Singapore warns against TikTok trend of hanging from traffic lights, street signs

By Phong Ngo October 19, 2025 | 06:56 pm PT

The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has warned social media users about the growing trend of hanging from traffic lights and street signs, popularized on TikTok.

A person participated in the Tiktok trend of hanging from traffic lights, street signs in Singapore. Photo from Facebook

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the LTA addressed the viral trend, acknowledging the desire for viral moments but stressing that public infrastructure must be respected and preserved for its intended purpose: ensuring safe travel, The Straits Times reported.

"Fun’s fun, but our road infrastructure isn’t a playground," the LTA stated. "It helps facilitate travel and keeps everyone safe. Please don’t use them as props for social media. Let’s keep our roads safe."

The warning was accompanied by a video featuring AI-generated images of people performing the stunt.

The trend emerged on TikTok, where participants film themselves hanging from street signs while lip-syncing to the chorus of the song "Maui Wowie" by Kid Cudi, according to Mothership.

"Maui Wowie" refers to a Hawaiian cannabis strain and gained further attention when TikTok user @aaronxbrownn filmed himself hanging from a street sign in Honolulu.

The video has since gained over 750,000 likes and millions of views, prompting others to replicate the stunt and further fuel the trend.