It's really ignorant to say that just coz it's long-distance,
hence DDs should be used.. Coz even though the distance is long,
turnover rates may be high and not many pax may be really
travelling long distance...
For eg. 222, very little (sometimes none) take the full length
from Bedok int to Chai Chee, most pax alight at Bedok Nth Ave 3 or
Fengshan... Similarly, pax seldom take from chai chee to bedok int,
they alight at Bedok Stn stop instead...
Another eg. Is 913, most commuters on that svc take 2-4 stops
only... Then 95% of them spill out at Admiralty Stn, ALL AT ONCE.
With one more exit area, bendies help to clear the load much faster
and ensure the punctuality of buses
Thats why it is not realistic to deploy DDs like this... Long
distance =/= ppl will take long distance....
I think for townlinks/intra towns that calls at MRT stops
mid-journey, they need to clear pax ASAP. We can do nothing much
about boarding though. But with a faster exit rate, it will stay at
thestop for lesser amount of time. While people may argue that it
takes up vital space at the stop (which is true), it is up to
whether they want faster turnover (less time spent at vital stop),
or less space used at stop (more buses can use the stop at any one
time).
Here however, is a question I always wanted to ask. Based on
observations by multiple forum users, Svc 23 encounter both
short-distance very high turnover sector (Tamp sector), and high
long distance sector (PIE sector). If you have a choice, what will
you deploy, and why?
@proudtobeme - The Telok Kurau sector of Svc 15 cannot support
anything larger then SD, but if they have the chance, they can
always try