TODAY I boarded the train bound for Melbourne with my two young children. I was surprised when a large group of people rudely pushed in front of us in order to board the train first, while also pushing in front of an elderly woman struggling with a fair amount of luggage.
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No one offered to help her.
Once on the train, I was relieved to spot three spare seats in a "family seat" of four, which would allow me to supervise my children on the journey and keep them entertained and quiet.
The passenger already there was annoyed when we sat down, saying that she had wanted her friend to join her there even though there were many seats still vacant for individuals and groups of two.
It's important that the group seats are left for families in order for parents to actively supervise and entertain young children. Please, people, show some consideration for others.
This lack of consideration towards the needs of others is obvious, too, in the way we treat each other on the roads.
Pedestrians are treated like second class citizens, left waiting at roundabouts for an age while drivers leave no room for them to pass.
It's not rocket science, people if you can let a pedestrian pass, do so, especially when it's cold and wet.
It really does mean a lot when a driver extends this courtesy. A growing city doesn't need to be a ruder city.