You stand on the platform waiting for the earliest train. You’ve been up since 4:30 a.m. The icy morning air bites at your bare legs, and the bump on your knee (from running into your bedside table while still half asleep) is beginning to throb. Just as your caffeine headache kicks in, the train arrives, blaring. Battling your fellow passengers (who wouldn’t surrender a seat to a pregnant woman on crutches?), you manage to snag a flip-down seat, big enough to accommodate only one side of your butt. For a moment the train is quiet-peaceful even. But soon the doors open and you hear a voice, an annoying voice. As it gets louder, other commuters exchange looks of dread, and suddenly, The Cell Phone Talker (CPT) bursts in, bellowing into her phone with a thick New York accent.
For the CPT (and others like her) we’ve created the Commuter Etiquette Guide, a collection of tips designed to protect innocent work-goers – and to help you avoid committing offenses of your own.
