Communters in Singapore don't seem to stand in one straight row on escalators.
It must have been a long, long time since escalators have been used in Singapore.
Yet, strangely, until today, commuters do not seem to know how to stand on the left, so that those who are in a hurry can walk down on the right as the escalator keeps moving. It can be both frustrating as well as dangerous if someone in a hurry happens to shove down one person and like a pack of cards, the ones standing in front will also fall!
Worst are the courting couples. They have eyes only for each other, insensitive and oblivious to their surroundings. Very often they will stand side by side and keep on yacking and yacking.
For those of who who have travelled to Europe and America, you would have noticed how people would stand on the left of the escalator, so that others in a hurry could walk down or up on the right.
The Authorities should look into this and see what can be done. Must people be fined before they take heed of the necessity to stand on the left of a moving escalator? No wonder, people say that Singapore is a very fine country! Indeed, a very fine country.
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