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For all the naysayers, I have a question - at what point does spending the money to find a workable solution become attractive? Is it a question of money? Is there a dollar amount you have in mind? A range?
Personally, I'm all for safer products and safer conditions, and I can point to a lot of things that have been knowingly left unresolved because folks just aren't willing to spend the money at the time. Then the lawsuit hits because someone was legitimately hurt.
As far as the OP goes, I don't think that the dead girl was necessarily stupid or a "Darwin Award Winner". It could have been wet and she slipped or she may have been reading while getting on the train. Both have happened to me in Chicago, but our gaps are much narrower.
This is the reason that folks that own large parking lots watch for potholes. They are trip hazards and having a dangerous condition on your property where you've invited the public opens you up to litigation.
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