Orange line was down for an hour
The orange line was down for an hour Thursday morning, which makes me wonder how they’ll safely manage the crowding that happens when there’s a stoppage at rush hour.
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JaneyB 09:33 on 2020-05-28 Permalink
That is tricky. Right now, they’re probably wondering if making metro masks compulsory would help to fix that.
JP 23:46 on 2020-05-28 Permalink
I’ve been wearing a mask, but I’m not sure that masks would really fix anything in this case. They may diminish risks a little or somewhat, but a crowded metro, even with masks, seems risky.
I would wear a mask if I had to use the metro, but I can’t imagine how uncomfortable and unpleasant it would be to wear one on a crowded metro during the heat wave.
Also, I’m seeing a lot of discarded masks on the street, which makes me wonder if the buses and metros will also be littered with used masks. Those worn masks are pretty much a biohazard at this point. I’d hate to see them on seats or on the sides between the bus wall and seat, where people like to leave their trash.
As someone mentioned here not too long ago, people are also slipping their masks down to gab on the phone. People who talk on the phone on the metro, talk particularly loudly to overcome noise. If they pull their masks down and scream into their phone…I wouldn’t want to be the person next to them. There are also people not wearing them properly or perhaps not discarding or washing them after every use…
Maybe trash cans on metro platforms could help a bit with any issue of littered masks there.
Kate 10:28 on 2020-05-29 Permalink
The STM removed all the trash cans from the platforms a few years ago. I think the premise was they were unsafe because bombs could be hidden in them, although the city wasn’t under particular threat at the time. Now it looks like it may have been short-sighted of them.