Tampon or chewing gum? 9 tweets on the HORROR of public transport

Public transport is, in anyone’s language, a complete and utter nightmare.

Yes, it's cheap (well, relatively speaking), fairly dependable (when they're not striking, that is) and pretty safe, but then there's all the, you know, other stuff.

For every punctual bus, train or tram, there’s a fellow commuter who won’t break eye contact with you, a random passenger who thinks the Luas is the right time to crack out a burrito or a person with limited control of their bodily functions.

And if you think you're alone in these daily transport struggles, you need look no further than Twitter to realise that public transport is, for each and every one of us, as harrowing as it gets.

 1. When this happens

Just had a little girl sneeze in front of me with all her chunky stuff landing on my leg……. #PublicTransportStruggles

— Julian Simon Nguyen (@juliansimon_) May 20, 2016

2. When people aren't locked up

Some mental box taking pictures of the Luas security delayed my journey this morning. Some people should be locked up. #grumpydub #luas

— thegrumpydub (@TheGrumpyFeen) October 6, 2016

3. When people like you a bit too much

Pet peeve: when there's a WHOLE bus free with seats and a person plonks themselves down beside you #ugh

— Olivia Hayes (@HayesOliviaa) September 14, 2016

4.  When you're actually the biggest issue

When you're so busy eavesdropping on the #Luas, you unwrap a tampon instead of a chewing gum packet in full view of morning commuters.

— Niamh McClelland (@niamhomac) October 6, 2016

5. When you'd be quicker crawling

#luas is so slow my Google Fit actually registered it as walking pic.twitter.com/UMNySirboK

— Ksush (@prost_baginya) October 5, 2016

6. When a fellow commuter isn't even human

You haven't lived until you've seen the panic that a lone trapped wasp can create, on a rush-hour #Luas.#LuasDiaries

— Dara de Brún (@DaraDeBrun) October 3, 2016

7. When THOSE people get on

People having obnoxious convos on their phones on the tram. #thebest #Melbourne #commute #publictransport

— Lee Alexander (@leealexand3r) October 6, 2016

8. When you get ahead of yourself

Nothing says "happy Friday" like a lap full of a steaming cup of coffee #morningcommute #HappyFriday

— Lora Hoeltje (@itheroba) September 30, 2016

9. When your life is in your hands… and you love it

Dublin Bus – you either get Keanu Reeves behind the wheel, or driving Miss Daisy. There is no in between. #DublinBus #loveit #speed

— Kelsey Cunningham (@KelClCunningham) September 26, 2016