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74 Commutes That Went Completely Off The Rails Thanks To Other Passengers
World,SocietySEP 22, 2026

74 Commutes That Went Completely Off The Rails Thanks To Other Passengers

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In public transit, you get on, keep to yourself, and eventually arrive where you’re going. However, between passengers blasting videos without headphones, taking up entire rows, and treating the aisle like their personal living room, some commutes can turn into an unexpected test of patience.
These exact situations, along with plenty of other irritating and downright baffling encounters, were recently shared by people who had just wanted to get from one place to another in peace. Their stories prove that sometimes the hardest part of a daily commute isn’t the traffic or delays, but the fellow passengers along the way.

#61 Someone Forgot Their Switch At The Train Station News Stand

A black Nintendo Switch case sitting on a public transport counter
4points

#62 Bus Doesn’t Have Enough Leg Room, And I’m 5ft (154cm)

Extremely cramped legroom on a bus, showing challenging public transport interactions.
4points

#63 This Is My "Window Seat" On My 2 And A Half Hour Train Journey

Train seat row without a window, illustrating awkward public transport interactions.
4points

#64 Subway: Eat Fresh

Passengers setting up a dinner table inside a subway car, a bizarre public transport interaction.
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4points

#65 Typical Millennial - Always On Their Phone

A man performing a flag pole pose on a subway train, illustrating wild public transport interactions.
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4points

#66 Woman On Bus Eating Tub Of Mayonnaise

A woman eating from a jar of mayonnaise on a bus, showing strange public transport interactions.
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4points

#67 My Boyfriend Has Just Started A Long Train Journey

A chat screen showing an empty earbud case, a funny public transport interaction.
3points

#68 Just Sat On The Floor Of A Train For 5 Hours

A social media post about overbooked public transport trains
3points

#69 Trying To Sleep On An Overnight Bus, Dude In Front Of Me Has His Phone On Full Brightness. Dimmed Phone To The Left For Scale

People on a sleeper bus with bright screens, highlighting public transport interactions.
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3points

#70 Songs For This Picture?

A man sleeping precariously on the overhead luggage rack during public transport travel
3points

#71 Butterface

A woman spreading butter on her forehead using a knife, capturing bizarre public transport interactions.
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3points

#72 Dropped One Of My Wireless Earbuds On The Train Tracks All Of 10 Minutes Into The 3 Hour Trip

Red circle highlighting an object on public transport train tracks next to platform
2points

#73 Subway Spiderman

A person in a Spider-Man suit hanging upside down on a subway train, an example of public transport interactions.
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2points

#74 Got Fined £75 For Accidentally Getting On The Wrong Train

Close up of a public transport penalty fare ticket showing fine amount
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-2points
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