‘Phone-sticking and running’ metro trend raises safety concerns in Bengaluru
A dangerous social media trend involving filming metro trains while running alongside them has reached Bengaluru. Commuters and officials are concerned about the safety risks and the disruption caused by content creators in public transit spaces.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the growing conflict between viral social media culture and public safety regulations in urban infrastructure.
A viral social media stunt involving content creators running alongside moving metro trains after attaching mobile phones to coach windows has reached Bengaluru, raising concerns among commuters about passenger safety and the use of metro platforms for social media content.
Widely referred to online as the “phone-sticking and running” trend, the stunt involves one creator filming from inside a metro train while another appears to attach a mobile phone to a coach window from the outside. As the train begins to move, the person on the platform runs alongside the accelerating train, dancing or posing while attempting to stay within the phone camera’s frame.
The resulting footage creates a cinematic tracking-shot effect, making it appear as though the camera is moving alongside the person before they eventually disappear from view.
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