I APPLAUD the advertising campaign with the tagline, 'It's not cool to pick your nose openly'.
It is effective partly because of the locations where the ads are placed - platform screen doors at MRT stations. The ads seem to be running on only the North-East Line. It would be good to have them on the other lines as well.
Poor public transport etiquette could also be highlighted at MRT platforms.
Commuters with stuffed backpacks are often oblivious to the inconvenience they cause others. When a backpack-toting commuter swings around, those around him could get thrown off balance.
It is worth highlighting that a backpack occupies a space equivalent to that taken up by at least one standing commuter. It would be more considerate for commuters to place their backpacks between their legs.
At a time when we are looking into ways to tackle space issues on our trains, a simple public education exercise on the proper way to carry backpacks on trains will do much to help the situation in an almost instantaneous and low-cost way.
Anne Shum (Ms)