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I had never seen one of these before today. They're great. Way better than reaching for a single pole in a crowded car and wrapping your hand around some stranger's fingers. And If you have the whole thing to yourself you can hook your arm through it.

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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even if you hit emergency stop, they don’t stop like a car. They take a while to slow down.

Here are some trains nerds talking about e brake times.

https://www.railroad.net/braking-deceleration-distance-or-time-of-wmata-trains-t164252.html

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking more like a crash or something...

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which is pretty rare for a commuter train system with tracks that are often underground or raised above road traffic.

[–] subtext@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Especially since I think this is in the Denver airport where the trains are all computer controlled and going in a loop

E: ah I was wrong, but the comment still applies to the ones in Denver