See something, say something: We all know that when we ride Metro, we’re supposed to report suspicious bags.

But as NBC4 learned, riders aren’t really great at following through with this.

During a 90-minute test at the Foggy Bottom Metro stop on the system’s orange line, the News4 I-Team placed the knapsack next to an escalator within 15 feet of the tracks. Two passengers would report the bag to station administrators, but the News4 I-Team review found 39 minutes had elapsed between reports.

WMATA explosives investigator Sgt. Thomas Sharkey called the lag in time between reports was troublesome.

“Anything can happen in 39 minutes,” Sharkey said. “It can happen within two minutes. People have to be aware of their surroundings.”

NBC4 found that many passengers were paying attention to their phones, rather than their surroundings. Guess the new see something, text something plan doesn’t work too well if people never look up.