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by Animats 2527 days ago
Taller fare gates are in test at Richmond BART station right now.[1][2] The regular lane works OK, but the fat people/wheelchair lane has problems.

NYC just puts in very strong stainless steel turnstile cages 8 feet high.[3]

[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-s-new-stack... [2] https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/BART-Fare-Evaders-Caug... [3] https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cagelike-subway-turnsti...
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betterunix2 2527 days ago
NYC has some of the most annoying faregates ever conceived of. The "cages" have bizarre mechanics that makes pushing them annoying, and the "normal" turnstiles make it hard to push even a small suitcase through.

Tokyo has probably the best-designed faregates I have ever seen and I wish NYC would copy them.

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Animats 2526 days ago
NYC has some of the most annoying faregates ever conceived of. The "cages"

That's so New York, to have an in-your-face un-jumpable turnstile.

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