3 reasons why I hate public bus services in Singapore

last SG · 2013-11-15T13:33:25+00:00

All I am saying is if you hate public transport in Singapore, you cannot survive anywhere else in the world. That's the fact.You must be one of those gullibl...

sgbuses SG

People are the cause of the problems. Singapore is one screwed up society, where people from all levels (Passengers to BCs to bus enthuasists to decision makers) enjoy driving other people up the wall.

Your encounters on the public transport system and even within this community itself are very good examples.

FireIce SG

神经病

我跟你很熟 meh

Jimmy Ng SG

Just because I hate it doesn't mean I have to walk or buy a car. The distance is ridiculous. I can't walk.
I'm a poorass chap.
I can't afford a car.

I'm just telling you guys why I hate it, just because im QQing about it doesn't mean I can't tolerate it. I can tolerate it. I can go through a certain degree of shit but it doesn't mean I can't continue taking public bus transport.

Please, don't misunderstand.

Jimmy Ng SG

1) The broken record works. People move in.

2) Learn to run for the bus. Or walk to the previous bus-stop.

3) Moving out WILL BE A HUGE PROBLEM. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED EXITING THE FROM THE FAR REAR OF THE BUS WITH A HUGE BULKY SCHOOL BAG AND CARRYING A PIECE OF YOUR BULKY SKETCHBOOK?

I think I will poke people's eye with my sketchbook and it will be helpful for me and the communters to stand near the door.

1) I don't know for you, but when bus 75 or 184 leaves from Bukit Panjang Interchange at my area, TON of Ngee Ann students board it and I can tell you from my observation, the broken record is mildly effective. Stubborn students continue to stand there not moving in at all. It barely works IMHO. This is opinionated based, you might think its very effective around your area, but as far as I'm concerned, in my routined-based bus taking I do nearly daily, it barely does.

2) Bro. Run for the bus? What are you talking about? I stand at the bus stop waiting for the bus and I see at times , 4 or 5 of them flash past across me with fully boarded passengers. Walking to the previous bus-stop doesn't help. 75 and 184, being the fully boarded buses during peak hours for Ngee Ann students , doesn't really help when you walk to the previous bus stops. I can tell you, even walking 2 previous bus stops won't help either.

3) From what I know , I'm not telling passengers to squeeze like freaking sardines trapped in a can. I'm telling you to move to a level where you're still able to have some personal space. This creates a fair treatment for other passengers to board. Yes, you may have your sketchbook blablabla and stuff , you might find difficulty, but I'm sure most bus captains would allow you to alight before they move off, don't they?

^ I did make reference to the videos I made, so pardon me if you didn't understand any of the context. Also, this is not personal. I'm stating my opinion. Please do not take it as a form of personal attack! I greatly appreciate discussion. Thank you. :)
Cheers!

Jimmy Ng SG

Who will buy you a car? I think only your parents or yourself will. I am 15 and I want a car as well. Who doesn't want it?

I'm merely kidding when I told him to buy me a car. I'm appalled at how serious you took a passing remark meant as a subtle joke so seriously. I am an able-bodied guy able to work for myself and earn a car myself. I don't need anyone to buy a car for me.

Genie99b SG

Lol jimmy its a she (the one u joked abt buying u a car).

Well im not sure how bad the situation is but if i were u id go xcuse me and squeeze thru if they did not feel like moving in. Then again singapore is very crowded and all this makes ppl frustrated and agitated.

Jimmy Ng SG

Lol jimmy its a she (the one u joked abt buying u a car).

Oh. Thanks for the correction. I apologize for my misjudgement of one's gender. Also, I'm new.

Cheers :)

Acx1688 SG

Fren

Like you. many commuters and i, we face the same problems of people not moving in ...
When i stand at the door and fellow commuters are trying to board after me, i will look at whether the bus is still empty at the rear, if it is, i will raise just politely ask for everyone to move in, if no one budges, i will again ask people at the rear to move in
Do not be shy...

SMB388S SG

Sometimes, we all wish the ‪#‎bus‬ ‪#‎captains‬ would drive a little faster, or not waste time driving slowly for us to reach our destinations earlier.

The bus captains have a timetable to adhere to - they can't be too early or too late.

