Whether you're new to the city or a seasoned native, you ride Muni. We all do. San Francisco's famous lack of street parking, sky-high hourly parking rates and exhaustively steep hills mean that even the fanciest among us must hop a bus. Are you following the unspoken rules for riding Muni?
1. See something? Shut up. Do not get involved in whatever drama is happening on the 30.
2. No man-spreading. And backpacks are not people—they do not get their own seat.
3. Clipper Card is the only acceptable way to pay. We don't have all day to wait for crumpled dollar bills to iron themselves out.
4. All entry and all exit should occur through the back door. The front door is for children and the elderly.
5. Always give your seat up to someone who needs it more than you do, even if you're not in those reserved seats at the front of the bus. We're all in this together!
6. Earphones must be utilized for all music, video games and movies.
7. There is no Muni ride so long that it requires anyone to eat a full plate of pasta. If it needs a fork, it doesn't belong on the bus.
8. It's not necessary (or kind) to Instagram every weird person you see on Muni. After all, someone might be Instagramming YOU.