The grind of the daily commute is grueling enough as it is for most public transport passengers, and sometimes unruly travelers only make it worse.
Malaysia’s metro rail transport service RapidKL looks to ease this problem once and for all, by introducing the popular sinister doll “Annabelle” to misbehaving passengers.
As seen in a viral Facebook post by the railway transport group, an eerie-looking replica of the famed malevolent doll can be seen lounging around the station and even inside the train.
The photos were captioned: ”Dear valued customers, lately we’ve been receiving surprise visits from Annabelle. Mind your manners while you are on our trains or… she will haunt you FOREVER.”
The malignant doll’s reason for “visiting” was also highlighted using the hashtags: #annabelleisnear, #citizenwithmannerswanted and #forabetterfuture.
In a statement to New Straits Times, a company spokesman shared how the campaign was well received by the public.
“It is heartening (for us) to receive such feedback from the public and we believe this has generated so much awareness.
“We hope that the public’s social etiquette will be improved, not only when using the public transportation but also when they use any public facilities,” the representative added.
As of this writing, the original post has been shared over 10,000 times on Facebook. Khristian Ibarrola /ra
