Commuter Contempt

I’m a huge advocate for banning food on public transportation. I barely even think it’s acceptable to eat and drive, but when confined to the same small quarters as someone else, in public, it’s both gross and incredibly fucking annoying. Does the MTA share my sentiments?

Via Daily News:

MTA Chairman Jay Walder rejected the idea of banning food in the subway as a way to curb litter that attracts rats and provides fodder for train-delaying track fires.

“I think we all have responsibility to try to treat our subway system and fellow riders with respect. I think that extends to food as well,” Walder said after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s monthly board meeting Wednesday.

But he added, “This is a system that carries 5 million people a day, and I’m not sure a ban on food is really practical or enforceable.”

Think about it. He is sort of right, but also completely wrong. If we can’t enforce bums taking steaming dumps on the subway, then how are we expected to ensure no one is eating food on the train? Well, I have a novel idea for you Mr. Walder, start enforcing shit! Let’s expand the budget for some security that randomly patrols subway cars. Even if they don’t do anything, then maybe people might actually feel a little safer. The underground is a source of pure anxiety for some folks, like JD Harmeyer from the Howard Stern Show, and it should be stopped. So why the fuck not start with outlawing food? Let’s take it a step further and just ban annoying people, that should solve everything.