I think the metros in Atlanta and D.C. were based on BART's design, so am not surprised...
bb > It's the same with the metro. Had my backpack stuck before > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:00 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Saw this in the Resident Evil movie..terrible way to go. > > > Doors on BART trains in the San Francisco area do *not* automatically open > when > something is in them. > > It's normally possible to use force to shove the doors open again. > > But it might be possible for the door to "latch" with something thin in it > (e.g. child's wrist possible?), and the train to head off into the Transbay > Tube at 80 mph. > > Now supposedly the train operator sights along the outside of the train to > make > sure it's clear before letting the computer drive the train out of the > station. > But... > > Let's not think about that too much. > :-( > > Speaking of malfunctions, when BART first started running 30 years ago, > there > were problems with the door controls. Sometimes trains would be doing 70 to > 80 > mph down the main line, and doors would start opening and closing. Oy. > > -Ben > > > They made mention of an elevator malfunction. > > ;-) > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Densmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I heard about this yesterday. But how is that possible? > > > > I thought elevator doors had sensors on them that make the doors pop > > back open if they hit something. > > > > And I also thought an elevator wouldn't move until the doors were shut > > completely. There is no way the doors were able to close all the way > > with him pinned in the doors. > > > > Ben > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
