Montreal is on tires which gives a predictable stop, it’s not metal on metal which varies based on atmospherics

> Maybe Canada is a lot different than the US, though.

Montreal is just different than anywhere on the planet.

difference being that (at least in NYC), youre not standing directly in front of the door of bus, squashed like you are on trains

That definitely doesn't happen in Chicago. Nothing drives me nuts like pushing on the back door of a bus when it's completely stopped only to jam it cause I jumped the gun by like .2 seconds because the light hadn't come on yet.

> That and also driven so many European subways (most called METRO) you never seen cars as overcrowded as in USA and barely people leaning over the door! In USA its normal to lean against the door because people are exactly gotten used to the fact the train will stop first before the door gets open.

The only places in the EU that have public transportation on a scale comparable to NYC are London and Paris. I haven't ridden in Paris in a while, but in London, you absolutely do see cars that are overcrowded with people leaning against the doors.

I think the train complains if the doors are being leaned on - you certainly get an announcement from the driver, so I reckon the train won't go if that's happening.

Also in some places (Berlin S-Bahn comes to mind) leaning against the doors will obscure the button you have to press to open them.

Ehh, if you changed it I bet people would learn really quickly not to lean on doors. Most people leaning on doors are going to be young people with decent reaction times and balance so I wouldn’t even expect injury more like surprise. It would probally be reasonable to run a publicity campaign to reduce surprise as people don’t like being supprised.