{"id":18625,"date":"2025-12-11T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18625"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T03:23:36","slug":"can-singapore-ever-stop-being-a-fine-city-the-psychology-of-etiquette-on-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18625","title":{"rendered":"Can Singapore ever stop being a \u2018Fine City\u2019? The psychology of etiquette on public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Synopsis: Every second Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore\u2019s social issues of the day with guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Behaviours of inconsiderate commuters on public transport and interchanges are set to be regulated under new laws passed in Parliament in Oct 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base podcast aspect-landscape podcast-embed\" title=\"podcast embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/in-your-opinion\/can-singapore-ever-stop-being-a-fine-city-the-psychology-of-etiquette-on-public-transport\/embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"180\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Examples of inconsiderate behaviour include littering, eating and drinking, as well as playing loud music and videos on mobile phones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-ads-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper min-h-249 article-ads\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The latest legislation follows a slew of laws that regulate behaviours in Singapore, raising the question if we can ever shake off Singapore\u2019s reputation of being a \u2018fine\u2019 city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">To find out more, ST assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong speaks to two sociologists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They are Assistant Professor of Sociology (Education) at the School of Social Sciences at the Singapore Management University, George Wong; and Research Assistant Professor and head of the Urban Psychology Lab in the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, Samuel Chng.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-ads-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper min-h-249 article-ads\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Highlights (click\/tap above):\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">11:24 How people demonstrated civic behaviour during the Covid pandemic<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">18:25 The technological reason for seniors blasting videos and music<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-ads-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper min-h-249 article-ads\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">22:28 Empowering bus drivers to deal with inconsiderate commuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">26:10 How other countries regulate civil behaviours in public transport<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">29:46 The lady commuter that \u2018broke\u2019 the system<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Read ST\u2019s Opinion section:<a href=\"https:\/\/str.sg\/w7sH?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" 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