1. Get the hell out of my way, I’m coming through.
2. Do not stop at the top of the stairs to put your MetroCard away. You are between me and my train.
3. Act more like a particle and less like a wave. When you’re
weaving all over the platform like a drunken sinusoidal, energetic
particles like myself — who, in keeping with Newton’s first law of
motion, like to remain in a uniform state of motion until acted upon by
an outside force — cannot easily get past you.
4. Slower traffic keep to the right.
5. Yield to persons crossing the platform from the express train to
the local train (or vice versa). They need the right-of-way more than
you do for that 15 seconds of your existence on this earth.
6. Have your MetroCard out of its holster before you get to the turnstile. Before.
7. If you are waiting for your train, suppress the urge to wander
the crowded platform aimlessly. Pick a spot and stay exactly there. If
you need to move, do so with purpose and well-defined direction.
8. I’m embarrassed that I even need to mention this one because it’s
so bloody obvious, but get out of the way and let everyone off the
train before you attempt to board.
9. Get the hell out of my way, I’m coming through.
(thx Kottke.org)
