The MTA may be "going your way," but most people aren't. Among them:

5) People that can't figure out how to use a MetroCard and prevent you from catching the train right in front of you. Swiping the plastic card through the reader seems to be a self-evident process, but not for everybody.

4) People that descend subway station stairs too slowly while you hear an oncoming train. Sometimes you can slalom around them but on the narrower staircases, such as those at 72nd Street, this is difficult and you're probably out of luck.

3) People that prevent you from entering the train despite generous open space in the middle of the car. These people insist on standing next to the door even though you're at 96th Street and they're getting off at Canal.

2) People that prevent you from entering the platform by exiting through the same turnstile you want to use to get in. Somehow, they manage to choose the one worst turnstile out of the five or ten available. They also don't know that common sense etiquette dictates that they should let you make the train before they leave the station.

1) People blocking you from departing the subway car by standing right in front of where you need to get out. So much for the "Step Aside" campaign of a few years ago. A surprising number of people still don't realize that your getting off the train is the necessary first step in allowing everyone else to proceed.