11-29-2018, 05:11 PM
(11-29-2018, 02:50 PM)KevinT Wrote:(11-29-2018, 02:20 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: As for operators getting spooked, these are transit stations, operators had better get used to seeing people there.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's certain equipment validation tests that require them to do things they would never do in normal operation. Maybe there's tests coming up that require them to blow through stations at speed without stopping, and having pedestrians milling about would force them to abort those tests and re-run them, delaying completion. I see comments and questions on Facebook all the time where people equate what they see now to how things will be when the system is up and running, but one does not equate with the other. They bend airplane wings until they snap during testing to find out what the limits are, even though they will never hit a quarter of those load forces in revenue flight.
If that's the case then they would need to clear the platform specifically to achieve that. Putting up a sign is clearly not sufficient.