Transit Authority
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Q: I wanted to change cars on the subway the other day because the public address system was making ear-piercing squawks, but I thought twice about moving between cars because of the recently approved ban. I asked a conductor about the ban, and he said I could still move between cars. Is this true?
A: The conductor is correct, for three more days at least. Beginning Monday, December 5, the ban on moving between cars that was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board in September will go into effect – as will other new rules, including prohibitions against placing your feet on the seat of a subway train, bus, or platform bench; wearing in-line skates; straddling a bicycle on a train, and jumping the turnstile even if your MetroCard is not working properly. The new rules are published in a pamphlet called “Subway Rules: New Rules of the Ride” are available at subway station token booths and online at www.mta.info. To help change the long ingrained habits of subway riders who enjoy moving between cars, New York City Transit has launched a public awareness campaign featuring subway car banner ads telling people “There’s something you should know …” The ads, which are being put up throughout the system, also remind riders of rules that already exist. Keep in mind that it remains illegal to have an open beverage container on the subway, panhandle, play music out loud, lie down, or sell goods without being specifically authorized to do so by the transit authority.