Think about it, when you're at the MTR all the announcements on broadcast are predictable. Sometimes they are annoying that they're no longer effective the more you hear them. Unlike airport announcements that have real purpose (delayed flights, changed baggage claims, lost passengers), MTR announcements are out there toYour attention please, eating or drinking is not allowed on trains or on paid areas of stations
Yes, we know there is no eating. Certainly 99% of passengers can read the signs. Even if the broadcast announcements are for obvious boneheads, the upright ones find them irritating.
Please stand back from the door
Totototototot if I may add. This is more applicable when the train is fully packed during rush hours. But on late night travelers, this will surely keep them from falling asleep and missing their stations.
Please hold the handrail
This announcement is intended to remind passengers to keep holding the handrail when using the escalator to avoid accidents. However, in this video you see the announcement runs even when there are no people in the escalator area. It is just noisy.
An advertising idea is to promote MTR brand by using these ubiquitous signs and announcements outdoors (example: malls controlled by MTR) using the very same voice over lady and people will easily make a connection with this off-MTR experience with the real one.
Of course, these and other announcements are essential to sight impaired passengers, but at least when broadcast, can they be announced less frequently?
Photo credit: stephenk1977
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