“Cartoon Thursday:” Eastside Blog Punks Metro on Gold Line Safety

Not a real sign. Image: LA Eastside

Last week, LA Eastside decided to take a poke at Metro and posted a series of fake signs in “local lingo” to help keep Eastsiders safe from the Gold Line Extension trains.  One look at the above example, and you can probably guess that the signs at LA Eastside are a parody.  However, not everyone got the joke, as evidenced by commenters at LA Eastside and the lecture posted today at The Source.

After explaining the situation, and before showing what real Metro safety signs look like, Fred Camino delivers Metro’s stance:

Here’s the thing, Metro actually does takes safety very seriously
and safety signage is there to inform and educate people about the
risks around train tracks. You’ll find safety signage everywhere on the
system, from the street running Gold Line to the underground Red Line.

The bloggers over at L.A. Eastside would do right by their readers
and community by informing them that the signs are indeed a hoax. No
one at Metro thinks we’re above criticism — but we would like to be
criticized for things we’ve actually done.

Personally, I can see Metro’s point if they’re getting complaints about these fake signs.  But LA Eastside’s point, that Metro didn’t take every precaution for the communities through which the train now runs, is certainly fair game.