'Was it possible before?': MTA will prohibit people from relieving themselves on the subway and buses in New York

The rule prohibiting violation of law and order in public transport is already in force. However, the MTA management decided to make it more specific because it was not working well enough. The edition writes about it Daily News.

Common sense dictates that you can't defecate on the metro and buses. However, what should be taken for granted does not seem to be obvious to all passengers.

Therefore, the management of the MTA decided to implement a new narrow rule that clearly prohibits defecation on public transport. This issue is included in the agenda of the management meeting to be held on 24 September.

If the new rule is approved, then the passengers of the New York transit system will be officially banned from peeing in subway cars and buses.

Previously, transit regulations stipulated fines of $ 100 for offenders “creating inconvenience, unsafe or unsanitary conditions, including but not limited to spitting or urinating.” This same rule would seem to imply a ban on bowel movements, but MTA officials believe it is not specific enough.

Transport officials have watched for decades as passengers contaminate train cars with their feces.

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To stop this, the MTA decided to make the rule prohibiting the need for transport more specific and understandable for all passengers.

“The fact that the MTA should enact a rule against defecation in a subway car says a lot about the environment in which we operate,” said Transport Workers Union Local 100 president Tony Utano. - We do not go down the metro to drive 20 minutes and go upstairs. We are downstairs all the time while our shifts last. "

For example, on September 7, a train operator was stained with "passenger organic fluid" at the L line terminal on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, according to an internal MTA report of the incident.

Utano added that the rule is good, but "a noticeable police presence on platforms and trains would be even better."

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In April, Transportation Authority officials implemented new regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. These included banning bowel movements, banning large shopping carts in carriages, and requiring passengers to get off subway cars at the end of each line.

In July, the 60-day emergency rules were extended. The AIT leadership must now vote to formally enact a rule that prohibits defecation on public transport for it to take effect on a permanent basis.