New York, NY – In three years, the easiest job in New York will be L train operator – whose only job will be pushing a button every 30 seconds to prove he’s still breathing.
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The trains will be so automated, they’ll be able to start, stop, speed up and slow down without any human help.
The operator will take over only in an emergency – such as a passenger falling off a platform, or if the automatic system fails.
the operator’s only duty will be pushing the button to prove to the system he’s awake and capable of springing into action.
The automated system is expected to be operational on the L train – which runs between Canarsie, Brooklyn, and Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan – by 2010.
The “robo-train” will go systemwide somewhere down the line. [nypost]
This is truly interesting and has potential Shabbos implications for the future should NYC, in order to fight traffic congestion and pollution, make the subways completely free.
How does one apply for the job? I’m VERY interested!!