From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 07-Oct-14 13:52, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > It's funny how people complain about 3-2 seating on commuter trains,   
   > but are perfectly willing to tolerate 3-3 seating on airplanes with a   
   > much longer trip time.   
      
   Planes are wider, so 3-2 on a train and 3-3 on a plane result in seats   
   about the same width.   
      
   Accepting a narrow seat on a plane for an hour or two _per year_ for the   
   typical passenger is different from accepting the same seat on a train   
   for an hour or two _per day_.   
      
   > It's been a while since my last plane trip, but IIRC, the 3-2   
   > commuter train seat was slightly more comfortable than the cramped   
   > airline seat and narrow aisle.   
      
   Airplane seating problems are more about pitch than width.   
      
   > Also, single level commuter trains have higher ceilings which help   
   > alleviate the claustrophobic feeling.   
      
   OTOH, they also usually don't have the massive overhead bins that you   
   get on planes; without those, the headroom would be similar.   
      
   > A commuter train restroom certainly isn't spacious, but still better   
   > than better than an airplane restroom.   
      
   Planes get exceptions from certain ADA requirements, and bathroom size   
   is one of them.  So is aisle width; they have to provide special   
   wheelchairs that fit in the aisle, whereas trains are required to   
   accommodate passengers' regular wheelchairs.   
      
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