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Bus Captain Filmed ‘Reminding’ Passenger Not to Talk on Phone

2021-11-11 , 2:09 pm

Whether conscious of it or not, every commuter in Singapore abides by some unspoken rules when aboard public transport, such as:

1. Don’t fart

Okay, so that’s it. At least it was until COVID-19 emerged. Now this list of rules has been expanded to:

1. Don’t fart
2. Don’t cough
3. Don’t talk on the phone

We all know that coughing will make everyone stare at you like you’ve just slaughtered an entire litter of puppies, but talking on the phone is equally abominable.

And this bus captain is having none of it.

Bus Captain Filmed ‘Reminding’ Passenger Not to Talk on Phone

A video of a bus captain reminding a passenger not to talk on the phone has made the rounds on social media.

Footage of the accident was shared on the Instagram page @sg.incidents.

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The short 28-second video begins with the bus captain already out of his seat, near the standing area, talking to a passenger.

“I’m not shouting at you, I’m just reminding you. Please,” he said, telling the passenger that he has reminded her repeatedly for a “very long time”.

The passenger replies, but her response is muffled and unintelligible. The bus driver says “please” a couple of more times before returning to his seat.

Someone, presumably the passenger in question, then says, “Ya, I can hear you”, meaning they either continued talking on the phone, or responded to another passenger on the bus.

Bus Driver Had Stopped Bus Near Orchard Road

As far as I know, our public buses are not self-driving vehicles, which means the bus driver must have stopped his bus just to remind the passenger not to talk on her phone.

Indeed, the Instagram page which uploaded the video claims that the bus captain had stopped his bus near Orchard Road to remind the passenger.

Can We Talk on Public Transport?

Back in May this year, when Ong Ye Kung was still Transport Minister, he said that public transport can be “very safe” as long as commuters have their masks on and refrain from talking.

You’ll see something similar when you head to the Public Transport Council’s website, which advises commuters not to talk while aboard public transport to prevent the spread of droplets.

See, when we talk, we expel droplets of saliva into the air, which can then be inhaled by other people. This is one way respiratory viruses like COVID-19 can spread.

So, this bus captain was just doing his job in protecting himself and the other passengers. We too should do our job by heeding the advice of health experts to keep our fellow residents safe.

Bus Captain Filmed ‘Reminding’ Passenger Not to Talk on Phone

Bus Captain Filmed ‘Reminding’ Passenger Not to Talk on Phone

Bus Driver Had Stopped Bus Near Orchard Road

Can We Talk on Public Transport?

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