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It seems to me most people are oblivious or just don't care where to wait for the subway train. The most popular spot is the one they initially came in from. Even though it maybe a long walk after the arrive at their destination stop to exit the station.
Don't know about anyone else but I am very precise about which car and door I get on in order to be exactly where I want to be when I exit...... unless it means not getting a seat or riding on the 1st car, which I won't do.
I like the spot where I have to exit, but this isn't always known to me. Otherwise, I try to stay as close to the front of the train as possible as the riff raff seem to be in lesser numbers there and I've found that those cars tend to be less crowded than some of the back cars.
It seems to me most people are oblivious or just don't care where to wait for the subway train. The most popular spot is the one they initially came in from. Even though it maybe a long walk after the arrive at their destination stop to exit the station.
I would like to be better at this. The only times I manage to do it are when I'm travelling a route I've travelled many times in the past.
Don't know about anyone else but I am very precise about which car and door I get on in order to be exactly where I want to be when I exit...... unless it means not getting a seat or riding on the 1st car, which I won't do.
Why won't you ride in the 1st car out of curiosity?
During rush hour my main rule is to avoid the first and last cars at all cost. They are always wall-to-wall. I take the A train from 145th down to TriBeca and know exactly where to stand to get into the least crowded car (they are all crowded but this one seems to always be the least). I even have a strategy to block those that don't know where to stand from jumping in front of me (wait at my spot and turn my back on those people rushing in that were standing near the more crowded doors, block with arms out if someone tries to run around me).
Another thing I do is move in AWAY from the doors. "Excuse me, I'm moving to that big open space right over there. Thanks." There is typically space a bit further in the car, but everyone stops by the door and stands there. No idea why, but they can have their crammed in by the door space, while I have plenty of room away from the doors. Also, someone ALWAYS gets up at 59th street and I grab their seat. Those suckers at the doors get to stand through it all.
When it is not rush hour, my strategy changes to try and get as close to the exit at my final destination as possible.
I plan ahead if I know the stations well enough. I transfer trains twice on my commute to work and planning ahead could cut my commute time down by 10 minutes. I also like to stand in the big empty space in the middle of the train cars. I like to shove my way through the mass of high schoolers blocking the door area with their ginormous backpacks and hearing them huff and puff about it.
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