Trams, a source of constant frustration and anger on my daily commute. Even Metrolink couldn't be blamed for this mornings feelings.
I get on the tram at one of its last stops towards Manchester and most days am lucky to get on let alone get a seat (something for a future post I feel) Today wasn't too bad, I could get on and had room to breath. A pregnant lady got on at the same stop as me and of I noticed she was expecting than she must be quite far on!
Did anybody offer this lady their seat when she got on? No of course not. This was made worse firstly by people looking up from their seats, seeing her condition and doing nothing. Secondly when somebody did get off and a seat became free a young lady who was busy reading her Kindle and supping on her coffee dived on the seat. A priory seat for those "disabled, pregnant or less able to stand" no less!
Without sounding like the old man my wife says I'm turning into when I was a kid somebody old, pregnant etc got on and there wasn't a seat people would be climbing over other to offer one. Don't get me wrong I do occasionally see people offer their seat but this morning was a joke.
Yes maybe I or one of my fellow passengers should have said something. But would you have? Would the lady in question want somebody fighting her battles for her? I believe the onus is on the people sitting down to be getting up and offering their seat.
I'm not going to offer any reasons for any this happened or any social commentary on its causes, that is for another blogger to tackle. All I know is what I saw and how it made me feel.
Next time you are on public transport take a look about; it's there somebody else stood up who could use your seat?
A please and thank you wouldn't go a miss either.
I get on the tram at one of its last stops towards Manchester and most days am lucky to get on let alone get a seat (something for a future post I feel) Today wasn't too bad, I could get on and had room to breath. A pregnant lady got on at the same stop as me and of I noticed she was expecting than she must be quite far on!
Did anybody offer this lady their seat when she got on? No of course not. This was made worse firstly by people looking up from their seats, seeing her condition and doing nothing. Secondly when somebody did get off and a seat became free a young lady who was busy reading her Kindle and supping on her coffee dived on the seat. A priory seat for those "disabled, pregnant or less able to stand" no less!
Without sounding like the old man my wife says I'm turning into when I was a kid somebody old, pregnant etc got on and there wasn't a seat people would be climbing over other to offer one. Don't get me wrong I do occasionally see people offer their seat but this morning was a joke.
Yes maybe I or one of my fellow passengers should have said something. But would you have? Would the lady in question want somebody fighting her battles for her? I believe the onus is on the people sitting down to be getting up and offering their seat.
I'm not going to offer any reasons for any this happened or any social commentary on its causes, that is for another blogger to tackle. All I know is what I saw and how it made me feel.
Next time you are on public transport take a look about; it's there somebody else stood up who could use your seat?
A please and thank you wouldn't go a miss either.
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