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public transportation etiquette
Posted by | Posted in dc sucks, public transpo' | Posted on 15-10-2008
- Eating and drinking are not permitted anywhere within the transit system. This includes sneaking a french fry from your Johnny Rocket’s bag or swigging on your tourist water.
- When using cellphones, please do so respectfully. If you are having to hold your finger in your other ear in a screeching railcar, this usually means you are yelling into your phone, disturbing other passengers.
- When standing in a crowded railcar please remove your backpack or shoulder bag and hold it at your side. You may not realize the extra two feet of depth on your back is crowding other passengers.
- When sitting, please place your backpack or shoulder bag on your lap. Continuing to wear your bag may impede other passenger’s personal space.
- Please fill up empty rows of seats first before doubling up by taking a seat directly next to another passenger. This simply ensures everyone’s comfort when a railcar or bus is not filled to capacity.
- If you are seated directly next to another passenger in an emptying railcar with newly available empty rows of seats, please move to one of these empty rows. This allows all passengers more personal space with less crowding.
- Your luggage does not need (nor warrant) its own seat.