I was in NYC last week for the first time in a good number of years and noticed how the seats in the subway lines were all made of plastic. Caltrain and BART have cloth covered padded seats. While padded seats are in theory more comfortable, the plastic seats probably makes keeping a sanitary riding environment much more simple and attainable.
The worst is the carpeted BART cars. Yes, 1960s BART people, in the Mysterious Future we will all take nutrition pills and ride THX-1138 style Electric Trains to our jobs at the jetpack factories.
God Almighty, it makes my feet itch just thinking about it.
