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Article #153Re: Redbird Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
From: Hank Fung
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 15:34
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 15:34
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In article <slrn9jtqf4.61q.tim@linux.local>, Tim Kynerd <tim@tram.nu> wrote:
>I still maintain that the seating and door configurations are one important
>reason why people cluster near the doors on the Washington Metro. There are
>too few doors per car (three on each side, 75-foot cars), and as you point
>out, the aisles are narrow, hindering people from getting on and off
>quickly. I've ridden on many rapid rail systems, and Washington's is the
>only one where I've ever felt that I might not be able to fight my way off
>the train at my station. And that includes riding the New York subway at
>rush hour.
But wouldn't BART be worse, since it only has two doors for the same
length car? And those trains can get quite crowded at times.
--
Hank Fung fungus@ocf.berkeley.edu
University of California, Berkeley Go Bears!
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~fungus
From the Great State of Washington (despite what you see above)
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