Info from BIS~ most popular page on Singapore buses~

Acx1688 SG

Secondly,

SG's transport is not that fantastic, buses come at around 10mins or so for most services,
This is not the case in Hong Kong, London, Barcelona, Vienna
In the case of underground, you cannot beat Hong Kong, London or Moscow, Yes i mean Moscow, trains come at 1.5mins on the dot, if you miss one, the next one comes fairly fast, SG local train operators say need to change signalling and all those excuses are purely LAME

Summer hill SG

It is a passing remark to tell you how self-entitled you are.

SMB128B SG

Most HK bus freq suck big time, though services like 101 comes at crazy intervals, even during off peak.

But its trains beat SG big time.

SG trains used to come at 3 mins freq during off peak and 1-2 mins freq during peak... What happened?

Trains in Paris or Seoul comes at incredible freq too.

Singapore really needs to buck up on its PT. Trust me, I sumpah I'm not the only one here who had realised the steep drop in service since 2003. And having 3-car trains that YET comes at a blood-vomiting 7-8 mins freq wouldn't impress the mass public and foreign observers too. What about the 6.9m population?

Genie99b SG

I had no idea.... I always had the impression that SG's public transport was pretty good.... its better than Australia's in my opinion. I guess it isn't that great then.

Genie99b SG

It is a passing remark to tell you how self-entitled you are.

He's just joking giv the poor guy a break :)

Acx1688 SG

Most HK bus freq suck big time, though services like 101 comes at crazy intervals, even during off peak.

But its trains beat SG big time.

SG trains used to come at 3 mins freq during off peak and 1-2 mins freq during peak... What happened?

Trains in Paris or Seoul comes at incredible freq too.

hk bus freq is not terrible, m nt sure if ur visits to hk are as a tourist or you have stayed here for a period of time...

SMB128B SG

hk bus freq is not terrible, m nt sure if ur visits to hk are as a tourist or you have stayed here for a period of time...

Well I wouldnt be so bold to judge the PT system if I am just a tourist...

And don't guess that I talk based solely on Internet knowledge too.

charlize SG

5.5m now and counting,another 1.4m coming and how many more buses,trains ann roads does sg need later?

I think need another 1 billion dollars more.

Acx1688 SG

Well I wouldnt be so bold to judge the PT system if I am just a tourist...

And don't guess that I talk based solely on Internet knowledge too.

ok but on whole better than SG, rt.5 from Kennedy town to CWB ONLY HKD3.4, no way SG will have these type of fares

charlize SG

SMB66X SG

DISCLAIMER: FOLLOWING POSTS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE OFFENSIVE / PERSONAL. DO NOT EVER , I REPEAT, DO NOT EVER TAKE ANY OFFENCE IF YOU ARE ANY OF THE ASFOREMENTIONED PARTIES. THANK YOU!

Oh, perhaps hate is too strong of a word.
1. Bus captains repeatedly telling passengers to move back for the rest of the journey when clearly once or twice is enough. If other passengers don't want to move back, there's no point repeatedly telling them for the rest of the journey. It's like teaching a dumb man how to fish. He never learns. Unless you use an alternative method. But no, certain bus captains go non stop like a broken record, "Ah pls move back pls, ah move to the side pls, ah thankiew ah " for a good 30 seconds.

2. Bus frequency issues. Simple example : woman waited 13 times for bus service 190 to come. Not to mention other bus services experiencing this issue. At times during peak hours, I see 3 of the same bus lined up accordingly. Ridiculous.

3. Passengers that do not ever move back to create space. Inconsiderate commuters so self centered living in their own world of music. Do they ever observe the environment?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxU3ZSYVtE

Everything I want to say is inside the video. Nuff said.

1) Infact all passengers are too stubborn and lazy to move to the rear. There's some passengers where they move 1-2 steps after the first call, and another 1-2steps after the 2nd call.

2) The road is not only meant for buses. Even with bus lane, some car drivers already make use of it to escape the jam.[Even expressway road shoulders]. And not to forget that drivers are also human, nobody's perfect. I would say that some passengers are really too narrow minded, not willing to take alternative routes just to save the effort of transferring.

3) Should be roughly the same as point 1.

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