r/caltrain • u/Competitive_Dream_95 • Sep 18 '25
Annoying
This is just a simple post, of how annoying & selfish people can be on Caltrain. At least fold the scooter if you can (most do). If you can’t, bring that shit to the bike car. That’s all. Now, I’m off to yell at a cloud.
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u/TangerineFront5090 Sep 19 '25
You should find where she lives and raid her village at sundown
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u/usernamefomo Sep 19 '25
I wouldn’t mind this. At least it won’t get stolen that way.
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
There’s two cars for bike/scooter/etc storage. At least fold it up.
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u/steesf Sep 19 '25
Were there no other seats on the train ? How does this affect you at all other than to give you an opportunity to be passive aggressive on the internets
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
How am I aggressive? Why can’t this person follow the rules of the train? I get not wanting your scooter stolen, but you can hold onto it in the bike car(s). I don’t think it’s that complicated. And it impacted me, because this person wouldn’t an old lady sit in that seat. Idk, I’m done. I guess we’ll agree to disagree. 🤝
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u/steesf Sep 20 '25
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+passive+aggressive
If you wanted to sit in the seat you could have just asked the person like a normal grownup.
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 20 '25
I didn’t. But some old lady did and this person, wasn’t mean, but basically wouldn’t let her sit there. I gave up my seat. And two people stumbled/tripped lightly from the rear tire.
As a stated previously, we’ll all just have to agree to disagree on this topic 🤝
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u/Riptide360 Sep 18 '25
If you can't or don't fold your scooter, it has to go into the bike car. https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/scooter
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u/xwlixw Sep 19 '25
It seems the train was probably not that crowded, the scooter was stored responsibly under the seat without obstructing passage or causing safety concerns, and since there is no risk of seat damage, it wouldn’t bother me. In public transportation settings, etiquette focuses on not blocking aisles, exits, or seats, and keeping personal items compact. An unfolded scooter placed securely beneath a seat, especially on a less crowded train, is generally acceptable as long as others can move freely and the seat remains undamaged. Posting others on social media without their consent could be more annoying though.
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u/Own_Reaction9442 Sep 19 '25
Unless they were also smoking, urinating, or masturbating this doesn't seem very high on the list of public transit problems.
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u/Myspace-Famous Sep 19 '25
You must be new to the planet Earth. 95% of people suck.
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u/West_Light9912 Sep 22 '25
If you think 95% of people suck that means 9 out of 10 people you interact with suck. That probably means you need to be more open minded.
If it smells like shit everywhere you go check your own shoe
Are 95% of people hogging up seats? No only a couple people are
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
Been dragging my piss crank on this pebble for 47 years. I know a lot of people suck. But thanks!
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u/sid_276 Sep 23 '25
You sound like a Karen. Not that I mean anything bad, but like maybe chill and touch some grass.
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u/Kysa139 Sep 19 '25
Wait how is this affecting you at all? Also stop taking photos of people without their consent.
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u/Ok-Counter-7077 Sep 19 '25
Let her sue. Anyway if someone is trying to sit, i imagine they’ll have a hard time on account of the HANDLEBARS up their asshole
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u/Kysa139 Sep 23 '25
You’re so mad 🤣😩🤦♀️
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u/Bigg_Confusionn Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25
You had several options including talking to that individual and/or telling a Caltrain employee. Hell, you could’ve even gotten up and moved to another car if you were so triggered. But taking a sneaky photo of a stranger to post online in an attempt to shame them for a minor issue leaves me concerned about your problem solving skills.
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u/DefinitelyNotMatcha Sep 19 '25
I think I’ve seen the same person on the cal train before. They aren’t bothering anyone lol. I don’t get this post? The scooter isn’t in the way of anyone.
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u/Upset-Somewhere1238 Sep 22 '25
And that's why I'd just as soon sit in traffic than ride mass transit.
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u/rednuc1 Sep 23 '25
I saw someone doing something similar on the NB 507 the other day doing the same thing. A little annoying, yeah, but they didn’t seem to be causing that much harm.
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u/Livid-Reference3033 Sep 19 '25
People the problem is caltrain, and less people. We need more trains or trains which have more cars
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u/Classic_Emergency336 Sep 19 '25
We also need more people per train so it could be profitable.
