Round objects you hold on to in buses?

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What do you call in BrE round objects you hold on to in buses?

 

[Rover_KE]

grab handles

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In New York, they're called straps, even though they're not straps anymore.

 

[GoesStation]

In New York, they're called straps, even though they're not straps anymore.

People who commuted on the New York subway used to be called straphangers. I don't know whether that evocative term is still in use.

 

[bubbha]

I call them straps, even if they're just plastic rings hanging from a belt.

 

[PeterCW]

In BrE most people would say "straps" but in practice they are seldom used on buses or trains these days. We still refer to "strap hanging" when standing on a bus or train.

 

[emsr2d2]

On most British buses, there is nothing hanging from the ceiling to hold on to. There are poles that reach from every few seats to the ceiling and people who are standing hold on to those. There are strict limits on how many people are allowed to stand.

Here's a picture of them:



Source: https://www.landflight.co.uk/

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

People who commuted on the New York subway used to be called straphangers. I don't know whether that evocative term is still in use.

As far as I know, they're still called straphangers. In the eighties I worked on the Straphangers Campaign to get the subways rehabbed.