You don’t often see outward facing seats on transit vehicles, but being able to gaze out the window rather than at an ad across the aisle makes for a pretty enjoyable ride! (This is the Kuala Lumpur Monorail).
@JasonThorne Maybe we should also ask women, PoC, Queer and other vulnerable people if they are comfortable with this layout, which allows for easy attacks from behind.
@utrenkner@JasonThorne fair point, but you can see in the background that there are "regular" seats as well, so as a novelty for a few people per train - especially if they are sightseeing - i think they are fine
i would also say this doesn't look very comfy to get past with a wheelchair or other mobility aids compared to having the seats on the side, but that may be the perspective or lens distortion of the camera
@JasonThorne seats are often used to house wheels, allowing the carriage to be lower than with the wheels under the floor. Assuming this monorail has the wheels in the middle, this makes perfect sense.
@NiklasMM@JasonThorne I've ridden the KL monorail and you're absolutely right—it straddles the track, and the wheels are indeed housed in the seats in the middle. (To get from one side of the car to the other you have to clamber over an inconvenient tunnel.)
@JasonThorne thanks for sharing this! I haven't been on the monorail for a while since my travels take me on the LRT or MRT. Must remember to take it some time.
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