online petition against mobiles

[Minilad]

Id be much more inclined to just ban stupid people from public transport full stop.. The list would be endless but at least my journey to work and back would not have a daily occurance of a rucksack being smashed into my face, people not having their oyster out ready to use on the barrier they have been approaching for the last minute or so and knowing how to queue properly..

Great idea. Trains will be awfully empty though

 

[DarloRich]

Wibble, total and utter wibble. Sorry, but if you don’t like mobiles go and sit in the quiet coach, If someone is abusing that coach tell them to stop it. You can’t beat a good tut!

My mobile is, unfortunately, essential to my job. It lets me email on the move and discuss matters relating to work enabling me to make use of an often long train journey to get more work done. My personal mobile doesn’t ring as it is always on silent but it does allow me to connect to the interweb on the move.

Yes, people having inane conversations about their lives is a pain in the bum but it isn’t realy a big problem. Plus I have got a few useful tips on horses and finances overhearing conversations on the train

 

[47831]

Unfortunately, it is the way the world has gone. It is something that in this country you are never going to be able to police. I dont have a problem with it providing the device is on silent / vibrate and the person doesn't scream or shout down the phone.

I have more of a problem with people who show no consideration with using ipods and such like. It should be personal to them only - I really find it intolerable when being in a carriage surrounded by people like this, particularly on long journeys.

To be honest, the only way to travel in this country by rail and consistently enjoy it is in First Class where rarely have I experienced any problems with fellow passengers.

 

[pablo]

Actually, these 'Quiet Zones' are no the sea of equanamity they are supposed to be. Far too many think the rules don't apply to them. Or, are completely oblivious.

Seen recently: "Pay attention while walking. Your Facebook profile will wait".

 

[Statto]

I think the problem is people who go on for hours, talking about absolutely nothing, and so loudly that the whole carriage can hear. Then you get the people holding conversations that really should be held in private. People seem to forget that they're on a train full of people and not at home; you get the same problem at the cinema.

The OP should get into the 21st Centrury, Mobiles are here to stay i've no problem with them being used to make calls on Public Transport, & i'm not signing the petition. However it's the people who then use Mobiles for long conversations, but speaking so loud that everyone in the carrage or bus can here it throughout the journey, that's the problem.

There was an occasion when i caught a bus one day, someone was on there Mobile but speaking so loudly & throughout the journey, that all the passengers could here the conversation, & a few passengers sitting in the front seats, were getting fed up as well, i got fed up with it & got off the bus halfway through a 70min journey, thankfully there was another bus on the same route behind so i boarded that & had a quieter journey.

 

[lyesbkz]

to restrict the uses of mobile devices such as phones on public transport
have the areas already used as quiet zones -as per some trains be restricted and made a statutory offence such as smoking is now
perhaps on buses and coaches the use of such devices be restricted to the rear or rear upper decks

I don't really understand this petition anyway

 

[hairyhandedfool]

I think there are a few issues with the use of mobile phones, MP3 players and computers, but none of them are anything to do with the mobile, MP3 player or computer in question, it is always the user! Speaking too loud, volume too high, use in a quiet zone, nothing to do with the device I'm afraid.

I'm still surprised by the number of people going through security checks over the phone in a public area. Every single time I get a phone call in a public area asking for security details I tell the person I can't do that at that moment because of the area I am in, none have ever had an issue with calling back later. It seems like common sense to me.

 

[Clip]

Great idea. Trains will be awfully empty though

Aye but at least i would get a seat on the LO of a morning.. and maybe not have a bad head by the time i got to wokr due to rucksacks hitting me.

 

[Ascot]

Oh I thought this was a wind up? Didn't realise it was serious...


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[SWTCommuter]

In my experience, there are rarely more than one or two people per carriage that make the sort of loud and lengthy calls that become a nuisance. Rather trying to ban them, why not encourage them to congregate in one area, where they can easily be avoided, by providing a 'business carriage' with mobile phone signal boosters? That way, those who want a peaceful journey can easily avoid them, the mobile users get a better signal and the guard doesn't have any extra rules to enforce so everybody wins.

 

[swt_passenger]

This is going to sound rude, but I've no other way of putting it: these online petitions have now become devalued to the point of being worthless, IMHO.

Agree.

How about an online petition to bin online petitions...

 

[PaxVobiscum]

I think there are a few issues with the use of mobile phones, MP3 players and computers, but none of them are anything to do with the mobile, MP3 player or computer in question, it is always the user! Speaking too loud, volume too high, use in a quiet zone, nothing to do with the device I'm afraid.

To paraphrase the National Rifle Association (of US thank goodness) slogan: "Mobile Phones don't annoy people, people annoy people"

 

[Badger]

Yes, brilliant idea. Ther've been many times where I've been stuck on a train with no way to contact the person I'm meeting, I definately shouldn't be able to use this little device right here outside of a quiet zone to make my life a little bit easier. Because, after all, you don't like them.

 

[chris89]

Completely unforceable though. The chance of coming across very loud people on the phone on trains, is very low. Or it is has been for me at least.

Mobiles are incredibly helpful when travelling on trains though as keep you in touch of anyone else possible if you are needed.

Kudos for how you feel OP about this but it isn't at all practical to do though, Looking towards cars etc, can't even police the Law about not using Mobiles etc when driving.

