Timeline for Why do trains not have a high-friction emergency braking system?
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| Dec 18, 2023 at 10:09 | comment | added | Paul Wintz | Buses can brake much faster than trains despite having typically people standing inside, so the comfort/safety of riders is clearly not the limiting factor for train deceleration. | |
| Dec 16, 2019 at 14:36 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | @JMac I think you could comfortably break from subway speeds to zero in a lot less time than 2.5 minutes. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 16:06 | comment | added | JMac | It doesn't help that "feasible for passenger" doesn't necessarily mean "comfortable/survivable for passenger". Depending on how fast you intend to brake, it could be extremely violent and harmful to everyone inside. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 15:57 | history | answered | agentp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |