The article ("New
double-decker buses to have two exits, two staircases"; 11 March
2016) by TODAY kinda summarises the new
bus features.
Here is an extract of it:
The USB ports will be placed near the inner seats to encourage
people to use those seats first, he said.
With a third door, what we hope is that people will be less
averse to move to the (rear of the) buses and that also when they
are alighting from the bus, there will be less conflict between
them and those boarding the buses,” Mr Yeo said.
One of the prototype buses has a staircase leading to a
dedicated second exit for upper deck passengers.
The other has an additional exit door at the rear of the bus, so
those sitting at the back of the bus will not have to squeeze past
other passengers to alight. The move to reduce dwell time at bus
stops comes after the LTA announced other measures to speed up bus
commuting.
Meanwhile, here are comments by some members of the public,
quoted from the article ("It's
a Lush Green makeover for new bus fleet"; 12 March
2016) by The Straits Times:
Touchscreen pads are set up next to two concept buses - one by
Britain's Alexander Dennis (Bus A) and the other by Germany's Man
(Bus B).
Bus A's third door is near its tail, while the one on Bus B is
right next to its second door, with a partition.
Ms Carol Lim, 55, a special needs educator who was at the
carnival yesterday, said she prefers Bus A, in which the second and
third doors are farther apart. "I think that's better for the flow
of people," she said.
Meanwhile, 42-year-old Patrick Ang, who is self-employed and a
wheelchair user, felt Bus B is more accessible. "There is also more
space for me inside," he said.
Bus A also got the vote of police national serviceman Cleon
Bong, 21. "I like the separated doors. At the upper deck, everyone
can exit from the back," he said.
Resort receptionist Ying Kit, 36, said: "If the door is behind,
passengers have to walk all the way to the back. With Bus B, it's
more centralised.
"This new bus reminds me of luxury coaches - that's a good
thing."
Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport member and
Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan said: "I like both."
He was among a VIP entourage led by Senior Minister of State for
Transport Ng Chee Meng that witnessed the unveiling of the new bus
colour as well as the two bus concepts yesterday.
Other visitors interviewed said the USB ports were "good to
have", but unnecessary.
