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Old 10-16-2009, 10:32 AM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by Trixxxia View Post
Regarding the speed bump - I always wondered why they didn't have some mini-rail coming up from under the floor once the train leaves that would remain until the next one comes in. This way, it would prevent things from rolling off, blind people to walk and fall into (for places that don't have the bumpy markings) etc...
Newer stations in the same city have a series of discs near the edge of the platform. I think it's intended to be tactile so blind people can feel it, but it would also help prevent things rolling onto the track.

Some systems have matching doors in the station that line up with the train's doors.
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