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[quote=Anonymous]I know trains are different from buses, and trains passengers are more or less on their own, but I’m a bus driver and music or videos without headphones is my biggest pet peeve. I’ll give it about thirty seconds to turn it down before I’m on the microphone asking for it to be turned down as a courtesy to everyone on the bus. Usually that works, if I have to ask a third time I’ll pull over and sit with the door open until they leave. Peer pressure can be very effective for most people.

One thing I’ve noticed is there can be a cultural component to this where the perpetrator may not speak English as a first language and not understand that I’m asking them to turn it down or that Americans perceive it as rude. I try to give a pass in that case, but it’s still annoying.

If you feel safe doing so, when the driver makes an announcement, it can be really helpful if the passengers back up what the driver said and ask the person to turn it down. But never put yourself in a potentially unsafe situation to do so. You never know if the person is ready to blow and looking for a fight,  just testing boundaries or oblivious to the fact there are other people in the world. [/quote]

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