Rats Star In Metro Ads
posted 12:54 pm Thu December 20, 2007 - Washington
Metro is reminding people that it's illegal to drink or eat in the Metro system with a new outreach effort starring a disgusting, hungry rodent. The transit agency is putting up new signs in Metrorail stations and trains this week depicting a rat asking, "You gonna eat that?"
The ad lets customers know that Metro doesn't have many rats or roaches because of its strict policy about food and drink, and it wants customers to keep it that way.
Metro's general manager, John Catoe, says that it's every customer's responsibility to care for the system by following the rules, even though he sees people leaving snack wrappers behind.
The fine for breaking the rule is $100.
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