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The SkyTrain is a great example of how easily transportation technology infrastructure fails during even slightly unexpected circumstances. The trains were inop
by actf 7y ago
The SkyTrain is a great example of how easily transportation technology infrastructure fails during even slightly unexpected circumstances. The trains were inoperable for multiple times this past week, for hours at a time due to snow storms.
Trains aren't exactly new technology, yet here we are with them still not functioning properly during what was actually a pretty routine snow storm. It doesn't leave me very optimistic for self driving cars, which will be significantly more compliced technology.
- rkagerer 7y agoI agree with your point, although I don't think "slightly unexpected" is fair in this case. For non-locals, Vancouver and the region was hit with pretty heavy snowfall, ice and wind that week. Sources Footage of conditions in the city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo Hydro woes and 150km/h winds in the region: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Transit status snapshot: https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results-in-commuter-chaos-travel-advisories-1.24053223 https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results... School closures, Blizzard warning: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Interviews about the ice buildup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s Finally, a bit of fun; how Canadians deal with weather: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding-on-the-streets-of-east-vancouver-1.4765309 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding...