In the scenario you described, why did the train jerked? Did the
train operator has poor train maneuvering skills or there's a
slight uneven surface on the rail. The MRT staff should be looking
into that instead.
I'm just giving an example as
to why the packet of cai peng might just land on your
pair of new shoes or
clothings.
The idea of punishing the offenders
will eliminate a large percentage of commuters from eating/drinking
in the trains.
Isn't that good?
Do you need more and more rules, regulations, laws for Singapore
to make people behave? Singapore is already such a "Fine" country,
you still want to make it even more "Fine" by having more rules,
regulations and laws?
Already having a lot of
rules/regulations/law is not a good reason not to add more. If
having a particular rule/regulartion/law will better enforce the
good behaviour of the citizens, or in this case commuters, then why
not?
What happened to public education by SMRT? I don't see posters
at MRT stations and trains asking people not to eat / drink. I
don't see advertisement on tv either.
You hear them all the time.
"Eating and drinking are not allowed in stations and
trains..."
Other western countries can allow their commuters (young and
old) to eat / drink in trains, why can't SMRT? The best part is the
train operators there are not charging the passengers train fares
but SMRT is.
No 2 countries are the same.
What might work out for them, would not mean that it would work out
for us. You say that train operators are not charging fares but the
cost of running the public transport has to come from somewhere
right? Think taxes maybe. 40% tax on your annual
income?
Being fare-paying passengers, the passengers are customers of a
transport company. Which company fine it's customers?
If you stain a piece of
clothing from GAP, wouldn't they pay for the damages? Well in the
case of SMRT, this translates to a fine.
SMRT is already making billions with the train fares, do they
still need to fine people for eating / drinking to increase their
revenue?
The company's profit or loss
has nothing to do with what we are discussing here. Besides, the
fine does not go directly to SMRT.
I feel that SMRT being a transport company, whether private or
GLC, does not have the right to fine passengers.
It all boils down to this. Are
you punishing the right group of commuters who deserve it or are
you simply going according to the book. Some might call it "law by
law".
