4 posts tagged
trains
Wi-Fi signs in trains
Wi-Fi signs on train doors will be noticed by passengers only when they’re about to get off:
Thameslink
But Wi-Fi signs on windows will be immediately noticed because they’re constantly looked at:
Moscow Metro
Train door buttons
Bad. Levers:
Bad. Buttons that are located in a weird place:
Bad. Buttons that make fingers bleed:
Good. Those that aren’t any of the above:
Excellent. Those that remember that you pressed them:
Obviously, all buttons should be responsive to touches in gloves. There should be no buttons on trains that only go through a closed space.
Added on May 29, 2020: Buttons should not be used during the coronavirus pandemic.
Driverless trains
How have driverless trains still not replaced normal ones? I get the situation with cars, as they need approvals and laws, but trains are different.
Moscow metro directors say that the intervals will be longer than with traditional drivers, but this can’t possibly be real. There is much more communication between driverless trains that between normal ones, so the intervals would be the same or smaller. Sure, the technology may need upgrading, but this is a no-brainer for a worthwhile investment.
I’ve been in several driverless trains: Paris’s airport shuttle, Milan’s M5 line, London’s DLR, the Turin metro, Pisa’s airport shuttle. They all work really well and insure more security than regular trains.
Don’t procrastinate, automate!