Transport for London (TfL) is targeting the “disruptive behaviour” of passengers who play music and make calls using mobile phone loudspeakers.
TfL said most bus and Tube travellers considered such behaviour “a nuisance” and that some even found the additional noise very stressful.
The new campaign follows TfL research that found 70% of 1,000 passengers surveyed said they found films, music and calls being played on loudspeakers to be a nuisance.
From my experience, only 50% will stop without an argument.
I once tried what the second paragraph suggests, after an argument that ended with me being ignored. They told me I should turn it off, so I asked “Am I bothering you with the sound that comes from my speaker?” They still refused to understand.
It’s hard to find a strategy that works.
What I haven’t tried yet is blocking their view to the screen in case they watch videos and are ignoring me.
Well, even if they don’t understand at least they are now also having a bad time. Mutually assured annoyance.