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by Someone 1580 days ago
> The route is small enough that it is far below the required length for emergency escape.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELE..., Annex I, 2.3.6:

In any event, in new tunnels, emergency exits shall be provided where the traffic volume is higher than 2,000 vehicles per lane.

1.3.1:

Where ‘traffic volume’ is mentioned in this Annex, it refers to the annual average daily traffic through a tunnel per lane. For the purpose of determining the traffic volume, each motor vehicle shall be counted as one unit.

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-boring-co-lvcc-loop-capa...:

the LVCC Loop did meet its capacity goal of 4,400 conference attendees per hour during a demonstration event in May

2.3.8:

Where emergency exits are provided, the distance between two emergency exits shall not exceed 500 metres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boring_Company#Convention_...:

Boring of the first tunnel, 4,475 feet (1,364 m) long

⇒ if that tunnel had been built in the EU, I think it would have needed emergency exits.

(Searched for US regulations, too, without success. I expect them to be less stringent)