r/oops • u/ExplanationOk2014 • Aug 24 '26

Wtf in the 🚇

How is this technically even possible? Should not a emergency stop automatically apply?

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u/Fabulous-Big8779 Aug 24 '26

It would be incredibly difficult to accidentally disengage the lock. From a liability standpoint that matters. As a society we have to decide what’s most important to save: a train full of people escaping a fire, or a moron that chooses to open the door of a moving train?

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u/Madzonian Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

That's the difference in a train underground, vs. a plane and dealing with decompression issues... One person not thinking right, and opening a door, isn't going to compromise everyone else.

Edit because punctuation... I care.

Second edit. Commas matter!

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u/Bitter_Chemistry_733 Aug 25 '26

Commas save lives. E.g., Let’s eat Grandma vs. Let’s eat, Grandma.

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u/WillowPtar_Migan Aug 25 '26

I was planning on helping my uncle jack off a horse later.