London tries to fight an increasingly disturbing habit in the means of public transport: “When has it become socially acceptable?”
Young headphones, consulting her phone in a public transport, photo: rosshelen / dreamstime.com
And did you ever happen to stay in a public transport and be disturbed by someone who lets a video with the phone speaker? The problem has become so widespread in London that Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a campaign to encourage public transport users to wear headphones, The Independent reports.
The first posters were attached to the stations of the Elizabeth line of the London metropolitan train on Tuesday, reminiscent of travelers of the new rule of conduct. These are part of a larger campaign called by the British authorities “Travel Kind” (travels kindly).
During autumn, the campaign will be extended to buses and other public transport services.
Seb Dance, the Deputy Mayor of London for transport, said: “The vast majority of London use headphones when traveling with public transport in the capital, but the small minority that plays music or videos on the speaker can be a real Pacoste for the other passengers and directly disrupts their journey.
The Independent recalls that the commuters have long complained about the loud passengers who play high volume videos or songs, while others leave their phone calls on the speaker, so they can be heard by all the other travelers.
A Tiktok user quoted by the British publication cried: “When did it become socially acceptable to put music on the speaker, talk on the speaker and spare on trains?”.
Discussions for banning practice in UK public transportation
Other people wondered on social networks why not everyone buy their headphones to listen to music in public.
“[Nu știu] Who started this trend to play in public transport youtube, tiktoks, reels, etc., but must cease. You can take headphones on Amazon with less than 20 pounds, please, “wrote a user on the social network” X “.
Discussions about playing music in public spaces returned to the foreground in the UK earlier this year, after the Liberal Democratic party announced that it aims to change the law to explicitly ban this type of behavior in public transport.
A party survey showed that more than half of the British said they would not feel comfortable asking someone to give music slowly in public transport.
Photo article: Rosshelen | Dreamstime.com.
