NYC testing lasers that detect when people fall onto subway tracks

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/12/5204724/nyc-testing-lasers-that-detect-when-people-fall-onto-subway-tracks

This year was a bad one for subway deaths. On average, 134 people have been hit by subways and 49 killed every year since 2001, according to the MTA. This year, 144 people were hit and 52 died, and we still have two more weeks to get through.

 

Now the city is hoping to bring those numbers down using new technology. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is testing motion sensor lasers, thermal imaging, intelligent video software, and radio frequencies to determine the best method of detecting when a person falls onto the subway tracks.