Conversations about NYC’s two-person train mandate vs one-person operation, citing “One person train operation is over 50 in the USA,” conductor duties (“sitting in the middle...operating the doors”), mentions of “literal death threats,” and calls to “hire more people to stand around on their phones while carrying an nypd badge and gun.”
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Clark County and CCSD held multiple events to teach kids about safety in a variety of places — in the road, in the water, and online. Story ➡️ https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/03/13/las-vegas-valley-leaders-push-road-safety-message-juvenile-traffic-deaths-rise/
"its actually crazy that simply saying “New York City does not need to be the only place in the world that legally mandates two person train operation” results in literal death threats"
this is why we need to hire more people to stand around on their phones while carrying an nypd badge and gun
Eugene, Oregon has a freeway (the Beltway) that circles the city, so you get on and get to the other side in minutes- without crossing through the middle. It would be great to have a loop that went from downtown Boise to Eagle to Caldwell to Kuna and back, with off/on ramps in between.
Yes. In the front car the door swings so that the cab is full width. (Cabs not in use are half width.) Driver steps to the appropriate window and sticks their head out, operates the doors manually similar to NYC conductor. Closes window and returns to motorman position and drives train manually.
Of course ITS as a field is getting bigger but I don’t think there is anywhere near enough student demand for a transportation program that is narrowly focused enough to require EE courses. Civil is a safe and broad degree choice – I think you’d lose as many students as you’d gain by splitting…
"its actually crazy that simply saying “New York City does not need to be the only place in the world that legally mandates two person train operation” results in literal death threats"
why do you think a conductor sitting in the middle of the train operating the doors would have done anything to prevent these incidents
"Today I watched a Uber delivery robot trying to cross 13th and Filbert (busy intersection in downtown Philly) for five minutes. The little guy just couldn't do it. So sad. The light would turn green, then cars and pedestrians kept crossing. Finally it gave up and headed off the other way."
I thought of that later. I should've helped it across. It would have been amusing to try.
"its actually crazy that simply saying “New York City does not need to be the only place in the world that legally mandates two person train operation” results in literal death threats"
I've commuted on trains where the emergency brake was unsupervised, and the only time I remember someone pulling the emergency brake was when I pulled the emergency brake in an actual emergency (and it works instantly, trust me, I tried!).
@panormus a tipo Hollywood https://livesicilia.it/folle-inseguimento-in-viale-regione-era-senza-patente-ne-assicurazione/
Still thinking about Niedermeyer defending Waymo slow rolling an intersection jump under "YEAH? I'D LIKE TO SEE A *HUMAN* TRY IT, SMART GUYS!" and [screaming internally]. He *HAS* to have Waymo stocks. You can't say slowrolling at 2MPH through 3 lanes is what a human would do. You can't.
