Public transport is a place of close contact of a large number of completely different people. Not everyone can completely refuse to travel on a bus, tram or trolleybus. But to minimize the negative consequences of nervous trips, especially at rush hour, through courtesy and understanding, you can easily.
The rules of conduct when entering public transport
According to the etiquette observed at the entrance to any type of public transport, children, women and elderly people, as well as people with disabilities should be the first to enter. Having expressed a desire to help during landing, a man must necessarily ask for permission. There is no need to stand in the doorway, thus making it difficult for other passengers to pass. Also, you should not climb into the middle of a crowded cabin, pushing other people in your path. If it is not possible to transfer the fare to the conductor, you can politely ask one of the passengers about it. Entering public transport, you should remove bulk bags or backpacks from your shoulders so as not to hurt people.
If there is a need to transport bulky luggage by public transport, it should not create discomfort to others.
Who should give way
There are unwritten rules of civil etiquette, according to which the seats on buses, trolleybuses or trams are intended primarily for the elderly, children and the disabled. If passengers of these categories are seated, and at the same time empty seats still remain, they are occupied by women and girls. A man can take a seat in public transport if nearby passengers do not claim this place. Before a man or a young man is obliged to ask the passengers standing next to them if they would like to sit down.
Men are obliged to give way to absolutely all women, and women, in turn, must give way to older people or people with disabilities.
Rules of conduct inside the vehicle
Here are the basic rules of behavior in transport:
- when traveling with young children, you should monitor their behavior so that they do not disturb the rest of the passengers;
- you can read in the cabin, but you should not disturb the rest of the passengers, do not touch them with a book or magazine, behave decently and do not look into the newspapers of people sitting next door;
- It is forbidden to talk loudly inside the vehicle in the same way as to turn on the music player, radio or mobile phone in the cabin;
- entering the transport with food, seeds or drinks is unacceptable;
- Also in transport it is not customary to comb your hair, correct makeup or deal with personal hygiene problems.
