The “dead man’s switch” is a lever that subway-train operators have to hold down at all times, lest the train automatically brake. Sadly, the safety feature worked all too literally, and earned its macabre name, yesterday on the G train. [NYP]
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The “dead man’s switch” is a lever that subway-train operators have to hold down at all times, lest the train automatically brake. Sadly, the safety feature worked all too literally, and earned its macabre name, yesterday on the G train. [NYP]
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