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The City does not want to be sued by the estate of someone cut in half by a turnstile gate. This limits the available force and material strength. The specific
by dsr_ 7y ago
The City does not want to be sued by the estate of someone cut in half by a turnstile gate. This limits the available force and material strength.
The specifications for those gates almost certainly include a requirement that they allow a sufficiently determined person through without breaking themselves, and probably sound an audible alert.
- closeparen 7y agoTrue for turnstiles that open and close. New York's full-height subway gates are just metal revolving doors that only revolve enough for one person per card.