Eating, littering on Singapore buses now a fineable offense

Singapore bus passengers may be fined hundreds of Singapore dollars for playing music out loud or having conversations on speakerphones as part of a crackdown on “disruptive” behavior, Lex Harvey writes for CNN Travel. Eating, drinking, putting one's feet up on the seats or littering are also fineable behaviors, costing riders up to 500 Singapore dollars, or $390.

“Serious offenses like causing danger to fellow commuters or ‘the soiling of any part’ of a bus or other transit infrastructure carry a maximum penalty of 5,000 SGD,” CNN Travel reports.

These penalties for bus riders were already in place on Singapore’s subway system. A statement from the Land Transit Authority, which oversees public transit in Singapore, reads, “Public transport is a shared space, and every commuter has a part to play in ensuring a gracious and pleasant commuting environment.”