I always enjoy seeing this sign for a few reasons.

First, I really just want to meet the leg model who posed in this shot. (Oh and by the way, notice that the giant gap in the other signs is basically just large enough to fit the toe of a high heel shoe.  I mean really?)

Second, I’m dying to see the very next frame of this moment where poor brown-shoe, brown-pants girl is face down inside the car.  Although even more amusing would be if she actually slipped through that tiny crack, just like popsicle man did.

But the main reason I smile when I see this is that it falls in the “MTA tells us stuff we already know… like we are completely retarded” department.

“Step over the gap, not in it.”

Really? OVER the gap??  Not in it?  Are you sure?  I thought gaps were precisely where you were meant to step.  They are just so inviting for my tippy toes.  Whenever I board a train, I actually aim for the gap.  It’s fun to step in gaps.  I like ice cream!!!

MTA, the bane of my existence, there is no need to treat us like stupid children with signage like this.  I’m sure the 5th grade crack design team is hard at work on the next retard friendly sign: “Wait on the platform, not on the tracks.” or “Hold the handrail, not the 3rd rail” or “Jump in a pool… Jump on a trampoline…. Don’t jump onto the tracks in front of a moving train.”

We’re serious about safety (retards) - your safety.

A more useful solution would be maybe adding small lights to the platform or train so you can see where you’re walking.  Another idea is to have a more organized approach to getting on and off trains by providing clear, large signage that directs people efficiently.  Or having lit up sections of the platform that tell riders where the doors will be.