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sprint113 t1_jebcxy0 wrote

Reply to comment by Wheresmycardigan in If You Could Fix One Tiny Thing about Metro. . . [Serious] by Cooking_with_MREs

The new gate arms swing faster, which ironically makes them slower. The old gates would allow like 4-5 people through without closing-reopening if they tapped fast enough. I don't think I've see that on the new gates, though it's possible it's because the ridership at my exit station has gone down a bit, more people are paying by app and lots of people just hop the gate.

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Wheresmycardigan t1_jebfdov wrote

That's a good point. During peak office rush hour if people had the right timing cadence right behind each other, fare gate wouldn't even need to close until after a good number people passed thru

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