Re:New York Has a Great Subway, If You’re Not in a Wheelchair
by nemo44x on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:33PM
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The MTA is currently working on a solution that doesn't use barriers. [1] The short of it is that it will use thermal cameras and other sensors to determine if a human (and not a rat, for instance) has entered the tracks and is in danger.
It won't kill the trains but slow them down considerably and of course if it's a last second jumper or someone who falls right as the train is entering the station it won't work. But I imagine it will help solve a majority of the issues.
If you're nervous for your safety then I would recommend to stand on the far end of the platform where the front of the train stops at the station.
It won't kill the trains but slow them down considerably and of course if it's a last second jumper or someone who falls right as the train is entering the station it won't work. But I imagine it will help solve a majority of the issues.
If you're nervous for your safety then I would recommend to stand on the far end of the platform where the front of the train stops at the station.
[1] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-testing-systems-save...