12 Transit Etiquette Rules
Christmas is coming, and more people will be using the transit system, whether by train or bus, so it will be more crowded, especially with parking disappearing in downtown areas in metropolitan areas.
Here is a reminder of rules to make your ride more enjoyable without causing misery to other transit users.
1. If you are talking on your cell phone, keep your voice down, and nobody wants to hear the conversation between you and the person on the other end of your phone.
2. Let people get off before you get on. It just makes good common sense to do it this way.
3. Take your backpack off your back and put it close to you on the floor. Some people are swinging their backpacks around and hitting people in the head. Watch what you are doing. You are not in your living room or bedroom.
4. Stop standing in front or close to the entrance and exit doors. By doing this, you have made it difficult to get on and off transit. When somebody tells you that they plan to get off at the next stop, MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOOR! As some people get on the bus, they will head right to the exit door as if it is a reserved spot with their name on it.
5. If your child is tired and feels like a nap, make sure your child is sitting up and not stretched out, taking up seats that other people can use for sitting.
6. You bought one ticket, giving you one seat. Do not put your parcels on the seat next to you; put the parcels on the floor at your feet, you only bought one ticket, and you have no business using two seats.
7. Refrain from stretching your legs out in the public aisle where people are coming and going. Once again, you are not at home, and this is not your living room.
8. Do not put anything wet on the seat beside you, as the heart is for another paying customer who wants to remain dry.
9. When getting on or off, say,” Excuse me,” when moving through a crowd to find a place to sit or stand out of the way of others.
10. Do not reach in front of somebody extending your arm and nearly hitting the person beside you.
11. Whisper to the person beside you no need to raise your vocal cords.
12. Let us all practice good manners while taking transit, not just at Christmas but year-round.
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