house that was close to where she worked. The early warning gave people time to plan. Those who had to work on site made made sleeping arrangments. Those who were not deemed essential, suffered that insult at home. Life would continue the day after. |
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