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Scooter left near platform edge at metro station, Washington DC
An electric scooter was left too close to the edge of the platform at Mount Vernon Square metro station. A station manager was asked to move it to a safer location near the center of the platform.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
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00:35
Transcript:
00:00
Um, close to the edge of the platform at track two.
00:04
It's one of those scooters, electric scooters.
00:08
It's kind of close to the edge.
00:09
So if you could get a station manager then to move it to the middle of the platform, please.
00:15
No.
00:16
Turn 524, I copy up.
00:17
We got a scooter close to the edge.
00:19
You said that's going to be short highway or Marlernett's quick, because I see you just left Mount Vernon Square.
00:22
You just show how it on Mar Vernon over.
00:26
Sure, track two.
00:28
Towards, uh, towards uh,
00:30
Branch Avenue.
00:32
Copy out, that good station manager come down and investigate.
00:34
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention Center, 700 M St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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