British train station bans kissing to make the facility more 'efficient'
The Associated Press
February 17, 2009
That's the message of a new sign that went up outside a train station in northern England on Monday.
The sign shows a profile of a couple kissing, with a diagonal red line across their image.
The goal is to stop departing passengers from pulling up in their cars at a crowded drop-off point and pausing to kiss each other farewell.
Virgin Rail says it installed the sign while refurbishing the station after a local business networking group said the place had to become more efficient.
But profit margins may have been a factor, too.
Virgin Rail says that if passengers want to share an embrace before they part company, they should pay to park their cars nearby where they can kiss all they want.
The Associated Press
February 17, 2009
That's the message of a new sign that went up outside a train station in northern England on Monday.
The sign shows a profile of a couple kissing, with a diagonal red line across their image.
The goal is to stop departing passengers from pulling up in their cars at a crowded drop-off point and pausing to kiss each other farewell.
Virgin Rail says it installed the sign while refurbishing the station after a local business networking group said the place had to become more efficient.
But profit margins may have been a factor, too.
Virgin Rail says that if passengers want to share an embrace before they part company, they should pay to park their cars nearby where they can kiss all they want.
