Blasting MP3 on HP now fine $500?
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Eh, just heard on 958
that blasting mp3 songs on handphone in MRT causing disturbance to others is now liable to a fine of $500.
But hor, since the MRT staff can't even control people eating, you think will help meh?!
the dabian man
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Inconsiderate behaviour in MRT stations
Imagine you are on your way home on the MRT after a long day's work.
You are just leaning back to enjoy the ride when the peace is shattered by the loud sound of music.
A few seats away, you spy a group of teenagers playing the latest top 40 hits on their mobile phones.
What can you do when you encounter such inconsiderate behaviour?
938LIVE's Shaffiq Alkhatib finds out.
There's an old saying which states that music can soothe the savage beast.
Apparently, whoever coined it has never heard music playing at full blast in the confines of an MRT cabin.
Regular commuter, Jemimah Tsoi said such thoughtless behaviour drives her up the wall.
"It was very annoying! Most of the people who usually play all this loud music on public transport are teenagers."
Although Jemimah is very irritated by such inconsiderate acts, she simply chooses to tune out.
She said that she has never told them to pipe down and the fellow passengers too tend to avoid confrontation.
"Usually Singaporeans are quite passive to whatever goes on on the public transport. They will just pretend that they just can't hear anything."
Another regular MRT-user, Yuhanis Norman shares the same view.
The 17 year old student feels that there should be campaigns to educate the culprits.
"Measures can be taken. For example: just simple posters all around the MRT stations or the insides of the MRTs to show how they can be considerate to other commuters. There can be campaigns in education institutes."
However some commuters believe in a more punitive approach - fine the noisemakers.
One of them's Goh Jia Wei.
"I think they can impose regulations. Like you know, how they do to food and everything. We can put a fine there or something to stop them".
Spokespersons from both SBS Transit and SMRT say that MRT staff are empowered to fine commuters who irritate others.
This is according to a clause in the Rapid Transit System Act.
For now, you can inform MRT staff when you encounter other commuters displaying inconsiderate behaviour.
They can step in and advice the culprits to toe the line.
If offenders refuse to cooperate, they can be fined up to $500. - 938live.sg -
not bad
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its worst when you have 2 groups trying to outplay each other.
anyway even adults are doing it.
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I approve.
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last sat, i was on the NEL to town...
and there was this loud blasting of music from the NEXT cabin...
the best part abt this is that a commuter went u to him and complain abt the noise but he did nothing to stop the disturbance...
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me tooOriginally posted by chrisbenoit:I approve. 
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cool.
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$500 not enough la
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they should impose the same fine on buses.
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fine + confiscation of Hp + rotan + 3 months jail sentence... minimum...
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2 cabins 2 genre of music.Originally posted by dragg:its worst when you have 2 groups trying to outplay each other.
anyway even adults are doing it.
and some try to sing out loud like they in contest. Really freak out everyone.
Yeah man! Young Adults, Old adults, teens and etc. Play music on Laptops and any device that can make noise. But then there are those who engage in loud talk non stop throughout the train ride from east to west. Also equally bad.
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Just image, on the left, tehcno song, on the right india coconut song Totally cannot tahan. Think MRT should also fine those who talk so loudly that the next cabin also can hear.
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sometimes its because they cant hear the phone properly because surrounding sound loud so bo bianOriginally posted by redpicanto: Just image, on the left, tehcno song, on the right india coconut song Totally cannot tahan. Think MRT should also fine those who talk so loudly that the next cabin also can hear.
but the blast song one really must fine~ -
What crap reasoning is this?Originally posted by X k:sometimes its because they cant hear the phone properly because surrounding sound loud so bo bian
but the blast song one really must fine~ -
Nice idea leh, diff cabin, diff genre of songs, then left 1 cabin is no music one.
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tem each cabin muz hab door 1...tem ish sound proof..sohx other cabins wont hear the noise...ppl can go into to the cabin which tey prefer and dance inside
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good. fine them. fine them all to hell.
i remembered there was this time when theres this indian who blasted his indian mp3 on his HP in the MRT.
so many Singaporeans were there, but they only know how to give the guy dirty looks, "tsk" and all that nonsense. f---ing spineless Singaporeans, all of them.
in the end, i couldnt take the indian music already, so i went up to the guy.
Me: is the music coming from your phone?
Indian: yah
Me: do u know how to spell the word 'pest'??
Indian: ....
Me: P - E - S - T. learn it. thats your new name.
Indian:
i still hate singaporeans that only know how to tsk tsk tsk and not do anything. wtf. cb. -
right. so wat did u do?Originally posted by GHoST_18:last sat, i was on the NEL to town...
and there was this loud blasting of music from the NEXT cabin...
the best part abt this is that a commuter went u to him and complain abt the noise but he did nothing to stop the disturbance...
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people invented something called "earphones" and "headphones" for a reason. please check out these very novel inventions.Originally posted by X k:sometimes its because they cant hear the phone properly because surrounding sound loud so bo bian
but the blast song one really must fine~ -
u wouldnt wanna know wat i did...Originally posted by Ristar:right. so wat did u do? -
say.Originally posted by GHoST_18:u wouldnt wanna know wat i did... -
sometimes i wonder why we didn't have this kind of culture years ago. sounds like an import.
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I guess this fine system really works for people who dont condone their behaviour but dun have the guts to tell them. Just like me
I guess I shouldnt be saying to much, since I dun dare to tell them off in the public, I shouldnt be ranting too much in this forum too. Haha