Posters in the New York subway will remind about etiquette in public transport

The New York Transport Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority, ITA) has released a series of posters reminding passengers about the rules of conduct on the subway.

Beginning in January 2015, posters began to appear on New York City subway trains, clearly explaining which actions are welcome and which are not.

Designers from the Transport Department have created these posters based on the complaints and comments of passengers who have been constantly arriving at MTA for many years. This was told to journalists by Kevin Ortiz, a representative of the administration. According to him, social advertising, calling on passengers to behave politely and respectfully towards each other, will appear in the 2600 cars of the New York subway.

“Etiquette Matters” is the title of the series of posters. The images on the posters condemn dancers who make an impromptu dance floor out of a subway car and ask passengers for money to watch the “show” forced on them. It also comes with the fact that he decides that he can behave on public transport as in his bathroom: cutting his nails or doing makeup.

On the posters to think about the comfort of others call fans to sit on the seat and spread their legs wide, not letting their neighbors sit normally, as well as those who fold their things, bags and bags on several seats at once.

A subway car is not the best place to eat by opening a container you took with you from a cafe. Those with large backpacks are asked to remove them so as not to block the aisles. Passengers are also urged to give up their seats to the elderly, pregnant women and people with disabilities.

Kevin Ortiz says that these are “soft but unequivocal reminders of how to behave in the subway so that the trip is more pleasant for you and those around you.”

He also noted that the elementary rules of etiquette are becoming especially important now that the number of people using the metro in New York is steadily growing.