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deftoner42 t1_itxr0rl wrote

Those doors really close that tightly? Enough to trap a loose jacket or something? Seems like that shouldn't even be necessary to close that tightly.

I'll always remember the show "Taxicab Confessions". A NYC cop (maybe am EMT) told a story about a guy stuck between the platform and the train... I've never trusted a subway and always found them scary.

Edit: his lower half got twisted up like a candy wrapper and his upper was fine. Clearly in shock, the cop had a conversation with this guy that had 0% of living. That shit has haunted me since I was 10, and is responsible for biggest fear - being stuck between something solid and something moving.

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SheepishSheepness t1_itz6c5s wrote

If it weren’t that strong, people leaning against the doors go bye bye 👋

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Bonezmahone t1_iu0nawh wrote

/U/SheepishSheepness obviously there are only two options and No engineering will ever solve the issue.

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WienerDogMan t1_itz8koh wrote

It could still have some give up to a certain point. Obviously not enough to fit an entire body but a few inches so as to not be completely trapped.

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angelcobra t1_itzy7ho wrote

Check out the “Subway” episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). Full disclosure, I haven’t seen the episode since it aired; but it deals with this exact scenario.

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kayarisme t1_iu0896a wrote

Such a great episode of a show that was chock full of great episodes. Plus, Vincent D'Onofrio!!

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arealhumannotabot t1_itzeuhx wrote

Not sure how much force the doors take on NYC subway, but other trains I've ridden on can be opened if you pull hard enough, but also not so easily that people don't risk slipping out by accident.

I've been on the train a couple of times when someone let their body rest right against the door and the momentum with their weight pushing sideways caused the doors to start opening while we were moving. so I think it's a balance of safety from both perspectives.

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i_never_ever_learn t1_iu1u24b wrote

This taxicab story sounds like the plot of Homicide: Life on the Street S6E7 "Subway"

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