'Ban manspreading': Londoners want men to sit with their legs together on the Tube

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'Any woman travelling by public transport will be aware of manspreading – where a male passenger sits with his legs splayed out, totally oblivious to the woman next to him who’s forced to double cross her legs for lack of space.

In New York, the anti-manspreading movement has grown so much that its attracted the attention of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

The MTA is now set to unveil public service ads to encourage men to sit with their legs together.

‘Dude… Stop the spread, please. It’s a space issue’ is just one of the slogans to be used on the new advertising campaign.

But manspreading is not confined to the New York subway – it’s a global issue and now annoyed Londoners are calling for Transport for London to follow in MTA’s footsteps with a similar campaign. '