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Posted by Peter Rosa on Sun Apr 23 00:17:34 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by mtk52983 on Sat Apr 22 23:42:44 2006. However, that is harder to pin on the MTA than Peter Rosa thinks. Federal requirements require the aisle to be as wide as it is. These requirements also necessitate the large bathroom and door areas that reduce seating capacity. 4 abreast would lead to larger seats, but it would further reduce seating capacity. While many middle seats go unused, I have also been on trains where EVERY seat in the car I was in was taken and then some.As I've said (several times) before, fully occupied 3x2 seating means that more people have a miserable ride than if you have fully occupied 2x2 seating with many standees. Each person in a middle seat translates into three miserable people - the "middle seat hog" and the two unfortunate people on either side. Not to mention the people on the 2-across side, who suffer because their seats are too small thanks to the three seats on the other side of the aisle. 3x2 seating is too small for today's larger people. My LIRR/NYCT blog |
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