Despite beinga keen melodic theme , public transit always seems to be fighting an rising conflict for public opinion . Atlanta ’s MARTA subway system has been bluffly criticized for , among other things , smell like pee , and the transit line wo n’t take it sitting down : this calendar month , MARTA began installing first - of - its - kind urination detectors in the tube ’s elevators .
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Yes , the first diddle - detect elevatorwent online just before the vacation travelling rush . With a quarrel of ten base - acme splash sensor along both side walls , there ’s no way to relieve yourself without alerting the police .
The incident rate in the particularly urine - y elevator where the first system was set up has drop to one — and that wrongdoer was arrested mid - stream . Still , with 111 elevator in Atlanta ’s underground organization , and at a cost of $ 10,000 per sensing element , the routine one care is whether MARTA might be flushing money down the waste pipe ; many station have restroom facilities that were shuttered in 2010 due to budget restriction and remain shut today .
But it ’s overnice to know MARTA is process hard to ensure your Atlanta commute does n’t include an unexpected detour down the sensationalistic line . [ WSBTVviaWired ]
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