Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 hours agoAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down121
arrow-up1-7arrow-down1message-squareAnnouncements on the train should refer to "port / starboard side" instead of "left / right in the direction of travel", when pointing to the exits.Asinus@feddit.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareFRYD@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoWhere I’m from, nothing announces the exits. There’s just a pair of doors opposite each other and you go out whatever one opens. I’ve never even thought about it before. Is there a reason it needs to be clarified on your trains?
minus-squareAsinus@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoI’m not sure. It has always been done like this here. I think it’s just a convenience thing. Might be useful in crowded trains, so people know which doors they should not stand in front of.
Where I’m from, nothing announces the exits. There’s just a pair of doors opposite each other and you go out whatever one opens. I’ve never even thought about it before. Is there a reason it needs to be clarified on your trains?
I’m not sure. It has always been done like this here.
I think it’s just a convenience thing. Might be useful in crowded trains, so people know which doors they should not stand in front of.