I'm loving this hashtag on twitter, #covidsnitch, just masses of people shaming others who are reporting or even taking photos of people who aren't wearing masks. They seem to not care if people may have a genuine exemption.
That's appalling as there is no way to know by looking at someone whether they would have an exemption or not.
My observations are that the vast majority of passengers
are complying.
Though, as I type this, I am the only person in my coach (a very common occurrence at the current time, sadly), so I am not sure if I actually need to wear a face covering until someone else enters this coach?
Looking through windows of passing buses in Cambridge suggests maybe 90% mask-wearers. Not that the buses are well enough loaded to give a particularly large sample...
I'll try to look out next time I see a bus, though sadly in York my observations (mostly in the suburbs, rather than the city centre) are that the number of people on most buses I see tends to be zero or one
But hopefully people will be returning to public transport soon, so I'll try to keep an eye out and report back.
I had to make an essential journey within Scotland by train last week and by bus yesterday. I wore a face covering for the whole of both journeys.
The train journey was very quiet, only a few other people in my carriage, but nobody that I saw at any point on the whole journey was wearing any kind of face covering. This was from Inverness to Edinburgh.
The bus journey was busier, but out of about 20 people on the bus only about 2 others were wearing a face covering.
Not compulsory until 22nd June so I am not surprised at that; I must admit I was enjoying not wearing a mask in England when it wasn't compulsory, but I got a mask delivered ready for my first journey following the rule change, and have been complying ever since, as have most others, from my observations. I expect the same will happen in Scotland.
I'm loving this hashtag on twitter, #covidsnitch, just masses of people shaming others who are reporting or even taking photos of people who aren't wearing masks. They seem to not care if people may have a genuine exemption.
Just to clarify, the hashtag is not being used by the people who are reporting or taking photos of people not wearing masks; the hashtag is being used by people responding to the people who are doing that, and pointing out that the people they are reporting may be covered by an exemption
For example someone who claimed to be "shielding" complained to TfL about barrier staff at a station! But people were quick to defend the staff member.
How is it the one member of TFL staff at Shepherds Bush station by the barriers was not wearing his face covering at 19:50. He refused to put the mask on even though I said I was shielding. How can you expect the public to adhere to the rules if your staff don't?
If you're shielding, you shouldn't be out. The member of staff is not required to wear a face covering. You can't complain about someone not following a non-law when you're not following the rules yourself
There do seem to be a significant number of people who think they know the rules on a particular subject, and moan at the "rules" not being followed, even though no rule is being broken. One of the good things about Twitter is that it enables such people to be corrected.