Metra is asking its customers to help it choose the next topics to be covered in its “Ride Nice” courtesy campaign.
The courtesy campaign, the first in Metra’s history, is designed to address some of the most common complaints that customers have about other customers. The first round of campaign posters, which were released in July, addressed hogging seats, blocking aisles, talking too loudly, putting feet on seats and too much personal grooming.
To extend the campaign this year, Metra is asking its customers to vote for the topic they want to see addressed next. They can choose from a list of our suggestions – such as littering, manspreading or hands-free coughing and sneezing – or write in their own suggestion. We’ll take the, ahem, winners and make posters out of them.
The polls are now open. Click here to vote.
"The first posters were humorous and gentle reminders that we’re all sharing the same space and should be ever-mindful of courtesy,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “We’ll adopt the same tone for the next posters. We are simply trying to use this modest campaign to get our customers to think about how their behavior impacts others.”
The “Ride Nice” courtesy campaign was created in-house, and the only expense was the printing of the posters.
As always, we remind our customers to:
• Treat others as you would like to be treated.
• Help lead by example by practicing proper etiquette.
• Be the change you want to see.
• Remember, you’re not alone. Always consider your onboard behavior and try to do better.
• Ride Nice!