Heh - a few years back I was on the train home from work, was approaching my stop, put on my hi-vis jacket, and was immediately confronted by a man who said, in a very aggressive tone, 'You need to move that.' I looked confused. He repeated it. Since my bike was safely* locked up in the station bike racks I didn't have a clue what he was on about until the person who actually owned the offending bike moved it, with a good minute to go before the doors opened.**
He didn't apologise, either.
*'safely' is a relative term here, obviously, but it was still there when I got back.
** This was a train with no designated cycle space, so bikes ended up in the vestibules and the owners had to leap up to move them if the doors were opening on the side the bike was. I assume the person who actually owned the bike had been doing this at all the previous stops. I was probably reading at the time.
ETA: In all seriousness, though: a) thank you for the clarification, which is appreciated; b) train companies really do need to get better at providing adequate space for everyone who uses any metal-and-rubber wheeled contraption to get around. We really shouldn't be having to fight over space!
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Date: 2021-10-29 05:28 pm (UTC)He didn't apologise, either.
*'safely' is a relative term here, obviously, but it was still there when I got back.
** This was a train with no designated cycle space, so bikes ended up in the vestibules and the owners had to leap up to move them if the doors were opening on the side the bike was. I assume the person who actually owned the bike had been doing this at all the previous stops. I was probably reading at the time.
ETA: In all seriousness, though: a) thank you for the clarification, which is appreciated; b) train companies really do need to get better at providing adequate space for everyone who uses any metal-and-rubber wheeled contraption to get around. We really shouldn't be having to fight over space!