Raise a hand if you’ve ever met passengers on the bus who enjoy the comfort of stretching their legs
Stretching their legs while sitting, making good use of that empty seat opposite, that is.
Well, it looks like bus operators are aware of how ungracious bus passengers can be. And they’re already making an effort to discourage such behaviour.
Last Saturday (17 Aug), a Redditor noticed a new sign on a bus officially banning the act. The picture was uploaded with the caption “So SMRT has finally had enough.”
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Why do some Singaporeans behave badly on public buses and what can bus captains do?
Mr J Kong was travelling home on bus service 157 last month when he saw an elderly man put his feet up on the seat opposite him. The 38-year-old senior paralegal told The Straits Times he was aghast at the “unhygienic” and “inconsiderate” act.
Noticing that the passenger seated next to the old man looked visibly uncomfortable, Mr Kong told him to put his feet down. “But instead of doing so, the man told me that he could put his leg up as long as he was not wearing shoes,” said Mr Kong. “I was surprised by his reaction because most folks would apologise and proceed to put their feet down from the seats.”
Stunned and unsure what else he could do, Mr Kong whipped out his mobile phone and snapped a photo of the man, and then sent it to citizen journalism website Stomp. “At the end of the day, what can commuters do besides Stomping?” he asked. “I’ve not informed bus captains about these incidents before. But if I do, what are they able to do? I feel that it is important that commuters are willing to voice out on such matters so that we can make a difference.”
From time to time, seats on public transport are occupied by something out of the ordinary, from legs to luggage
Stomper Anonymous shared a photo with us of a teenager who had her legs up on a seat in a train. She witnessed the scene on Monday (July 8) at about 5.30pm when she boarded a train towards Punggol at Outram Park.
She said to Stomp:
- "I was on the way home with my friend and thought about why they were behaving so indecently in the train.
- "It felt like they were treating the space as their home.
- "I usually don't take photos but this was over the limit."
Shots of commuters putting their feet on bus seats next to warning signs go viral
It should already be common sense, but in case anyone’s struggling with the logic, putting your feet up on bus seats is considered A Rude Thing To Do.
Not only is it unhygienic (imagine sitting on the filth you might have stepped on), it also blocks other passengers from getting a seat. And no, it doesn’t matter whether the bus is empty — it’s just inconsiderate for everyone else when chairs get dirtied up.
Unfortunately, courtesy and graciousness aren't coming naturally to everyone. Last month, SMRT started putting up signs on buses that explicitly discourage commuters from stretching their legs onto seats opposite them.
Inconsiderate passenger airs her feet on bus seat
The Stomper sent in a photo to Stomp showing the lady resting her bare feet on another bus seat with her shoes placed on the floor.
Slc was outraged and commented on the situation:
"Such disgusting and inconsiderate behaviour on bus service 141.
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All Singapore Stuff May 16
Some people think they pay bus fare means their feet and barang barang also deserve a seat on the bus.
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QUEEN OF SBS BUS SPOTTED!
Spotted today as I was taking a bus, this queen of the SBS bus happily sitting, putting her feet up, and taking the seat next to her as well with her bags.
Granted, the bus might not be that full, but do you really need to put your feet up like that? This is a public bus, you should show some courtesy by not treating this as your home! Wonder what's her excuse?
Too tired after walking too much? But it was early in the morning! Maybe it is true, nowadays, there are more and more selfish people around.
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S’pore man uploads video of teens putting their legs on bus seats, challenges netizens criticising him to MMA fight
Some people take their duties of uploading videos to highlight anti-social behaviour seriously.
On Dec. 24, a video uploaded by Facebook user Joo Wee, showed three youths putting up their feet on seats in what looks to be an empty bus.
It was accompanied with the caption “3 stupid young punks on bus”.
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