Getty imagesTransport (TFL) for London is targeting the “disruptive behavior” of passengers who play music and call using a mobile phone loudspeaker.
TFL said that most buses and tube passengers considered such behavior “a nuisance” and some found additional noise very stressful.
Posters urge passengers to use headphones or hands-free kits with their devices, which will appear on Elizabeth line from Tuesday and other services from autumn. It will be with Instagram post.
Passengers will also be asked to see from their screen if someone else needs more seats.
BBC Radio London spoke to passengers who supported the move.
One said: “It should be banned, of course. It’s not humble to someone else when you are sitting on the tube in the morning and someone is playing music. It is frightening. It’s not comfortable.”
Another said: “Maybe someone is doing work or tired, yes I think it should be banned. I have no objection to personally, but I know that other people take a little more care about it. I think I think what other people think of you.”
A third commuter said: “Recently there was a woman in a train that she was playing very loudly. [music] And I was trying to give him the idea that not everyone could like that music. He did not care. ,
‘Unpleasant and stressful’
The campaign follows TFL research that found that 70% of the 1,000 passengers in the survey said that they considered films, music and calls on loudspeakers as a disturbance.
Loudspeaker noise can be acute for people with especially increased sensitivity, such as autism.
TFL’s Customer Director, Emma Strain urged passengers to be more thoughtful for others.
“Most people use headphones, but even just a few people are not doing so, they can create an unpleasant or stressful environment for others, with most customers we agreed to saying that it is disruptive behavior,” he said.
“This is why we are reminding people that if they are not already, then they put their headphones to give others a stress-free journey.”
It is believed that the use of mobile and other equipment on the tube has increased, as large parts of the network in Central London now have 4G or 5G coverage.
TFL stated that work is underway to expand coverage in major interchange stations such as Green Park and Kings Cross St. Pancris and further sections of North, Pikadili, Jubilee and Victoria lines.
