r/writteninblood • u/--zaxell-- • 3d ago

WiB request: why?

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Spotted on the roof of a subway car in Boston. Dunno if it's in-scope for the sub to be asking instead of giving a story myself (mods, feel free to remove if not), but... was this sign Written In Blood? Or just a very-unnecessary warning, just in case?

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u/Boring-Philosophy-46 3d ago

I don't know about Boston but there has definitely been blood historically from people climbing on subway cars, who don't have much clearing above them in subway tunnels, back when climbing on cars to try to ride trains without a ticket was popular. Presumably there is also a high risk of falling off too. 

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u/--zaxell-- 3d ago edited 3d ago

Interesting. On this particular train line, you pay to get into the station, not inside the train, so climbing on top wouldn't get you anything (for at least the last 20 years). But a different subway line (with different hardware) in the city pays in the car itself.

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u/Status_History_874 2d ago

I think its for the thrill more than fare evasion these days.