S’pore man on bus stands near driver & blows out smoke, appears to be holding vape

A man who was allegedly vaping on a bus in Singapore filmed himself blowing out smoke near the bus driver in a video circulating on social media.

In a video recently shared to the "sgfollowsall" Telegram group, the man can be seen holding what appears to be a vape device.

Near bus driver

He then moves to stand near the bus driver while filming himself and blows out a puff of smoke.

According to the video caption, the incident reportedly took place on bus 974 headed from ITE West to Pioneer.

It is not known when the video was taken.

Penalties

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has said that under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, content encouraging the use of vapes can constitute an advertisement for a prohibited tobacco product.

It is an offence under the Act to promote the use of tobacco products and imitation tobacco products, such as vapes, including posting them on social media.

Offenders may be liable to a fine of up to S$10,000, jailed for up six months, or both.

Repeat offenders may be fined up to S$20,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.

Since Sep. 1, 2025, stiffer penalties have been in force against vape users after etomidate was classified as a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

These stiffer penalties include mandatory rehabilitation for recalcitrant users.

Top photos via sgfollowsall/Telegram