Prewalking

7:25 pm EST December 11th, 2006 | Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Do you do this? I’m very guilty of it, both on the DC/MD/VA Metro and on the Boston subway system.

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7 Responses to “Prewalking”

  1. Apikoros says:
    December 12, 2006 at 12:49 am

    Err… so why “guilty”? I actually take it a step further. I get off at Braddock Road, so I get on one door away from where I want to be and switch doors at National Airport (or “Crawling Scum National Airport” if you prefer) to be right *at* the door at Braddock Road.

    My bus tends to be leaving just as the train arrives. If I run down the escalator, I have a chance. If not, I get to wave at the tail lights. I don’t feel at all guilty about this. If I get to the bus, I take my time boarding and the walkers behind me have a chance at catching the bus, too. Else we all end up waving and waiting 20-30 minutes for the next bus.

  2. swarty says:
    December 12, 2006 at 9:42 am

    I wouldn’t asign guilt to it. It’s a time honored tradition in NY, except some times when I’m on my way to work, if I dont wat to talk to anyone from my job who does the same practice, I get in a few cars away so I can read the paper and not have to make idle work chit chat.

  3. Colorado Dave says:
    December 12, 2006 at 11:03 am

    I try walking down the platform to where I feel the least crowded car will stop.

    At least that is what I do when I am in a real city with real public transportation.

  4. Michael D. Setty says:
    December 12, 2006 at 1:32 pm

    In San Francisco, thousands of people regularly ride BART towards Daly City, get off at Mission District Stations (16th or 2th Street), and then reverse direction in order to get seats on East Bay-bound trains. This is particularly prevalent on the Baypoint/Concord line, where some people have to stand upwards of 30-40 minutes.

  5. Michael D. Setty says:
    December 12, 2006 at 1:33 pm

    That is, 16th or 24th Street in San Francisco…

  6. Matt Browner Hamlin says:
    December 12, 2006 at 11:48 pm

    I didn’t know there was a word for it, but I do this at least twice a day in the New York subway system. Anything to save six seconds of time on a subway platform…

  7. Xanthippas says:
    December 13, 2006 at 1:31 am

    Oh man, I used to do that all the time on the Metro. I miss D.C….