I APPLAUD the advertising campaign with the tagline, 'It's not
cool to pick your nose openly'.
It is effective partly because of the locations where the ads
are placed - platform screen doors at MRT stations. The ads seem to
be running on only the North-East Line. It would be good to have
them on the other lines as well.
Poor public transport etiquette could also be highlighted at MRT
platforms.
Commuters with stuffed backpacks are often oblivious to the
inconvenience they cause others. When a backpack-toting commuter
swings around, those around him could get thrown off balance.
It is worth highlighting that a backpack occupies a space
equivalent to that taken up by at least one standing commuter. It
would be more considerate for commuters to place their backpacks
between their legs.
At a time when we are looking into ways to tackle space issues
on our trains, a simple public education exercise on the proper way
to carry backpacks on trains will do much to help the situation in
an almost instantaneous and low-cost way.
Anne Shum (Ms)