10 Things Not to Do on Public Transportation

Public transportation is a shared space — part mobile living room, part patience test. If you want to make it from point A to point B without earning side-eyes from a dozen strangers, here’s what not to do.

1. Don’t Take Up More Than One Seat –

   Your bag didn’t buy a ticket.

2. Don’t Blast Your Music

   Nobody needs your playlist at 7:00 a.m.

3. Don’t Eat Smelly Food

   Tuna salad and enclosed spaces do not mix.

4. Don’t Block the Doors

   You’re not a human turnstile.

5. Don’t Overshare on the Phone

   We don’t need the full drama of your cousin’s divorce.

6. Don’t Forget Basic Hygiene

   Showers are not optional in tight quarters.

7. Don’t Lean on Strangers

   This is transit, not Tinder.

8. Don’t Argue with the Driver

   Nobody’s winning, and you’re making us late.

9. Don’t Jump the Line

   Bus stops are not Black Friday sales.

10. Don’t Stare

    Eye contact is fine. Creepy lingering gaze? Nope.

Final Thought:

Public transportation works best when everyone remembers the golden rule: ride how you’d want to be ridden with. A little courtesy goes a long way — especially in rush hour traffic.