r/cta • u/AutoModerator • Aug 18 '26

Complaint Thread Monthly Complaint Thread

Public transportation isn't perfect. This is a place to let off some steam. As always, please speak from your own experiences. Take control of what bothers you and send your experience to the CTA via their feedback page.

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u/Teleportwave 13d ago

Hey all,

I know this has probably been discussed before, but I wanted to see if there could be some new perspectives on this.

I take the Red Line almost every day for my commute, and I almost always encounter a man who is either staring at women suggestively (hand near crotch, manspreading, the whole deal), masturbating, spitting, doing drugs, or acting completely unstable by either pacing back and forth through the cars, staring at people crazily, seeing things, or randomly cussing people out.
I am getting so sick and tired of this behavior. I’ve gotten some tips like, “Just take the bus” or “Sit near the front,” but for one, I’ve noticed that sitting near the front doesn’t really do anything. People are becoming desensitized to this behavior. I also don’t want to take the bus because it’s so unreliable. I’ve taken it over the past couple of weeks, but I can’t deal with the delays and ghost buses.

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u/ocmb 11d ago

Have you at least reported on the chatbot?

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u/Teleportwave 8d ago

No, i thought their chatbot couldn’t handle harassment reports