It is officially banned to 'poop' on the subway and buses



On September 23, 2020, the

New York City Transit Authority (MTA) revised the subway and bus terms of use and added a new clause, 'Prohibition of defecation.' Until now, filthy acts in the vehicle have been prohibited, but the MTA has clearly stated that defecation is prohibited in order to prevent the deterioration of usage conditions and the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in recent years. We have decided to strengthen.

Exhibit Book MTA Board Meeting
(PDF file) https://new.mta.info/document/20251

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The MTA met on September 23 and approved four amendments to the rules, including the MTA's rules for facility use. The new rules on the use of facilities, revised by this committee, state: 'People in the facility or transportation must not: Waste, garbage, liquids and other annoyances, dangers and non-compliance. Littering anything that creates a hygienic situation, including, but not limited to, spitting, urinating, and defecation outside of special facilities. ' I will. Of this clause, the part 'defecation' is newly included this time.


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Shinya Suzuki

In an announcement of the rule amendment, MTA spokeswoman Tim Minton said, 'The MTA rules are changed regularly to improve clarity. This time, more descriptive words have been added. This is an example. ' Passengers who violate this rule will be fined $ 100 (about 11,000 yen).

The MTA has been plagued by bad manners of passengers for many years, but in recent years, complaints of 'unsanitary conditions' have been increasing rapidly, especially to the authorities. In 2017, there were 1504 complaints that the inside of the car was dirty, but in 2018 there were 2058 complaints. In addition, there was a report in the 2019 internal report that 'the train driver got dirty with the body fluids of the passengers'.

Complaints are received not only from passengers but also from workers working on the subway. In 2019, the labor union TWU Local 100, which is organized by people working in the transportation industry such as subway cleaners, launched a campaign called ' #trashtrain ' to solicit photos of dirty trains from subway passengers, and the working environment. I complained about the badness of.



In addition, in the voting conducted in the '#trashtrain' campaign, the ' best prize work ' that collected the most votes is as follows. Click to remove the mosaic and you can see the train connections covered in brown filth.



In April 2020, the MTA already established emergency rules such as 'prohibition of defecation', 'prohibition of bringing in large shopping carts' and 'disembarkation when the vehicle arrives at the terminal station' as a measure against COVID-19. Was there. This revision of the usage rules stipulates these urgent rules as permanent rules.

TWU Local 100 representative Tony Utano said, 'The fact that the MTA had to bother to articulate a ban on defecation and include it in the rules speaks to what environment we work in. However, this amendment is a good one. I wouldn't say if more police officers were deployed on the platform or on the train. '

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