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Are the Subway Systems in the US ever getting Platform Screen Doors? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/AskUSA@discuss.online
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Cuz other countries have it...

I remember NYC. I was always afraid of falling in the tracks lol.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

Only if it maximizes profits in the short term.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Other countries have it

Like 3 stations in london have it. A couple in barcelona but not all.

[–] pan0wski@infosec.pub 3 points 6 days ago

Also in Vienna not all stations have it.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

They're common in Japan and South Korea.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It was in basically every station in Guangzhou, China, where I used to live as a child.