Interestingly, the Brandenburg Gate stickers were added to U-Bahn train windows about 20 years ago to discourage "scrathitti" on the windows, which has largely worked.
The train you took a picture of isn't even the height of graffiti on trains in Germany... it's certainly an annoyance because it's very rare that the graffiti has anything interesting to say or show. And yes, it does negatively impact perceived safety.
Interestingly, the Brandenburg Gate stickers were added to U-Bahn train windows about 20 years ago to discourage "scrathitti" on the windows, which has largely worked.
I think I forgot to talk about them, they do seem effective but they definitely make riding a worse experience too!
Yeah, they also make it harder for transit nerds to take a clear picture from any window.
Very unfortunate for all of us 😂
The train you took a picture of isn't even the height of graffiti on trains in Germany... it's certainly an annoyance because it's very rare that the graffiti has anything interesting to say or show. And yes, it does negatively impact perceived safety.