Since I started biking to the Caltrain depot everyday, I've become aware of a group of people who regularly grab the best (and often, the only) available seats on the bike car. And they're not one-timing. There's a guy in his mid-forties, half-bald, the kind of guy who looks at you over the bifocals perched on his hawkish nose...you know who I'm talking about, right? At peak traffic (the 5pm-ish baby bullet), I see this guy get on the bike car (the second time I've seen him do this), and take one of eight seats that are available for cyclists. I glare at him, then indicate my rolled-up right side pant leg. He looks back and then averts his eyes into a paperback. Thirty seconds later, one of the conductors walks by and says "folks, if you're not a cyclist, please don't use these seats." We exchange glances again. There are clearly written signs everywhere that explain why it's important - bicyclists have to stay in the car with their bikes. There are bicyclists standing on this particular car. There are only 5 bikes, but all eight seats are taken. There are two extremely overweight, well dressed girls who are also obviously not cyclists. I need to spend some time thinking about how to make life maximally uncomfortable for these people.
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