{
  "id": 17958934,
  "title": "SBS Transit makes police report on man who allegedly taped phone to bus to film TikTok video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/sbs-transit-makes-police-report-on-man-who-allegedly-taped-phone-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:14:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/11/tape-phone-sbs-transit-bus-film-tiktok-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An SBS Transit employee has filed a police report regarding a man who allegedly attached a phone to the back of an SBS Transit bus for filming a TikTok video. The video, which was posted on November 1 at 7am, purportedly showed the man on a motorbike following the bus. SBS Transit has expressed strong disapproval of the incident, as it may jeopardize the safety of the individual and other road users.\n\nThe video's caption read, \"To follow a trend, a man in Singapore made a TikTok where he was seen taping a phone to the back of an SBS Transit bus while it was stationary along Jalan Besar. The rest of the video, supposedly filmed from the taped phone, showed him on a motorbike apparently following behind the bus. There were several other vehicles on the road beside him.\" The caption continued, \"When public transport becomes your film crew.\"\n\nSBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu stated that the company takes a \"very serious view of this incident, which we do not condone, as it may put the safety of the individual and other road users at risk.\"\n\nThe video sparked controversy, with viewers questioning the man's motives, as they believed he would likely face penalties. Some commented that he was riding in the bus lane, to which the man responded that the video was filmed at 7am, and the restricted hours for travelling in the bus lane start at 7:30am.\n\nIn a follow-up video, the TikTok user clarified that he did not leave the phone taped on the bus. Instead, he enlisted the help of someone else to film him on a motorbike using a DJI camera mounted on another vehicle. The man claimed that the entire video was filmed at 7am, asserting that nothing was illegal. He promised to share the full behind-the-scenes process in a subsequent video. Mothership has sought additional information from the man.",
  "summary": "The man later said he did not leave his phone taped on the bus.",
  "key_points": [
    "SBS Transit employee files police report on man taping phone to bus.",
    "TikTok video posted November 1 at 7am shows man on motorbike following bus.",
    "SBS Transit condemns incident, citing safety risks for individual and road users."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}