Lean On Your Best Friend

Posted on July 9th, 2008 by The SUBWAYblogger in Live Blogging On the Subway

…for the $50 he owes you, but don’t lean on the subway car doors. It’s dangerous–and you block other people. We’re serious about safety. (But clearly not about our public safety ads)

The little nugget above is brought to you by the subway ad I am standing across from right now.

I think I may have seen this one before because the guy in the photo leaning on the door looks familiar. I don’t think I’ve ever read it though.

Wow.

So just when you think the MTA’s ads couldn’t get any more lame, WHAM! There’s another one.

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Ben K. said on July 9th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

I’m fairly certain that one’s been up for about two years now!

It’s right up there with the “run a marathon, run for office, but don’t run for our trains” one.
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Francis said on July 9th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

It’s quite lame, I know in other systems (like the London tube) they have places on the doors to lean against and allow you to get out of the way when the doors open. On a packed train the door spots are both a pain to get around and a godsend when you need something to lean against and you don’t want it to be your neighbor.
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Todd said on July 9th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

I’ve stopped leaning on doors because of that ad but the no running one doesn’t even register. There’s something instinctual about running to catch a train. The adrenaline blasts and normal people can run at superman speed.
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twakum said on July 10th, 2008 at 8:57 am

I have to stand by the door because I cant get a seat, because the african american males and the latin males packages are so freaking big, they have to sit with their legs splayed out.
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The SUBWAYblogger said on July 10th, 2008 at 10:37 am

HA!
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Francis said on July 10th, 2008 at 10:58 am

My package is pretty big too and I’m Italian white. When I forget and splay my legs out and start making people uncomfortable it only takes a look or someone asking me to move for me to tuck it back and close my legs.

Everybody’s a jerk sometime, whatever the race.
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Kismet said on July 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

They are really not that big they just want people to think that. I put my legs out to reserve space that I don’t even need.
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Judd Wiley said on July 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

Do you have the “sniglets” in NY, like we do in DC? You know, the little cutesy definitions that are designed to make you feel warm and cuddly?

http://www.commuteroutrage.com/2008/07/12/planbdextrous-metros-sniglet-campaign/

My favorite: “PlanBdextrous: (plan-bi-dek-stres) adj. able to plan an alternate route home in case Metro is inaccessible due to unforeseen circumstances.”

Talk about creating low expectations.
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