Joey Yax (of http://www.joeyyax.com) used the “Care to Share” contact form to send me his thoughts about what he dislikes when riding the MAX. From Joey:
- people that sit on the stairs or floor
- people that stand in front of the doors on a crowded max and refuse to move out of the way when someone needs to get off
- people that play their music so loud I can hear it over my headphones
- hate it when people invade your personal space. For example holding onto a pole to keep balanced and someone leans their back against your hand…
- bags. Have no problem with people bringing a bag along… Its the people that dont seem to remember that they have this big fat bag on their shoulder or back and proceed to knock everyone around them around with every move they make.
Gotta say, Joey brings up a lot of potential TriMetiquette post material. Love the music one - I understand if I can hear your music a little, but when I hear it like I had your earplugs on, that’s a problem.
Remember - anyone can click on that “Care to Share” link up above and leave your thoughts about TriMet riding etiquette or even things that bug you when riding the MAX, bus or streetcar… would love to hear them!
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I’ve have to say the biggest orritation, which seems universal is the “back-door-hovering” problem. When the bus starts to fill up, people will hover near the back door instead of finding a seat, or going to the far back of the bus. And I gotta say I’m guilty of this myself. It’s the most free space you have as a “stander.” But when you are trying to get off, especially at a high traffic stop like PSU, this one person blocks everyone.
Minor gripe, overall I really like riding the bus and MAX.
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