Man in S’pore films himself vaping on bus, blows smoke near bus captain

Man films himself blatantly vaping beside bus captain on board an SMRT bus

A video of a young man blatantly vaping on board an SMRT bus has made its rounds on social media.

The short clip was posted by Instagram account sgfollowsall.backup last Friday (30 Jan) and has since gone viral, racking up over 239,000 views at the time of writing.

Teen exhales vape on bus, films himself

The video, filmed by the man himself, shows him taking a puff from his e-vaporiser while on board bus service 974 towards Pioneer.

He then approaches the bus captain and proceeds to blow smoke in his direction.

Based on the lack of response from the bus captain, he is unaware of what is happening next to him.

The young man can be seen smirking and shaking his head as he walks away after the act.

Netizens disapprove of teen’s actions

In the comments section, netizens were mostly disapproving of the teen’s actions, with many calling him out for the act.

A netizen laughed at the man and wondered if he was aware of the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on board buses.

Another netizen sarcastically congratulated him instead.

A fellow Instagram user questioned the boy’s behaviour, asking what he gained from performing such an act.

According to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), the penalties for possession, use and purchase of e-vaporisers start from S$500 for first-time offenders under the age of 18.

Repeat offenders face a maximum of S$2,000.

From Jan 2024 to March 2025, HSA and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have intensified enforcement action against vaping, catching more than 17,900 people for the possession and use of e-vaporisers.

HSA has also seized more than S$41 million worth of e-vaporisers and components, and conducted 50 successful operations against large-scale e-vaporiser syndicates over that time period.

Also read: Vape seller’s jail sentence jumps 8-fold after HSA revises approach towards vape-related offences

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Featured image adapted from @sgfollowsall.backup on Instagram.