TSA Rolls Out "Detention Pods" at Airport Terminal Exits
Nov 18, 2013, 9:47 am
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TSA Rolls Out "Detention Pods" at Airport Terminal Exits
Syracuse's airport is one of the first in the country to install new exit portals.
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My question is, what about fires, or power outages?
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My question is, what about fires, or power outages?
Nov 18, 2013, 10:15 am
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That's not what those are referred to at the other airports which are successfully using them.
They ahave emergency (alarmed) crash bars. No different than other exits to areas such as the ramp. Pax not supposed to use them, but easily opened in an emergency.
They ahave emergency (alarmed) crash bars. No different than other exits to areas such as the ramp. Pax not supposed to use them, but easily opened in an emergency.
Nov 18, 2013, 10:18 am
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Those units looks like they'll be much slower since the pax have to enter and wait for the doors to close before the outer doors will open..
The units installed @ SEA, FRA, and other non-US airport are much faster and can allow pax to continuously exit, while preventing pax from entering from the outside..
The units installed @ SEA, FRA, and other non-US airport are much faster and can allow pax to continuously exit, while preventing pax from entering from the outside..
Nov 18, 2013, 11:20 am
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"If anyone tries to get in from the unsecured area, the door automatically locks." If that isn't ripe for a malfunction, I don't know what is. My plan, should that happen, is to kick the cr_p out of the door until it lets me out and sue the TSA afterwards. This is outrageous AND a safety hazard.
Nov 18, 2013, 11:56 am
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A one way rotating revolving door with a motion sensor that would freeze the door if someone tried to enter from the outside sounds like a much much much more cost effective & logistical solution.
Hell the NYC subway system has this situation solved for decades. Not "pretty" but sure is effective.
Hell the NYC subway system has this situation solved for decades. Not "pretty" but sure is effective.
Nov 18, 2013, 12:39 pm
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What a mess. They have these exact entrapment pods at the Mark Center (Rumsfeld's brainchild) near the Pentagon. The only thing that makes them tolerable is that there are multiple exit points. But, it can be a real pain if you are carrying a lot of stuff. Oh yeah -- if you're in a wheel chair or pushing a baggage cart, you can't fin inside.
This is not going to end well, except for the manufacturer who builds and installs the original pods and for the manufacturer who will modify or replace the original entrapment pods.
This is not going to end well, except for the manufacturer who builds and installs the original pods and for the manufacturer who will modify or replace the original entrapment pods.
Nov 18, 2013, 12:44 pm
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The subway grill is simpler, but doesn't work particularly well if you're pulling a rollaboard - and doesn't work at all with wheelchairs and strollers.
That said, the 'detention pods' look like another Chertoff over-engineered costly boondoggle that will likely be 'upgraded' at taxpayer expense within a decade.
Automatic override in case of emergency evacuation?
Aside from taxpayer-funded installation and maintenance contract costs, how much do these things add to airport electricity bills annually?
That said, the 'detention pods' look like another Chertoff over-engineered costly boondoggle that will likely be 'upgraded' at taxpayer expense within a decade.
Automatic override in case of emergency evacuation?
Aside from taxpayer-funded installation and maintenance contract costs, how much do these things add to airport electricity bills annually?
Nov 18, 2013, 1:57 pm
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Nov 18, 2013, 5:42 pm
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Those units looks like they'll be much slower since the pax have to enter and wait for the doors to close before the outer doors will open..
The units installed @ SEA, FRA, and other non-US airport are much faster and can allow pax to continuously exit, while preventing pax from entering from the outside..
The units installed @ SEA, FRA, and other non-US airport are much faster and can allow pax to continuously exit, while preventing pax from entering from the outside..
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