MTA Exploring Pee Detection Technology To Spot Urinesoaked Elevators

MTA Exploring Pee Detection Technology To Spot Urinesoaked Elevators

This is the number one priority for the MTA.

Urine detection technology could appear in yellow-lit elevators in the sprawling Big Apple subway system, according to a senior public transit official.

"We're actually going to be testing a device that will give you a warning – I won't tell you what that smell is – but it will alert our cleaners to a possible lack of cleanliness in the elevators," New York MTA. This was announced on Monday to members of the board of directors by Transit President Rich Davey.

Davey's statement came in response to a question about the unpleasant stench that puppets often encounter when they enter transport company elevators.

The MTA 353 subway system has elevators, although most stations do not have them.

According to Davey, New York won't be the first transit system to try to find pee puddles on the subway before they ruin someone's day.

Subway companies in Davey's hometowns of Atlanta and Boston are also testing the technology, according to nonprofit newspaper The City.

Toilets in the metro have been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. MTA officials have announced plans to reopen facilities at nine stations starting in January.

According to MTA statistics, most subway elevators are piss-free and functioning.

“I can tell you that in the last few months we have had 97.98% of lifts,” Davy told board members.

Urine tracking for elevators will go as far as The Post reported on Wednesday.

“[Metro] smells bad, to be honest. There is no room that smells "good" or "good" and lags behind other systems in terms of cleanliness. A car air freshener will also help a bit,” said Hector Guerra, 30, at the West 4th Street station.

“I don't think urine detectors will be useful in general,” Guerra continued, “but I think they will be useful for people who have to use an elevator. for cleaning. If there are enough people, it is easy to move them.

Martin Ma, 20, a subway driver on West 4th Street, also agreed that the MTA should exit the elevator.

“When it’s hot outside and the metro is crowded, it can be very unpleasant and unbearable. I can't even identify the smell I'm smelling. It's like a different smell from the New York subway," she said.

“But speaking of a detector, I think it could be useful because most of the people who take the subway elevator are people with disabilities or the elderly, and it’s unfair to constantly be in contact with such a smell.”

However, “this will not completely solve the problem, and they should put more things in the subway to compensate for the smell, such as installing cleaner toilets, putting in an air freshener and other things,” Ma added.

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