Steven Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Public transportation is awesome. It's part of daily life in many places, especially cities like New York,

which are so fabulous that you spend all of your money on rent and you can't afford a car, bicycle, or skateboard.

My friend Bernice and I visited New York to see the Godspell revival on Broadway, in which

I'm a teeny tiny, itty-bitty investor. We took the subway. It was so exciting, but when we got

back to our hotel, Bernice gently took my arm and her vice-like grip, steered me to a nearby

chair, and pulled off the piece of paper on my

back that someone had taped there? It said, public transit newbie. Ouch, nailed. Bernice then patiently

explained the ins and outs of public transportation. Here are the tips Bernice gave me for

navigating public transit like a pro.

Tip number one, stand right, walk left.

Escalators are everywhere, especially in big cities, moving walkways zip through airports,

and in some cities, people even use the sidewalks.

The rule is, stand to the right so people can walk by you on the left.

In fact, even if you're walking, stay to the right as much as possible so people going faster than you can easily get by.

Some people think they have places to go.

Otherwise, they back up behind you.

If while walking, you notice there's no one in front of you and 852 people behind you

with expressions of patient tolerance on their faces, if you're lucky, that means it's time to move

over to the right and let them pass. As Bernice so callously informed me, no, they are not

your fan club. Leave room even if you're with friends. Having an escalator-filling group is fun for you, but not so fun for the people trying

to get by.

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