Is it still necessary to touch the bars, handles, ramps and other surfaces affected by millions of users every day in public transport?
Very sensitive to the hygienic instructions issued by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, metro users now often avoid touching the doors and bars of the train with their bare hands.
Many find tips to avoid contact. "I pull on my sleeve to cover my hand," said one. "I use my elbow to pull up the door latch," said another.
More dangerous for other travelers, some people refuse to catch the center bar of the wagon, which allows them to stand upright. "I don't want to touch her anymore" ... A chorus was heard several times on line 6 this Wednesday.
And to avoid falling? "You have to bend your legs and tighten your abs," says a young, half-hilarious woman, who has perfected her technique, but without specifying how many feet she has crushed.
Even less collective, some admit straight away that "others open the wagon door so as not to have to touch the handle".
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Finally, more generally, many Ile-de-France residents no longer get on the metro without arming themselves with a hydro-alcoholic gel. On this point women seem more equipped and aware than men.
