A new piece of hardware is hitting the subway -- not for speed or comfort, but to stop people from climbing on top of trains to subway surf. The MTA is now installing barriers in between cars on the ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The MTA is testing a new physical deterrent aimed at stopping subway surfing. One of the city’s busiest subway routes, the No. 7 line, now has experimental barriers in select cars.
Anti-subway-surfing barriers have been installed on a string of No. 7 cars to try to stop kids from attempting the deadly maneuver — but some straphangers aren’t convinced they’ll thwart the young ...