Below are some funny situations that commuters often find themselves in. It'll definitely make everyone's lives easier if people practiced some common commuter etiquette...that are unfortunately all too uncommon!
1. Jeepney Patintero
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Scenario: You see a passenger getting on (or off) the jeep, but there's this carpet of feet and he/she is doing a form of patintero to avoid stepping on someone's toes or tripping over someone.
Solution: I'm sure you've experienced this and you know it's even more difficult when you're carrying a bag. So when you see a passenger exiting or entering the jeep, tuck your feet under the seat to give the passenger space to pass. Even with jeeps that don't have space underneath the seats, you can still adjust your feet to make things easier for entering/exiting passenger.
2. Bungi sa upuan
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Solution: Some people just refuse to budge even if they only need to move a few inches to help make more space. Please, just move those few inches and make space.
3. The Romeo & Juliet
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Scenario: You get on the bus with your girlfriend/boyfriend. There's space but you can't sit side by side because all the double seats are occupied by one person sitting by themselves so you need to get separate seats.
Solution: If you see a couple and you're in a double seat by yourself, just move to another unoccupied seat so that the two can sit together. I'm sure you'd want the same consideration to be shown to you, so be the one to do it first.
4. The acrophobic (acrophobia: fear of heights)
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Solution: Follow the rules! More often than not you need the exercise anyway, so use those little things called pedestrian crossings and pedestrian overpasses. You paid for those things with your taxes anyway, so might as well use them.
5. The Ghost Rider (not the superhero)
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Scenario: The bus or jeep you're riding screeches to a sudden halt. Turns out there's a passenger that flagged the vehicle down at the corner because that guy wanted to avoid the line at the designated loading/unloading area. I often see this at the foot of the Magallanes flyover (just outside San Lorenzo Village) where they flag down Alabang-bound buses.
Solution: As mentioned earlier, just follow the rules. That's why there are terminals and loading/unloading zones, so you avoid accidents and don't cause unnecessary traffic.
6. The Tidal Wave
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| Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net |
Solution: Please, allow passengers to get off before trying to get in the train. I know we're all in a rush, but if the poor guy trying to get out gets carried off to the next station, that's more difficult for him than just you allowing him to get off and simply waiting for the next train to arrive if you can't board in time.
7. The Air Pocket
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Scenario: You're trying to get in through the train doors but it's packed with people. You look at the middle of the train and there's a lot of space.
Solution: More often than not, passengers stay by the doors because they're trying to avoid the Tidal Wave (see above). Just move inward and only try to inch towards the doors when you're already near your destination.
8. The Bulldozer
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| Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net |
Solution: Simple, really. Just follow common courtesy!
9. Playing Snake on the Escalator
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Solution: In other countries, the common practice is that if you just want to stand still on the escalator, you stay on the RIGHT. The LEFT lane should be clear so that people who want to rush up have a clear line to move. They're starting to implement it here, but a lot of people are still clueless about it.
10. Naglalakad sa Luneta
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Solution: Please, if you're in a busy walkway, door or escalator and you need to talk to someone or do something else, please move out of the way so that you don't block other people who are trying to move fast.
