Cameras on the T

For a few moments today, I flashed back to my days in London.

Maybe I missed a press release on safety, but this was the first time I saw security cameras on the inside of an Orange Line car. There were 4 above the center doors (2 facing each door and 2 facing opposite lengths of the car), and 2 on a diagonal above the doors at each end of the car. There was also a large bilingual black and white sign above one seat by the center doors. I couldn't see if there were other signs, but there probably were.

How long has this been going on? I know I don't take the T as much as I used to, but this seems like a big change in public relations. I knew that the buses and stations had cameras, but when were they going to tell us about the inside of the cars?

Comments

[Can-Can]

I take public transportation all the time and hadn't noticed this. I'll look for them now. Hmmm - I knew they were putting in more cameras at the stations to thwart terrorism.
At a dinner gathering last night we were talking about how cameras are every where. Your post confirms it.
Better watch out - Big Brother is watching and taking notes.

[3D]

So far I've only seen the new cameras on that one train, so I guess the system is being tested. Still, I imagine it's only a matter of time before they're everywhere.