Stop crowding into my space

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENNIS LUM

Latest statistics from SBS Transit revealed that disputes between passengers on SBS buses have risen by 68 per cent in the last two years.

For the first half of this year, SBS bus drivers attended to 64 incidents, compared to 38 over the same period in 2010.

And a sociologist is suggesting that overcrowding may be a reason for the rise in conflicts taking place on public transport these days.

Said National University of Singapore sociologist Tan Ern Ser: “We all want our personal space and our comfort zone, so if you have people eating into your space, of course you will be upset.”