Feet On Seats?

[reb0118]

Does the forum think it acceptable to put your feat on the seats when you have taken your shoes off beforehand? No smelly feet jokes please.

What if they have no socks on is that just as bad as shoes?

 

[ainsworth74]

Just socks I don't think is an issue (as long as you're feet don't kill everything within a ten foot radius ) and I don't think just feet is an issue either (as long as their not walking around barefoot because then I would say it's just as bad as shoes). Personally I tend to put a newspaper down and then keep my shoes on but use the newspaper to protect the seat.

 

[mralexn]

I wear very funky socks for this very reason! :P

 

[SS4]

No. I'm opposed to taking your shoes off. Socks are sweaty and its not too different from shoes on seats.

 

[First class]

No! Indeed some TOCs will prosecute you even if you just have your feet (bare or not) on the metal framework.

(Now, as for the sleeper train, well I hope the bedding is fresh!)

 

[CosherB]

I think shoes-off it's fine. I love 1st in a Pendo (or Mk3 before that) to get a single pair of seats each side of a table, recline both, shoes off and feet up on the cushion of the opposite seat. Very comfy!

 

[Matt Taylor]

Shoes off is fine by me, also acceptable is placing a newspaper on the seat and having feet on the paper rather than the seat fabric.

 

[Bellwater]

No. I've threatened to charge people for another fare if their feet are occupying a seat, they soon move them.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I don't mind socks on seats, or covering the seat before putting shoes on them. Guards around here are usually quite good for telling people to get feet off seats.

 

[Dr.iver]

It's a digesting habit, I always tell people to remove them when changing ends or pass, I've been known to make snooty PA notices if it's when and loads of people have them on the seat.
People have no consideration for others at times

 

[SS4]

What's the difference between someone's sweaty socks and their shoes? Don't try and tell me their feet aren't sweaty - that's rubbish.

You're not at home in front of the fire, keep your shoes on ffs

 

[Class172]

Slightly ironic how on the new LM 172s, when the 'please keep your feet off the seats' announcement comes on, people deliberately seem to put them on. :roll:

 

[Stigy]

I find it strange that some people are so obsessive and absolutely MUST have their feet on the seats, that they go to extra measures such as taking their shoes and socks off....
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No! Indeed some TOCs will prosecute you even if you just have your feet (bare or not) on the metal framework.

(Now, as for the sleeper train, well I hope the bedding is fresh!)

They'd be hard pushed to win at court if shoes and/or socks were off, bearing in mind the byelaw to be used indicates that there's the likelihood of the feet soiling the seats in laymans terms.

 

[the sniper]

.[..]bearing in mind the byelaw to be used indicates that there's the likelihood of the feet soiling the seats in laymans terms.

I believe Merseyrail gets/used to get convictions for feet on seat under 'interfering with the comfort and convenience of people on the railway', as presumably the spoiling byelaw required proof of the seat being soiled by the shoe. I doubt this could have been proven in most Merseyrail cases.

I'd appreciate if any Merseyrail enforcement officers can confirm or inform which byelaw was use(d).

 

[LE Greys]

No. I've threatened to charge people for another fare if their feet are occupying a seat, they soon move them.

Back in slam-door days, I've seen people stretched accross the whole side of a compartment. Some with newspaper down, some not. Would you charge them four fares?

 

[stut]

I fail to see why clean socks or shoes on a bag/paper would be a problem on a quiet train. It's quite commonplace in Switzerland - if it's not banned there, it must be clean!

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

On a busy train it should be disallowed, on quiet trains what's the problem?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The last time that I travelled on a Merseyrail unit, the coach was full of notices about "Not putting feet on seats". They must have had a particular problem with this, as I have not seen such a poster campaign in units before in other TOC units.

Is there any medical reason why people have to put their feet on seats?

 

[martin2345uk]

Ugh, I HATE people who put their feet on seats! It just shows a complete and utter lack of respect!

When I see people putting a newspaper down and then putting their feet on that, it's fine, as they obviously are showing consideration that they don't want to make the seat dirty.

And people taking their shoes off first doesn't bother me, even if their feet are a touch sweaty, it'd soon dry out, and wouldn't mess up the next person's trousers like mud from shoes would...

That said, I've never felt so uncomfortable on a train that I've felt the need to put my feet on the seat...

 

[ert47]

On a busy train it should be disallowed, on quiet trains what's the problem?

When people have their shoes on - even if its not muddy, dirt can accumilate getting the seats dirty. (in an extreme case) Would you want to sit on a seat that could leave dirt marks on your trousers?

I've put my feet up on trains, but never on the uphostery (unless I take off my shoes first) (and on tables - for that matter.)

 

[dk1]

Shoes off is fine by me, also acceptable is placing a newspaper on the seat and having feet on the paper rather than the seat fabric.

Have to agree as long as socks are not directly beside me. Doing this or using a paper shows consideration for others & completley pacifies me.

Remember these are often the sort of people who think nothing of putting their shoes on their own furniture, let alone taking them off at the front door!!

 

[Sheridan]

Merseyrail also quote a survey that says one of the things that irritates their passengers most is having feet on seats, as justification for having a strict policy, not that any is really needed. I don't really mind when people have their feet on the metal framework on either side of the seat. It may well make the upholstery dirty on the side, but not on the top bit where you actually sit. The only people I tend to see with their feet up on Merseyrail these days are young lads with headphones in and hoods up.