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Maleficent-Walk6784 t1_j8gmkss wrote

Reply to comment by ffejie in Hey Transit People: We've got to do better than 1 comment about PATH service cuts by ffejie

Trash cans in stations ARE a security risk. In the UK we used to have IRA bombs planted in them in busy stations especially by the exits where there would be dozens of people. Now if there are any they are clear so that you can see the contents. It was a surprise to me when I moved to the US to see trash cans in station locations with heavy foot traffic.

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ffejie OP t1_j8gmtka wrote

But you gave the answer! Clear trash cans! Novel!

It turns out we can do the same here, but it was never really about security. It was about cost cutting. Always.

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Ainsel72l t1_j8gpjdt wrote

Most of our cans were removed after 9/11. Bombs being hidden in trash cans was a real fear here, too. Backpacks were randomly searched. Look what happened at the Boston Marathon. Exploding backpacks. Clear cans are a nice idea though.

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