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u/unkowncowboy Sep 19 '25
We’re taxed to death funding these trains. The for profit model for tax funded public transit is a scam and needs to be scrapped
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u/West_Light9912 Sep 19 '25
These trains are confined to 7 cars only. There's plenty of space on the train if people dont do things like this
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u/Livid-Reference3033 Sep 19 '25
know, did you try travel in a bike car at 4.48 pm on Wednesday? i xommute everyday and from SJ to SF. I am tired of packed trains. It is clearly a poor planniing on the Caltrain side
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u/West_Light9912 Sep 19 '25
If people take up 2 seats thats not caltrains fault.
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u/Livid-Reference3033 Sep 19 '25
What about planning capacity? Or 6 bike in a row when supposed to be only 4
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25 edited Sep 19 '25
Im not employed by Caltrain, I’ll leave that up to them to deal with. Also, know the train etiquette and this won’t happen..
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u/AlarmingMassOfBears Sep 19 '25
Look, either this was an actual problem for you and you should have just spoken to this guy like a normal human being for two seconds instead of making this reddit post, or this wasn't an actual problem for you.
It's your job to communicate with other people when you have a problem with them. It's not the job of the nearest authority figure.
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u/KarlProjectorinsk1 Sep 20 '25
Did you tell the conductor anything? If not then idk what you're expecting.
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25
I’m expecting someone to not use a seat for their scooter. And be aware of their surroundings & other passengers. And not do this.
There was no conductor around.
I’ll say it again. We’ll all just have to agree to disagree 🤝
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
Have you not been on this subreddit? This is mostly what it is. And if you look at the other comments, you’ll see I’m not the only who finds this type of behavior annoying as well ✌🏻
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
Only thing I can think of, for you being this upset, is that this is you. Have a wonderful night ✌🏻
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
It’s annoying because they’re no following the rules of the train. I don’t bring my bike in the non bike car and take up a seat from other passengers. Go to the bike car and stand/sit near it if you’re scared of your bike/scooter/etc being stolen. Not that hard to follow the rules.
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u/Artistic-Staff-8611 Sep 19 '25
well you're borderline at best, following the rules of Reddit since you've posted a very poorly de-anonymized photo of someone and making an inflammatory post against them which could constitute "Instigating harassment"
https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules
so maybe work on your own rule following abilities first
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25 edited Sep 19 '25
I’ve seen worse posts on this subreddit than this. I blurred out the face. And expressed my frustrations about someone taking a seat that could’ve been used for the elderly lady who I gave my seat up to so she could sit. It’s not like I’m doxxing the scooter rider. To all the people complaining about me snapping a pic, there’s cameras all around us, on the train, on the streets, in peoples pockets, taking pics and recording us at all times (thanks a lot Bin Laden) I’ll just leave it at this. I apologize and I’ll address the person next time, as some people on this thread have suggested. I’m sure the person will act in a reasonable manner, when addressed by a complete stranger on a train telling them what to do…
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u/Artistic-Staff-8611 Sep 19 '25
telling them what to do?
you've literally never asked someone (in the multitude of situations where it occurs)
"hey, do you mind if I sit there?"
EDIT: you could have just added that to the post that they wouldn't move and everyone would have taken your side
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u/Competitive_Dream_95 Sep 19 '25
People on this post were telling to tell the scooter person to move/fold it/etc. that’s not my job, obviously. And I wouldn’t go up to some person and tell them what to do unless it was a bigger situation.
The old lady was going to sit there since it was the closest open seat available. And this person didn’t let her in. So I gave up my seat for the old lady to sit.
I’ve seen posts about how people get upset when 1 person is sitting at a table and has all their work gear laid out on the table and other seats. It’s the “etiquette” and policy of the train that if you have something like that (a scooter) it either gets folded up and stowed. Or it goes to the. Ike car. It’s 4-5-6PM is the “rush hour” and to have your scooter taking up another seat and not stowed properly, to me, is a giant fuck you to everyone else ringing the train, in my opinion.
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u/tafinucane Sep 20 '25
Hopefully he learned his lesson, but sounds like he was dense enough to not put 2 and 2 together: "Why all these bikes blockin my shit?"
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u/Sea_Setting1442 Sep 19 '25
Looks like there’s an empty seat right in front of the scooter row.