Recently, there has been a spate of advertisements and reports on improving our customer services and the preparation for the upcoming Singapore 2006. Although I am fully supportive of such efforts, I am wondering whether there could be more emphasis being placed on the more trivial and day-to-day acts as well. The below incidents are some personal observations which I thought improvements can be made to enhance everyone's well-being and safety. Yes, there was no typo and you did not misread, I really mean safety.
Smoking in crowded places
I have always have such experiences. On a crowded pedestrian pavement, someone will be smoking while they are walking along the pavement. Anyone beside or behind this person will basically be inhaling great quantity of second hand smoke. It is a case of either you take in the second hand smoke or you just hold your breath for an extended period of time. The more you try to fan away the smoke, the more you will take in.
Suggestion: If possible, please try to contain your urge to smoke until you reach a more open space, especially if you are at a crowded pedestrian pavement where the rest of the people do not have any 'escape portion'.
Distribution of pamphlets or asking for donations at the escalator end
I perfectly understand that there is a constant 'traffic' along the escalators and asking for donations or distributing pamphlets to the users of escalators is the most effective and efficient. However, this can be dangerous especially when people who receive the pamphlets stop at the end of the escalator to look at the pamphlets. In some instances, there will be some mind-hearted people who will stop and search high and low in their pockets or wallets for loose coins. When there are alot more people behind them, this can cause a jam and it is dangerous when they have no way to go at the end of the escalator.
Suggestion: If you really need to ask for donations or distribute pamphlets at the end of the escalators, please stand further away from the end of the escalators to allow people to disperse when they reach the escalator end.
"Human Blocks"
Sometimes along a sheltered walkway where there are many people or pedestrians, there are some romantic couples who will be holding their hands and strolling along, totally oblivious to the delay they have caused to the rest of the commuters. This will not be an issue if you are not rushing for time, but unfortunately, the fast pace of Singapore means that most of the time we are fighting against time, even on weekends.
Suggestion: Please take a stroll perhaps in the parks and make way for the peak hour crowd.
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