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THE COLORS AND WORDS WERE ADDED BY ME TO ILLUSTRATE MY POINT.
The new "safety rails" were put in place to address psychopaths in NYC pushing people onto the tracks. It's happened enough that they had to do something. Most people I know say these barriers appear almost completely performative and barely prevent the maniacs from claiming another victim.
Sadly, the truth is that implementing something that would actually address the issue of pushers would cost colossal amounts of money, and the MTA has been severely underfunded since forever. Still, this can't be the best anyone could come up with right? It just screams "the least we could possibly do and still say we did something."
marengnr10
Look at the Moscow subway.
CylensTheDiscourse
This is more a societal failure than a legal one. If the government states a rule and noone follows it, even if it would benefit everyone, then what's the alternative? Guards at gates?
noobyorkcity
I'm confused. Do you think the word SAFE and the colors on the ground exist in real life?
Or are you talking about the psychos who push people on the tracks as if they represent the average member of said society?
mooserunningwater
Ima go ahead and say there weren't any color blind people on the decision board for this
noobyorkcity
You seriously think that's an unedited photo?
mooserunningwater
What? No. How tf did you come to that conclusion? Red/green is one of the main color blind types. While those are common sense colors for stop/go, there is a real portion of the population that has a hard time differentiating those colors. My bad for thinking of the color challenged I guess
lostwalllet
I prefer this over any additional air lock sliding doors or other moveable barriers. Anything more complicated is just another thing to break and not get fixed.
noobyorkcity
Thats actually a really good point. Not in general but with the history of the MTA specifically compared to Japan or even Boston & Chicago. The transit system has been broke for decades, especially under Andrew. Half the infrastructure's from the Eisenhower administration. Best case scenario, sociopaths & schizophrenics get the care they need, and the trains would get the money they require for at least basic upkeep. Hopefully we're on our way, but this is half a century of neglect to undo.
noobyorkcity
I would disagree if not for half a century of my own personal experience with the MTAs maintenence history.
BlootLoper
Lots of metro systems have them, it can be made to work
noobyorkcity
Youre absolutely right. However the MTA is perpetually broke due to a severe lack of funding.
CinnamonBunny
Huh?
Nightcaste
Realistically, one should allow the people on the train to get off the train before one tries to board the train. People don't DO that, so problems occur. This is a minimal effort attempt at a solution.
noobyorkcity
The safety rail bar things aren't there to address the many run-of-the-mill spacially disabled idiots who think themselves too godlike to step aside for people getting off. It's to stop psychopaths from pushing people in front of oncoming trains. The description elaborates on why more than this performative BS is unlikely. If I'm wrong about any of this, I'm happy to see evidence corrects this. I'd rather be proven wrong and know than wallow in satisfied ignorance.
CinnamonBunny
Doubt.
thedarktowerguy
It's not about getting on or off the train. It's to stop people from getting pushed onto the train tracks.
Nightcaste
If you're trying to get in the train without letting me get off first, I would throw you onto the tracks too
Johnsky
I for one think we are missing an opportunity, gentlemen. You see, if we combine security cameras with prime time TV, we can televise the peasants fighting over who exits and who enters, the ticking clock of the trains departure would add extra suspense. Will they make it back on the train? Will they kill each other? WHO KNOWS! Place bets now by texting #thistotallyisntascam
noobyorkcity
I think you saw Idiocracy and mistook it for utopia.
Johnsky
Yeah... The internet really isn't going to accept sarcasm without the /s, is it?