Comments on: Etiquette Rules for the Transit Savvy

By: payday advance online

payday advance online — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:37:53 +0000

i agree with all the etiquette listed and i feel that they all make perfect sense, if you are a new passenger and don’t get the meaning of the above listed rules, then you just weren’t raised right. i travel on a subway with twin 2 year olds and teaching them not to stare or be too loud is definitely challenging, but not impossible, so any adult should have it figured out. i especially agree with the sleeping rule, that can get a bit tricky when you are the one sitting next to a sleeping person.

By: Mike Jager

Mike Jager — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:49:56 +0000

You folks in SF obviously don’t suffer from a common problem here in Ottawa: Neanderthals who place their feet up on seats, even in our five months of winter when their shoes/boots are coated in slush. At least First Scotrail in Scotland, UK, has transit security officers who wear minicams on their outer clothing to video the evidence when they make random lightning strikes. Would that we could….

By: Darin Allan

Darin Allan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:56:08 +0000

These rules are neither firm nor specific enough for new riders (and some regulars) to understand. For example, Muni Manner 1 would be improved to say (with customizable text), “When a bus (or train) arrives while waiting at a stop (or station or on a platform), step to the side of the doors to let passengers off BEFORE you attempt to board. There will be more room for you if you let the vehicle empty first.” Washington’s Metro says “Step back!” but that doesn’t do the job because it just creates a wall of passengers on the platform still blocking exiting passengers. “Step to the side!” is better. Also, Metro makes these announcements to passenges on the trains, rather than passengers waiting on the platforms as trains approach–how dumb is that? Muni Manner 6 is silly; it’s vague and could be a non-sequitor if the air you are expelling is exiting a body orifice other than your mouth! Furthermore, just get to the point in Manners 4 and 8: “Talk quietly on cell phones–their 21st century technology microphones can pick up a whisper, so stop yelling!” and “Lower your headset volume–you’re not outside!” I’d love to see a transit agency program that educates its riders effectively, with humor, but makes the point seriously, AND enforces standards of behavior. Transit is inferior to the private automobile, so we better make it at least tolerable.

By: Hugh Jardonn

Hugh Jardonn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:06:40 +0000

No kidding on the cell phone abuse. It’s mind-boggling how annoying people on cell phones can be.