Let them be I say, let them have 'fun'! Why are we so down on youth andthe innocent things kids do? it could be much worse.

And that Ken Livingston has got it in for them as well, apparently, he will confiscate their free oyster travel if anyone is caught doing this Funny, I was on aBrixton busand a mid 30somthing white man came boppingdownstairsblearing his chartmusic, I then though would Ken have taken this stance if these kids where playing music more palatable to most travellers (I.e) Beatles, Queens anthem... Or for our musical genre - lovers rock, soul... Man can webe selective or what!

Time for noisy bus yobs to change their tune ...

Dec 8 2006

By Robert Dex

A PETITION calling for a clamp-down on people playing music on buses has been handed over at City Hall.

And next week another copy will be given in at the House of Commons.

The petition, signed by 4,552 people, was given to Transport for London (TfL) boss Peter Hendy by Conservative London Assembly member Roger Evans on Wednesday morning.

The move comes after Mayor Ken Livingstone said young people playing music out loud on buses could be stripped of their free travel passes.

Tom Wright, one of the two organisers of the campaign, said he had been surprised by its success.

He said: "We are going to edit the petition so it can be used across the UK. So many people have told us it's not just a problem in London.

"It is a problem on trains and trams, as well as buses and the transport by-laws cover them all."

Tom, 31, and his girlfriend, Valeria Martinelli, 38, started the campaign in September after suffering dozens of noisy journeys.

They demanded a ban on the use of mobile phones and MP3 players without headphones.

Tom said: "We used to catch buses from Merton to Tooting at the same time as kids going to school.

"My girlfriend used to take her daughter on the 270 bus and it was so noisy she used to sit downstairs.

"I make the same journey myself several times a week and to be honest I actually walk it if I can."

TfL director of transport policing Jeroen Weimar said current by-laws made it illegal to play music out loud on public transport.

He said: "We are talking about a small minority of people who are using loud music to be aggressive and intimidate their fellow passengers.

"Any youngster with a free travel pass can have it taken away if they are found guilty of breaking those by-laws."

Free travel for all under-16s in London was brought in last September and was extended to 16 and 17-year-olds in full-time education this September.Bob Spink, MP for Castle Point in Essex, will present the petition to the House of Commons on Monday.

He recently tabled a motion pushing for tough measures against people behaving badly on buses.

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