A video of a couple being sweet with one another has gone viral online, but not for that reason. As adorable as they are, what caught netizens’ attention was the bicycle they had brought on the train, as it was the non-foldable kind.
Some commenters wondered if the MRT staff who should be making sure commuters comply with rules and regulations were sleeping or bo chap, meaning they simply don’t care. The bicycle seen in the video clip uploaded by Abdulsalam on the Singapore Incidents page on Wednesday (May 12) was certainly not a folded one.
It can be seen in the video in front of an affectionate young couple, both wearing black. The man holds on to the bicycle the whole time, and it does not seem to be blocking doors or pathways on the train, which looked fairly empty.
The video is captioned, “Never fold can meh?”
Netizens wondered how the bike got past MRT staff, with quite a few asking if they may have been sleeping.
One commenter replied, however, “I think instead of asking why enforcers did not catch the offenders, we should be asking why people are committing offences knowingly.”
But others chose to call out the poster.
One asked, “Is it their grandfather(‘s) train”?
The Land Transport Authority said in 2017 that foldable bicycles and personal mobility devices (PMDs) are allowed on trains and buses at all hours of the day, as long as they were folded and held on to by owners at all times, and that they don’t block doors or pathways.
LTA’s guidelines also say that these bikes and PMDs must not exceed 120cm by 70cm by 40cm when they are folded.
“Station staff and bus captains will stop commuters from boarding the train or bus if they fail to comply with the rules. Offenders can also be fined up to $500 for each offence,” LTA added. /TISG