Hey all you bike haters, I may have found a solution

I take my bike on BART every time I need to take it -- one to five days a week to get to work. I work 2nd shift and commute against the rush anyway (SF to CoCo) but since I take the yellow line, there are many people with luggage and just people in general. The trains can be crowded even at 2:30 p.m., the middle of the day.

So when I bring my bike on board, I won't sit unless I get one specific seat. That is the ADA seat next to the door that has just two seats and nothing against the wall. I lean my bike against that wall near the door and then turn the wheel 90 degrees so that it rests against my legs. This isn't always comfortable for me, but it leaves the seat next to me open enough for someone not hugely obese to sit. That way I take up ONE seat.

There has been one time when the train was packed and someone with a wheelchair needed the seat. In that case I got off the train and jogged to a different car, where I had to stand. I understand that's what I have to do sometimes. But with a mile on the front end of my bike commute and three on the back end, I like to sit if I can. Plus I think this takes up even less space than trying to not lean against the doors or sitting in one of the other openish seats and blocking two or more seats with my bike.

Only problem with this is when people sit in this spot without luggage or anything, and the center of the car is empty. I'll admit that irks me a bit. But maybe you enlightened BART ragers will think of this as the best solution and throw me a bone!

I've attached my plan, it's a real work of art haha.