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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Metro - rush hour --the guy was probably repositioning his bike each time b/c each time the doors open, people get in and out, and everybody has to readjust.  He probably was trying to keep the bike in the least amount of space possible and it woudl be hard to make sure the bike didn't touch at least one person on all sides at any given point in time.  It sounds like he honestly was trying his best, to this person who has been in this position only about a thousand times on crowded rush hours.  And in this type of situation, if everyone is doign their best to occupy the least amount of space possible and it's hot and crowded and we all just have to be patient, if then a SEATED passenger got persnickety about someting -- whoa, I'd be like, "That chick is waaaaay over-reacting.  Does she think everyone on here is having a picnic?  No, we're all just doing our best and keeping quiet until we can mercifully get to our own stop and get off."  Lordy lordy!![/quote]

So, if you're on the Metro with a bike and despite your best efforts, you continue to hit someone with your bike, you don't say "Excuse me"? Since when does rush hour overrule common decency? And if the person asked you to move your bike, would you still not apologize, but rather say "Calm down"?[/quote]

Sure, I'd say "Excuse me." And I'd try my best to move my bike to minimize inconvenience to others. Now, you seem to be missing one part in OP's story, right before biker saying "Cam down." Can you go back to OP's example and find it?[/quote]

Next time, do your own research. But, here you go:
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The first couple of times the lady was bumped by the wheel the lady just moved the wheel off of her and angled the wheel in another direction so that it would stop touching her but every time the guy kept angling the steering wheel back to the original angle pointing to inbetween the womans legs.

Finally, the woman got tired of the bike touching her so she asked the guy with the bike (not in the nicest tone of voice) if he could move his bike out of the way and he told her to calm down. She went off on him and said that she would not calm down and that she deserved to be able to sit on the train without his dirty bike wheel bumping into her at every stop. She said that if he did it again she was going to kick his bike. [/quote]

What am I missing? That she didn't ask him to move the bike in the nicest tone? So what? The OP didn't say she yelled, cursed, screamed, etc. So, if someone is irritated at your bad behavior, do you get defensive and tell them to calm down or do you apologize? Whether or not they decide to continue to take offense is up to them, but the courteous thing to do is apologize (especially if you want to defuse a situation). [/quote]

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