Dandy Horse
Active Member
This could be a serious problem. i love opening those windows and looking/ hearing outside. especially when someone smells gross or has a bad cough.
this isn't right!
this isn't right!
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New Streetcar windows wont open?!
- Thread starter Dandy Horse
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duper
Active Member
Considering they did away with open-window subway cars ages ago, and these streetcars are supposed to be used on the underground LRT, I suppose it stands to reason.
Dandy Horse
Active Member
it makes sense for Eglinton in that case, but what about Queen, College, Dundas and King? this will drastically alter the experience of riding the streetcar.
dunkalunk
Senior Member
And so will modern air-conditioning systems.
borgo100
Active Member
if Ford is voted as mayor you won't have to worry about any streetcars.........
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
They could replace the windows with HDTV screens with videos of sights and sounds playing as the streetcar is in use.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
The new streetcars have high efficiency air conditioning and heating systems. They probably don't want the air escaping and don't want people sticking their arms out.
nfitz
Superstar
Both times I was on the air-conditioned streetcar this summer, the A/C was going full blast ... and all the windows were open.
Frequently I see buses with the A/C going ... and people still opening windows.
If the A/C is actually going to work ... seems not having windows that open is a solution.
Frequently I see buses with the A/C going ... and people still opening windows.
If the A/C is actually going to work ... seems not having windows that open is a solution.
The Mad Navigator
Banned
How about telling said smelly person to take a shower and use soap while they're at it.
DavidH
Senior Member
There's nothing wrong with not having opening windows provided that there is a recognition that functional AC in the summer becomes an operational requirement, not a nice to have, and broken AC means the vehicle must go out of service.
nfitz
Superstar
Agreed.
lafard
Active Member
THe whole "keep arm in" thing is a liability nightmare. I once saw a little kid hanging his whole head out the window while on the 501 blasting down the Queensway. It's a matter of time before a kid with passive parents loses a limb because it was hanging out the window and hit a pole.
nfitz
Superstar
As the parent of a small child who I'm constantly having to remind not to stick their head out the window, I agree.
I'm always reminded of that subway driver in Montreal who had their head stuck out the cab window ... and lost it.
The Mad Navigator
Banned
When that time arrives, it will score a big win for stupidity.
Wouldn't know whether to laugh or be livid with the parents.
JWBF
Senior Member
Yeaahh, opening windows are a thing of the past, and were only useful if there was no climate control. Body emissions, passive or not, are a fact of life, these are just some of the things on mass transit everyone has to deal with or not.