The proposal for Bay Area Rapid Transit would penalize riders who occupy multiple seats and comes as urban transit network grapples with growthPublic transit riders in the San Francisco Bay Area could soon face tickets and hefty fines for hogging multiple seats – a sign of extreme overcrowding in the metropolitan area’s trains and the latest effort by a US transportation system to combat passengers’ rude behaviors,including so-called manspreading. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) agency – which shuttles more than 420000 customers per weekday in San Francisco and surrounding California cities and suburbs – is considering a original rule that would formally ban riders from spreading into multiple train seats, with an offense punishable by a fine of up to $500.
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Source: theguardian.com