Boy Deliberately Delays An Entire MRT In Singapore For Content On His YouTube Channel
The boy recorded his actions and posted it onto his YouTube channel.
By Deborah Chan — 03 Mar 2023, 04:24 PM
A boy was caught obstructing an entire MRT train from leaving the Jurong East MRT station in Singapore on Tuesday, 28 February
According to a repost on a local subreddit thread, r/Singapore, the boy had documented his successful attempt at disrupting an MRT and posted the video onto his YouTube channel.
The video, which is now deleted from his channel, showed him jamming the platform screen doors (PSD). This caused a misalignment, triggering the train's failsafe mode, which prevented it from departing.
"Guys, watch this. I'm going to force the PSDs [to not close] and... Perfect," the boy explained to the camera as he obstructed the doors at the end of the train.
The boy then began walking away once he confirmed that the train had stopped moving
In the video, the boy is heard laughing as if he was proud of his actions. He added that he was going to take the north-south line (NSL) to avoid being suspected.
As he fled, a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) staff was seen approaching the affected door to manually bypass the failsafe.
SMRT Trains president Lam Sheau Kai has since lodged a police report about the matter for further investigations
According to Must Share News, Lam has notified the local authorities of the incident as he viewed it as a serious situation.
"We take a serious view of such behaviour. Not only is it dangerous for the person involved, but the irresponsible act could cause delays to the train service, affecting many commuters," Lam told the news portal today, 3 March.
All commuters were also advised not to disrupt the closing doors as all acts that cause them to malfunction is punishable by law under the Rapid Transit System Regulations, with a fine of up to SGD1,000 (RM3,300).
In light of the Reddit post, many Singaporeans were left angry and dissatisfied by the boy's actions
Many users found the boy to be stupid and irresponsible, stating that there should be a new law against the boy's foolishness.
"Gosh, the stupidity in this one is astonishing to the point there might just be a law against it as well," opined a user.
Another user claimed to have been one of the passengers on the disrupted train, and said that he was very confused throughout the entire incident.
"I was on that train. Everyone (was) confused (as to) why we weren't moving. Announcement was unclear."
A few joked that the boy would be fine if his YouTube video went on to earn enough money for him to pay off his fine.
"If only the video was good enough to earn money on YouTube so he can pay the fine. Too bad it sucks. All this, just for a terribly taken video?" commented the user.
