hhusted
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Emergency Doors

I was just wondering how many people use the emergency doors at subway stops.

I don't ever use them myself. I hate the noise. However, at the 86th St and 25th Avenue stop in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, people use that door all the time. I complained to the attendant, but he just looked at me and said nothing.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I thought there was a law in place that emergency door use was illegal unless it was strictly an emergency. At the stop I listed above, most of the people who use the doors are lazy. They don't want to take the extra steps to go through the turnstiles first.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Sometimes people have too much crap with them to go through the turnstiles?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I like when one person legitimately uses it and then everyone else just continues to use it.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted I see the emergency doors being used by mum's who are pushing strollers or those you are traveling on the subway with luggage. Sometimes when I am weighed down with my TJ's bags I am sorely tempted to use the doors but havent done so until yet.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I am one of those people that uses the emergency door after one person uses it - you just have to be careful not to set the alarm off. Those people who set the alarm off are the worst.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK doesnt the alarm go off every time the emergency door is opened?certainly seems that way..
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
If you avoid hitting the bar that goes across the door it doesn't go off. Like if the attendant buzzes it open for you and you open it without hitting that bar, there is no alarm. Hit that bar and it's all over. At least that's always been my understanding.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
So there's no one watching if the door is opened? That happened the other day, a woman walked through the door, the alarm went off, and the door stayed open a good long while. There was ample opportunity to just walk through, but I didn't because I thought, if some attendant starts yelling now, this isn't the day I want to deal with a scene.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Heh, good point, @uraniumfish. I've actually never seen it happen - I always just use the turnstiles....
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I've never seen anyone get in trouble for doing that... I wonder if anyone really cares?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish same here I always use the turnstiles for that very reason.. . doesnt the door open with the swipe of your MetroCard and do you have to inform the attendant every time that you need to use it?
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