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Feb 04 2004 2 Comments

Silver seat

Trains in Tokyo are notoriously busy (this video gives you a good idea), but for the likes of the elderly and pregnant, there’s one saving grace. The silver seat. Situated near the doors, it allows easy access in and out of the carriage, and train manner dictates that these seats be given up to those that need them.

Now thanks to a kind e-mail from Andrew over at Grannybuttons, I have a picture of a silver seat and its sign. It should be pointed out that it may have been altered slightly.

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Categorized: General, Travel

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  1. John says

    2/5/2004 at 1:48 am

    That video is really disturbing. Not as disturbing as the sign, but still bad…

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  2. Lee says

    2/5/2004 at 2:18 pm

    I have to say that the trains aren’t like that all the time. But at the same time such sights aren’t exactly uncommon.
    Not surprisingly, being inside a train like that is no fun at all. Especially when it’s the last train back, you’ve got no other option, and you desperately need the toilet!

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