Asking a car if they will take a 3rd person

Marcel's post has me curious. Has any driver actually been asked to move a child seat? Unbelievable!

Or, what if the third is a child? What about if they just want a ride real bad and are acting like a child?

GeeseAreGood
Senior Member!

There's a lady in the afternoon line for Tackett's who, when the line is very long, will holler to the people in the front of the line to ask if the driver will take three. Most times, the drivers will take the third. She gets cheers for this from her linemates, and the line moves along much faster.

Often times, if the line is very long or the weather is bad, the drivers of larger vehicles will holler out that they can take 4 or 5. Me? I figure that the third body balances out the car weight-wise, so there's pretty much equal pressure on the tires.

What I HATE is this: I'm second in line and the driver will take three. The first person gets in the front seat. I open the door and get in the back seat. Third person stands there waiting for me to scooch over to behind the driver, rather than go around to the other side of the car. Scooching over in a heavy black wool coat with purse and tote bag is no easy feat. It happened only once -- I just close the door now. Another time, same scenario, person number three jumps ahead of me and climbs in the back seat, causing ME to have to walk around to the other side. Petty, sure, but EXTREMELY annoying when accompanied by PMS.

I wholeheartedly agree with many of the posts here, that if there is a long line of cars waiting for riders, they should only take two. Earlier this week at Potomac Mills, there was a line of about 6 cars waiting for riders. I got in the first one, sat in the back seat, and waited for about 3 or 4 minutes until the next passengers approached. Two women who were obviously together approached the car and asked the driver if he would take both of them (the line of cars was about 10 at this point). The driver got out of the car to move stuff from the back seat so he could accomodate both women. We took off for Rosslyn and the women didn't speak to each other the whole way up 95/395, keeping quiet as good slugs should. When we arrived in Rosslyn, one woman went one way, and the other went the opposite direction, shouting "I'll call you" as she walked away. Now, why would have been so difficult for one of those women to have ridden in the next car in line at Potomac? They caused another driver to lose a rider, our driver to waste time rearranging the back seat, and me to arrive at work in a bad mood.

Karen

I am all for the slugging system, I am a driver that picks up and I don't choose to take 3 people when I pickup,I don't feel I have to explain why I don't want to take 3 people, It's hard enough on your vehicle running up and down 95 everyday and then to contribute all that body weight, tons of bags etc... that is some serious wear and tear on a vehicle. I have been slugging for almost 7 years and some of the attitudes that get in your vehicle is unbelievable, some actually give you the attitude like this is our car. The vehicle I drive belongs to Mr and Mrs. B, not to the slugging system [:)].For the most part the majority of rider I pickup are used to riding with me and they appreciate the nice comfortable clean safe ride they receive.

Mrs. B