Feel like more people are cutting in the ferry line? You're probably right

It’s a busy time of year for ferry travel — and for cutting in line.

Half a million people are expected to take a Washington State Ferry this Labor Day weekend.

The state’s ferry hotline gets the most reports of cutting this time of year. Cars on the Mukilteo and Edmonds lines are the worst offenders, with hundreds of reports.

According to KOMO News, last week a man in the Fauntleroy ferry line pulled a gun on another passenger. He was trying to disrupt a physical fight that had erupted between two men when one of them cut in line. The man who pulled the pistol was arrested.

Though long wait times can be aggravating, Washington State Ferries urges people to be patient. Ferries spokesperson Dana Warr said that while some cutting might be intentional, it’s better to assume that people don’t mean to cut in line.

“Summer is our busiest season,” Warr said. “We have a lot of people visiting the area, and a lot of people who have maybe never traveled that route or taken the ferry before.”

Still, you can report offenders to the so-called HERO line at 1-877-764-HERO.