Subway and Public Transportation Etiquette - The People We Encounter - Page 47

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 

I thought Asians didn't have to shave?

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 

Let's try our very best to keep it that way.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

i love reading about that one chick who was on a mission to ride the whole system in record time (just 23 or so hours), but instead she was basically prevented that record by a delay i the first few stops. and, according to her “Not sure how long it’ll take[to finish]. Our entire route got botched by reroutings, that 40-min Rockaway ‘rush hour’ wait, and a police evacuation.”
according to the news, she is still riding at 27 hours, hilariously FAR from the record time.

The objective of the Subway Challenge is to navigate the entire New York City Subway system in the shortest time possible. This ride is also known as the Rapid Transit Challenge and the "Ultimate Ride".
There are two primary variations of this challenge:
Full-system ride that requires a rider to stop at each station. (Class B)
Skip-stop ride that only requires a rider to pass through each station. (Class C)
There is a third variation (Class A) which requires riders to cover all lines of the system. More specifically that means "During the run, the contestants making the run must traverse completely at least once each segment of right-of-way of the Transit Authority system. Each segment may be traversed either in one continuous transit or in any number of partial transits between stations on the segment."
The three classes of rides (A, B and C) are defined by the Amateur New York Subway Riding Committee (ANYSRC), created by Peter Samson in 1966.
Guinness World Records recognizes what is essentially the Class B rules as the official world record. The only difference between the rides defined by Guinness and the ANYSRC, is ANYSRC rides must be completed on a single fare while the Guinness rules allow for "transfers between subway lines must be made by scheduled public transport or on foot. The use of private motor vehicles, taxis or any other form of privately arranged transport (bicycles, skateboards, etc.) is not allowed." The complete Guinness rules can be found on the Rapid Transit Challenge website, and are similar to the rules for the London Tube Challenge.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

i love reading about that one chick who was on a mission to ride the whole system in record time (just 23 or so hours), but instead she was basically prevented that record by a delay i the first few stops. and, according to her “Not sure how long it’ll take[to finish]. Our entire route got botched by reroutings, that 40-min Rockaway ‘rush hour’ wait, and a police evacuation.”

according to the news, she is still riding at 27 hours, hilariously FAR from the record time.