subways
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U.S. Transit System Finally Gives Real Numbers On Time To Filter Farts From Subway Cars
I’m pretty sure anyone who’s ever ridden on a subway, anywhere, would find this valuable information: how long can a subway car’s air filtration system filter a fart from the air? As far as I can tell, no major subway system has provided such information. Until now.
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DC’s Metro Should Probably Just Take A Few Months Off
Washington DC’s subway is scheduled to be shut down for an extended period of time to deal with a slew of deferred maintenance. But after today’s service problem — literal waterfalls in one station — maybe DC’s Metro needs a holiday sooner than that.
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A Simple Map Shows Just How Shitty The NYC Subway System Is For People Using Wheelchairs
It’s hard enough for most of us to get to work on time using the subway — but imagine if you only had access to less than 20 per cent of stations. That’s the reality for wheelchair users in New York, for whom getting around the city is sometimes a near-impossible task.
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Japan Uses Cameras On Train Platforms To Spot (And Save) Drunk People
Here in New York City, subway security is on the prowl for crooks, would-be terrorists, and other unsavoury characters. But in Japan, security cameras are used to detect a totally different type of passenger: Wasted people. And it’s for their own good.