Chris

 

[SS4]

What always gets me is how people on mobiles (and mp3s etc) always listen to utter garbage. I'd support the banning of music which cannot be described as metal

 

[ralphchadkirk]

I'd support the banning of music which cannot be described as metal

And I'm of the opposite opinion

 

[route:oxford]

Indeed. Recently I heard full details of the defence which was going to be used in an unfair dismissal case including names of the people involved and the company. The person concerned could have had no idea whether anyone in the carriage had a vested interest in the case.

Before anyone says 'you shouldn't listen', that is not easy when the caller is shouting in your ear from the seat behind

"Shouldn't listen"? What nonsense. You should take notes!

For really annoying people, who have identifiable employers. Pick up your own phone, when they've finished their call, and call your answering machine (or a mate) and repeat the highlights of the conversation loudly.

 

[SS4]

And I'm of the opposite opinion

Between us we can ban all music

 

[HSTEd]

I'm starting a counterpetition for a ban on tunnels so my conversation won't be cut off so often.

Need a petition to ensure that the HS2 tunnels are fitted with leaky feeders for WiFi and Phone service.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

This isn't something you can really have a catch all ban over. We have all had instances where people on phones have been a pain and most of us have had instances when we have used a phone (and probably been unwittingly annoying others in the process). It is basically down to how you handle each individual situation. Once someone sat opposite me in an empty carriage coming back from Kings Lynn and made a call and started yakking loudly. I responded by mentioning to him... "Auntie Ethel's lumbago is playing up and cousin Cyril's been arrested again though they say he should get off with another warning, the goldfish has got some kind of scale disease but the vet isn't sure what it is...." he turned and stared at me... of course you don't want to hear all that drivel - same way I don't want to hear your drivel - there are 48 other seats in this carriage yet you choose to sit near me and talk crap on the phone. He moved to the other end of the carriage.
They can't stop people taking drugs, avoiding paying thier fares, stealing signalling cable... they aren't going to stop people using phones. If it gets too annoying then let them know it is.

 

[exile]

How about banning them from use by car drivers? Of course, their use is already "banned" but enforcing this ban is more or less impossible.

 

[Seacook]

What always gets me is how people on mobiles (and mp3s etc) always listen to utter garbage. I'd support the banning of music which cannot be described as metal

Brass bands?

 

[YorkshireBear]

OP - you'll like this...

In Japan, it is considered extremely rude to use a mobile phone for voice calls anywhere on a train. It's also explicitly banned on some services, with posters to remind passengers.

Cultural thing apparently, as the Japanese are hardly Luddites when it comes to technology.

EDIT - ah, you mentioned it!

Wierd that, the japanese students on my course seem to thnk its alright to talk on phone in lecture and also to just go on facebook on the desk in full view of lecturers.... funny that that isn't considered rude in their culture.

 

[bnm]

I'd support the banning of music which cannot be described as metal

You wanna stop me listening to Wagner's Ring Cycle?

 

[PaxVobiscum]

You wanna stop me listening to Wagner's Ring Cycle?

That must be a Dundee - Penzance return

 

[Tiny Tim]

As previous posters have said, mobile devices (of many types) are here to stay, although I would like to see quiet carriages (where they exist) actually quiet. In my experience it's rare not to find someone openly flouting this reasonable restriction.

The point that has not been mentioned much is the isolating effect of headphones on those using them; I frequently see passengers blundering about on trains and, more worryingly, stations, in a world of their own. At Paddington a few months ago one passenger stepped out of the station into the path of a taxi. No amount of hooting or swearing could alert this music lover to his near-death experience. He continued on his way oblivious to the smoking rubber and profanity in his wake. I'm sure other people using their phones to listen to music have been less lucky.

 

[lyesbkz]

You wanna stop me listening to Wagner's Ring Cycle?

Maybe the conductor can help you out.

(I'm outta here..)

 

[bnm]

Maybe the conductor can help you out.

(I'm outta here..)

Don't forget your coat!

 

[jon0844]

i have started a online petition against the use of mobile devices on public transport .
prhaps i should have worded it better ,to restrict noisy devices should have been better
i am fed up with having my trips out by train or bus ruined by selfish people on phones blaring out every detail for all to hear
some places like malmo in sweden ,graz in austria and a suprise all trains in japan are banned to mobiles ,there may be others.
i do not think i have a cat in hell chance of winning this one as i am very much outnumbered ,but no harm in trying
this should have been nipped in the bud years ago.
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Where are the bans in Malmo? I was there in December (I have family there) and people weren't banned from what I could see.

I can't remember many people ever annoying me by 'blaring out every detail for all to hear' as so few people actually make calls now. They're more likely playing Angry Birds, on Facebook or using BBM/IM/Email to chat to friends discreetly. On some mobile networks, 95% of usage is data. Yes, NINETY FIVE PER CENT!

I think you may have been right about five years ago, so the petition seems a little bit late... you've missed the boat!

When the Tube gets Wi-Fi, people will be able to access information underground which could be great during disruption, like being able to get real-time running information or send an email/IM to say you're late (and no doubt, many people Tweeting that they're delayed). Unless using a VoIP service like Skype, people won't be able to make calls or use SMS - but won't be cut off.

I'd be up for a ban on crappy headphones though, and make it compulsory to use in-ear 'phones that protect your hearing (lower volume needed) and have next-to-no sound leakage. It would be even better to then have the phone operate like an app you can get for the iPhone that uses the mic to monitor things going on around you - and if there's a loud announcement or noise, it will feed that sound in via the headphones, so you can hear things like announcements or someone calling you even if you're in your own little world due to listening to music.

 

[Bungle73]

as so few people actually make calls now

Um, I don't think so.