SBS Transit should explain 'new' pram policy
WITH our Government's proactive efforts in boosting the low birth
rate, as well as encouraging locals in taking public transport, I
was taken aback when I encountered an unpleasant incident on an SBS
Transit Bus No 269 on July 7 at around 1.30pm, opposite the Yio Chu
Kang Community Centre.
According to the bus driver, SBS Transit has just implemented a new
'policy' whereby all prams are to be closed when boarding the
bus.
Even though the bus driver has warned the woman about the 'policy',
a woman with her sleeping baby in the pram continued to board the
bus as she has reasoned out that she could not carry her baby, the
pram and the entire baby's stuff by herself with two hands.
Upon reconfirmation by the headquarters, with the entire
conversation put on speakerphone, the bus driver refused to drive
off.
All the passengers onboard, comprising mainly the elderly with
walking difficulties in their crutches and housewives with a
handful of plastic bags from their marketing, were told to alight
to wait for the next bus.
Would SBS Transit care to clarify the reason behind the
implementation of the new 'policy' and how it could be further
improved to prevent similar incidents from recurring?
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Oh what retards we have creating our transport rules, and what
thick-headed idiots of a bus driver that cannot think out of the
box and assist the mother.
