{"id":527038,"date":"2022-12-14T23:03:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-exploring-pee-detection-technology-to-spot-urine-soaked-elevators\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T23:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:03:01","slug":"mta-exploring-pee-detection-technology-to-spot-urine-soaked-elevators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-exploring-pee-detection-technology-to-spot-urine-soaked-elevators\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA exploring pee detection technology to spot urine-soaked elevators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e2515c0541\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e2515c0541\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-exploring-pee-detection-technology-to-spot-urine-soaked-elevators\/#%E2%80%9CMTA_exploring_pee_detection_technology_to_spot_urine-soaked_elevators%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;MTA exploring pee detection technology to spot urine-soaked elevators&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMTA_exploring_pee_detection_technology_to_spot_urine-soaked_elevators%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;MTA exploring pee detection technology to spot urine-soaked elevators&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s the MTA\u2019s \u201cNumber 1\u201d priority.<\/p>\n<p>Urine-detection <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> could be coming to the yellow-soaked elevators of the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s massive subway system, a top transit official said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are actually going to be piloting a device that will alert \u2014 I won\u2019t tell you what the smell is \u2014 but it will alert our cleaners about potential lack of cleanliness in elevators,\u201d MTA New York City Transit President Rich Davey told City Council members on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Davey\u2019s statement came in response to a question about the unsavory stenches that often greet straphangers when they enter the transit authority\u2019s elevators.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA has 353 elevators throughout the subway system, though the vast majority of stops do not have one.<\/p>\n<p>New York would not be the first transit system to try spotting subway piss puddles before they ruin someone\u2019s day, Davey said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Subway station mezzanine on the new 2nd Avenue subway line\" class=\"wp-image-25010091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The MTA has 353 elevators.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UCG\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An NYC subway elevator\" class=\"wp-image-25010093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/subway-urination-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Most subway stations do not have any elevators at all, but the ones that do are often beset by the stench of human liquid execratory product.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The subway agencies in Atlanta and Davey\u2019s hometown of Boston have also tested the tech, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2022\/12\/13\/23507813\/mta-may-use-urine-detection-tech-for-elevators\">according to the nonprofit news outlet The City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subway bathrooms have been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. MTA officials recently announced plans to reopen the facilities at nine stations, beginning in January.<\/p>\n<p>Most subway elevators are pee-free and operational, according to MTA stats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you 97, 98% of our elevators in the last few months have been available.\u201d Davey told council members.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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