36 Mildly Infuriating Commuters Who Ruined Public Transit For Everyone

Public transit is supposed to be a shared space where we all silently agree to suffer together. But now and then, someone shows up and decides to treat the bus or train like it’s their living room, personal spa, or trash can. And that’s when things go from mildly annoying to full-on commuter rage.

Whether it’s the foot-on-the-seat crowd, the backpack flailers, or the people blasting music like it’s a nightclub, these folks really knew how to ruin a ride. So, please enjoy this roundup of inconsiderate passengers who made public transit a whole lot worse, just by being there.

1. Get These Shrimp Off This Train

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2. On My Morning Commute To Work

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3. Woman Puts Dog On Subway Seat Intended For The Elderly

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4. Someone Left These Used Cotton Swabs On This Train Window

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5. This Guy On A Overnight Bus With Max Brightness And No Headphones

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6. Someone Blocking The Aisle So They Can Have Their Own Section

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7. Shaving On The Subway

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8. Someone Took Their Tooth Out On The Bus And Left It There

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9. Family Couldn’t Find A Funeral Car, So They Took The Coffin On A Public Bus Instead. A Truly Unique Final Ride. Cuba 2025

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10. On The Subway This Morning

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11. Dude Takes His Massive Mastiff On The Bus And Fails To Control The Dog. Dog Is Barking Every 10 Seconds. Bonus Points For The Dudes Bum Hanging Out

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12. Met My First Male Karen. Complained About Us Talking, But Was On Conference Meetings At 4:55am On The Train

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13. On A Bus In Westminster, London Yesterday. Smells As Good As It Looks

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14. Someone Put Bubble Gum In The Phone Charger

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15. Why Are Loud Video/Speaker Phone Calls Now A Spectator Sport In Public?

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16. Lady On The Bus Spilled Spicy Mayo Everywhere. Only I Received The Brunt Of It

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17. Someone Left A Dirty Diaper On The Bus Bench

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18. People Who Sit Like This On A Crowded Train

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19. This Seemed Trashy

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20. Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn

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21. Seats Taken By Bikes On Crowded Train. The Owners Of The Bikes Saw People Standing On The Train And Wouldn’t Move Them

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22. Having A Nice And Calm Train Trip

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23. Group Of Kids Spent The Train Ride Blasting Music Then Left All Of This

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24. The Lady Next To Me Leans Her Bag On Me After I Ask Her To Move It To Take The Last Available Seat

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25. People Who Put Their Feet Up On Seats In Public Transport

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26. Idiots Like This As The Train Is Pulling Into The Station

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27. Full Train And People Asking Him To Move But He Was Too “Tired” To Give Them The Seats

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28. On A Train From Leicester To Birmingham And Someone Has Just Opened A Tupperware Full Of Prawns Before 10am

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29. 14-Year-Old Did This On Our School Trip Bus And I Had To Be The One Cleaning It Up (Since I Was The Last One Going Out Of The Bus), Since He Just Ran Off

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30. Love This On The Way To Toilet On The Train

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31. Sat Near Two Women Who Let Their Toddler Throw Food Around In Public Transport

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32. A Kingly Slumber

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33. Just Got On A Train And Found An Abandoned Pot Noodle

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34. Some People Just Left All This Trash Here At A Bus Stop

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35. Somewhere In Chicago

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36. People Who Leave A Train Like This:

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