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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy [I thought they had those emergency slides? They did in that episode of the simpsons anyway..... I suppose you could still escape and run along the tracks... [/quote] Umm...3 points here: 1) they were over a story above ground and a busy street underneath, so any escape by a slide ot ladder could have caused more damage than good. 2) the side doors are designed not to be able to be opened from the inside to prevent people from opening them away from the station. They are magnetically controlled systems where only the engineer can open them from inside, there is an emergency override on the outside for the rescuers. 3) running along the track (it's a monorail, only 1 track ) is not an option due to the potential of people falling, a liability that is not an option. Please see http://www.seattlemonorail.com/ for a pictures of the system in question and it's hight and width of the rail. Or better yet, check this one out, click on the seatle link and you'll see a really good pic of the system: http://www.alweg.com/pages/424730/index.htm Jay
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