{"id":22283,"date":"2025-12-23T03:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22283"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:18:47","slug":"man-smokes-at-tampines-bus-stop-obviously-the-signs-dont-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22283","title":{"rendered":"Man smokes at Tampines bus stop: &#8216;Obviously, the signs don&#8217;t matter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\"><span><b>Welcome to <\/b><\/span><span><a class=\"text-primary-500 hover:underline\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/tag\/stomping-ground\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\"><span><b>Stomping Ground<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><span><b> &#8211; a space where Stompers share reflections, personal essays and social commentaries that spark conversation and insight.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Should there be harsher penalties for those who smoke in prohibited places?<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomper <span><b>K<\/b><\/span> thinks so, noting that no-smoking signs have done little to deter illegal smokers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">K shared a photo of a man holding a cigarette at a bus stop along Tampines Street 11 on Dec 20 despite a sign stating: &#8220;Smoking is prohibited by law within 5m of this shelter&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The Stomper said: &#8220;Obviously, the signs don&#8217;t matter. Tougher laws should be enforced for smoking under sheltered walkways in Singapore and discarding cigarette butts into bushes, which could potentially start a fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">K is also worried about commuters \u2013 including young kids and elderly folks \u2013 inhaling second-hand cigarette smoke while waiting for their buses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stompers Ken and Aiwa <span><a class=\"text-primary-500 hover:underline\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/singapore-seen\/smokers-spark-fury-lighting-near-bus-stops-nea-says-14400-actions-taken-2025?ref=tag-listing\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\">raised similar concerns<\/a><\/span> earlier this month, with the latter calling it an &#8220;increasing trend&#8221; and asking: &#8220;Why do we need to breathe in second-hand cigarette smoke while waiting for our bus?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response, the National Environment Agency (NEA) told Stomp that smoking is not allowed within five metres from bus stops to protect the public from second-hand smoke exposure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;Smoking is currently prohibited in more than 49,000 premises, both indoor and outdoor,&#8221; NEA added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">&#8220;Enforcement officers are actively deployed to patrol smoking hotspots. As of November 2025, over 14,400 enforcement actions have been taken this year, including those taken at bus stops and their immediate vicinity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\"><span><b>Have your say on Stomping Ground! 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