This might be the. worst. idea. EVER Options

[hi-C]

Getting a seat on a New York City subway is not always easy during rush hour. But it will soon be impossible on some cars.

You're probably used to standing on a subway car anyway, but what if your subway car had no seats at all? You could find out soon. Hey... it's not like it's ever really easy to get a seat on the subway anyway.

[...]

But what about subway cars with no seats at all?

Behold what could be coming to your commuting future. [...]

"Seat-less" subway cars are coming. The seats will be locked in the upright position during rush hour to squeeze in 18 percent more passengers. [...]

[B]y late next spring the MTA will be rolling out a train where four of the 10 cars will have flipped up seats during rush hour as part of a pilot program to ease the overcrowding.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/seatless.subw...s.2.883635.html

The NYC transit system is probably one of the best in the world but this dumb ass idea is going to decrease its quality.

[The-March-Hare]

Isn't one of the advantages of seating that it actually reduces overcrowdng, beause it limits the capacity or people to squeeze in? I think I read that somewhere, but ther's a chance I made it up...

Anyway, if the cars are literally just hollow tubes, there are going to be a LOT more peopl squshing in = tres uncomfortable. Ah well. I live thousands of miles away and in the country to boot, so let them fancy city-folk have their ways, I s'pose.