Majority of people think those who blare music from phones are rude – but we’re too scared say anything, survey shows
MOST of us think people who play loud music on their phones are rude — but we are too scared to tell them, a survey shows.
Eight in 10 hate it when others blare out videos and tunes on transport or in public spaces.
And more than half of those surveyed said they witnessed it at least once a month, the poll revealed.
Four in ten believe the habit is on the rise — but six in ten say they would not ask the culprits to wear headphones out of fear of being ignored, shouted at or intimidated.
Among women, seven out of ten said they stayed silent worried about what would happen, the poll for survey specialist JL Partners found.
The company’s director, James Johnson, said the behaviour “has become a familiar nuisance for those of us who regularly travel on public transport”.
He went on: “But while most of us clearly think this behaviour is unreasonable or rude, we are unwilling to intervene as we are fearful of what may happen.”
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has described the noise nuisance rise as part of a wider “epidemic of selfish and rude behaviour”.
And Labour MP David Taylor told The Sun: “It is very concerning we are seeing this become more common.
“The public hate it.
“I will continue to ask ministers to look at possible ways to tackle noise nuisance, which may be especially harmful to some disabled people.”