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Honestly why are humans even there to make these decisions? It's a train
IIRC the NY subway is infamous for running on ridiculously outdated, patchwork tech because they aren't allowed to shut down long enough to implement the necessary modern improvements, nor does the MTA get the funds to do so.
There are plenty of subway systems where this could never have happened.
Indeed, the whole system is massively complex and serves a megacity with one of the world's oldest systems 24/7. Maintenance is insanely costly and difficult. It's like repairing airplanes while in flight.
I believe the New York subway system moves about the same amount of riders per day as the entire US continental air travel system. Imagine trying to keep that whole thing running when it is a political target that rich people use as basically a dog whistle for shitting on poor people. You also have to put these kinds of accidents into perspective with that kind of magnitude of rides that went perfectly fine.
Yep, more by over a half million people more per day on the subway in one city. =)
It is a pretty mind blowing technological achievement even though plenty of other cities have better systems, the numbers are just so big for subways.
Makes sense for "the city that never sleeps"
Because upgrading to an automated system costs too much.
Not enough money to do it right but enough to do it twice.