Yours truly by some coincidence, tried to get to IMH from Marine
Parade by 43 yesterday. Yours truly had too much time on his hands,
was itching for 43's notorious high speed dashes.
Yours truly was truly disappointed when the BC decided to keep
behind the 70 in front the entire way so that he didn't have to
pick anyone up.
And he drove so slowly that instead of getting off at IMH, yours
truly had to stop at NEX for a pee-pee and take 101 back home
whilst grumbling about the time wasted (include 15 min wait
tmd).
***
I was jogging near along YCK Rd at 6 45pm when I saw 2 43
WEGs bunched up. I had never seen 2 43s together before, nor WEGs
on 43. First bus was decently loaded, 2nd bus was empty.
Disgusting waste of resources. That point was further driven
home when 20 min later when I reached Sengkang East, a completely
empty 163 VO passed me by towards Sengkang.
Yours truly took 5196 on 43 from upp east coast rd today. The
bus followed the 70 VO in front ALL THE WAY. Yours truly was in his
worst ride ever. in the end yours truly got so annoyed he had to
abandon his ride, alight at nex and switch to MRT instead back to
sengkang.
Now, after the ride, i observed two hot spots for 43. they
are:
1. parkway parade - paya lebar MRT
2. nex - buangkok mrt
5196 was filled to the door at that time, but still can chiong
chiong fit the pax in.
Conclusion: Improve Frequency
43 does not need DDs AT ALL. Leave the wrights for DD
replacement. A few citaros will do on 43 for frequency
improvement.
