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stos313 OP t1_iyd18tb wrote

Reply to comment by Ubik5000 in Can we seriously start some sort of PSA reminding Metro riders to TAKE OFF BACKPACKS WHEN USING THE METRO!!!?? by stos313

How does that communicate “all of you who are wearing backpacks are taking up more space than you need to, please take them off and leave them by your feet so we have more space!”

This isn’t an isolated issue, that saying something to one person can address - this is a common courtesy that people either forgot or are new to the city since the pandemic and don’t know. What’s worse is that the signs in the ad boxes that said this are all gone.

Finally, as a very large “ethnic looking guy” I do not have the luxury of engaging in even polite confrontation. All is saying is being back the damn signs and hoping to bring a bit of awareness on here as well.

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lc1138 t1_iydwubj wrote

So the backpack takes up the same amount of space whether it be on a back or on the floor at someone’s feet. How does putting it on the ground at your feet help the problem? Now it’s just blocking another person’s standing space?

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stos313 OP t1_iydyaeg wrote

It doesn’t. I don’t know how to explain how space works.

But if you don’t think it takes up more space, then why was there always campaign against it before the pandemic? Did you complain about if then?

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lc1138 t1_iye2sk9 wrote

I’ve never complained about people wearing BACKpacks on their backs on the metro. I’ve only ever seen this complained about sporadically

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stos313 OP t1_iye6ivy wrote

Well, that’s just like your opinion man.

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