While I agree, you should have offered her your seat. For some reason, every time I do that, even if I'm shouting from the back of the bus "Here, you can have my seat!" people in the front are shamed and someone lets them sit.
The worst is when some asshole wont move their bags!
Lots of travel to other countries and not being a native Pittsburgher has made me really open about how embarrassingly rude Americans (all over the country) can be, so I'd probably be the snarky bitch on the bus going "Is someone going to offer the pregnant woman their seat? Jesus, folks; get off your fat yinzer asses and get some manners."
So it's probably a good thing I don't ride the bus often :) What a shame though, that people on that bus weren't at all considerate.
I think this is along the same lines, but yesterday on the 28X it was super full from the airport, which meant people had luggage. Instead of putting things under the seat, or even - SHOCK - putting smaller luggage on their lap, they just sat and stared as people got on the bus. My schoolbag is just as big as some of the duffel bags people had, and I never would leave it on a seat next to me and just stare at an entire aisle full of people.
I've found that a firm "Excuse me, can I sit there please?" gets most people to move their stuff.
If that doesn't do the trick, threaten to move the bags yourself or just sit on the top of the bags. You'll get some nasty looks, but it works every time.
Anyone know what the usual backdoor policies are? I know in the afternoon heading away from downtown you need to pay on exit, but it seems like in the mornings heading towards downtown that the drivers often don't/won't open the back door, even if multiple people are requesting it. Are there other un-written rules I don't know about the back/center door?
In Minneapolis/St. Paul, the buses were always pay-enter, and you could always exit the back door without getting the driver to open it for you. Most people exited in the back, leaving the front door open for people getting on without waiting for all the exiting folks. Seemed to work a lot better...
Technically they're only supposed to open the back doors when Downtown and not anywhere else, but some drivers are nice and let people off that way outside of Downtown.
Thats interesting; my usual 28X bus home towards the airport seems to open the back a lot, and I was surprised today when a different driver didn't. Now that I know its policy, it makes a little more sense. I'm still new to buses in this city, but I think common sense dictates courtesy and a lot of people seem to be lacking it.
The other day this girl was sitting in the middle of the seat on a croweded 61C. Her ass was in the crack of the seats. I was tired and bitchy and I looked at her and said "you need to move".
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The worst is when some asshole wont move their bags!
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So it's probably a good thing I don't ride the bus often :) What a shame though, that people on that bus weren't at all considerate.
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If that doesn't do the trick, threaten to move the bags yourself or just sit on the top of the bags. You'll get some nasty looks, but it works every time.
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In Minneapolis/St. Paul, the buses were always pay-enter, and you could always exit the back door without getting the driver to open it for you. Most people exited in the back, leaving the front door open for people getting on without waiting for all the exiting folks. Seemed to work a lot better...
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