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Re: $787K Study Seeks to Find Ways to Encourage Subway Riders to Ride LIRR and MNRR |
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Posted by lirr42 on Mon Apr 9 21:45:34 2018, in response to Re: $787K Study Seeks to Find Ways to Encourage Subway Riders to Ride LIRR and MNRR, posted by Andrew Saucci on Mon Apr 9 21:19:40 2018. I think one reason that law is ignored is that the railroad would rather be sued for an ADA violation than sued on account of a disabled passenger injury caused by what the person's lawyers would argue was negligence, regardless of the ADA requirements. If a plate will prevent an injury, plate it is. The plate also covers up gap problems, both vertical and horizontal. So long as equal access is provided and riders using wheelchairs can reasonably board unassisted, their exposure is no different than it is when an able-bodied person falls, twists their ankle, or otherwise gets injured and sues for negligence. Should each train therefore be staffed with 48 conductors to stand with plates at each door and hold the hand of each rider as they board? That makes no sense. |
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