Blackice1625 t1_iydbk9m wrote
Bookbags on the seat I get, telling people to take off and hold their bookbags so you can fit on the elevator… not really a priority. People don’t all need to use the elevator. To others they are thinking take the stairs, escalator, or wait for the next elevator. WMATA has youth smoking and playing Wild West on the Platforms as well as fare evaders finessing their ever move to prevent them. Their attention is elsewhere and it’s not worth potentially someone getting aggressive with you over this being a real conversation you attempt to have with strangers.
stos313 OP t1_iydizmw wrote
First of all I never said it was WAMATA’s job to literally police. I’m talking about common courtesy, that’s all. Second of all - it’s a problem when people take up more space when they need too because when trains run every 10-12 minutes sometimes it could mean missing a train because they are over crowded. This almost happened to me today, the door closed literally on me because a dozen people had backpacks on including the guy right in front of me. Caused me to miss the elevator too - which at my metro stop means a very significant wait and again - missing an in frequent train.
I don’t understand what is wrong with asking everyone to aware of their personal space.
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