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BigHmmEnergy t1_j45wn56 wrote

Reply to comment by Scumandvillany in What happened to the private SEPTA guards? by notnobodyspecial

The problem with firm payment barriers is that they are also firm barriers to escaping in the event of a fire or violent incident. They’re easy to get through on purpose.

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Scumandvillany t1_j4683bm wrote

Easy to make a reverse hinge or whatever to allow passage from the paid area. It's not hard.

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Time_Definition_2143 t1_j488t34 wrote

What if the fire is on the other side?

Also, one person can pay and then let everyone else in for free.

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owenhinton98 t1_j47n392 wrote

Having worked with the fare payment hardware in an internship 5 years ago (when the current equipment was brand new), I can tell you that all of the gates have failsafes for this exact reason. They could easily put the full height vertical turnstiles into all stations, whenever there’s any emergency they all relax and allow free flow through. In the event of a power outage, or a fire alarm activation, this mode is triggered. And anyone can pull the fire alarm should a violent situation occur

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