Post your bus bunching experiences!!

last SG · 2012-08-07T13:06:08+00:00

Got one time very sad and disappointing for 43. At sengkang 24hr kopitiam towards punggol, One KUB in front with seating capacity, and another Wright behind...

SBS7491X SG

Service 88 and 74 bunching is quite common. I once checked SGTransport bus timing then I saw

74 Arriving, Arriving

88 Arriving, Arriving

Bus 74 is usually bunch when going to interchange

Bus 88 (twrds Toa Payoh, gd luck trying to park) an unbelivable 6 buses came. No kidding:

1st bus: Leyland Olympian 3-axle

2nd bus: Volvo B10TL Super Olympian

3rd bus: Leyland Olympian 3-axle

4th bus: Volvo Olympian 3-axle

5th bus Volvo Olympian 3-axle

6th bus: Scania K230UB Euro V

Surprisingly, from Pasir Ris, 88 will be spammed with LO3x or VO3x, then bunching with B9TL. Should adjust svc 88 timing since yesterday I was going out then I check

88 Arriving, 48mins

Pretty crazy

service_238 SG

every night i see this happening. these 2 services come in like one after another. bunch like siao. then sometimes cause the road to jam up somemore. then sometimes they never put either of the two services. then other times display other service number. but hor whole day will have la especially once during the day and once after sunset but more frequent is during this time! best part is iris the bus cannot detect cos cannot find service and route details.

the two services are: SBS Transit, Off Service.

service_238 SG

Where do you see the bunching for 27? If it is while returning at Hougang Int, it is okay. IT should not bunch at Tampines, because that's where most pax board to come to Sengkang - Hougang.

how can it possibly not bunch in tampines? 3min frequency. once front bus dio pax and traffic light, next bus already behind.

TIB1257C SG

Where do you see the bunching for 27? If it is while returning at Hougang Int, it is okay. IT should not bunch at Tampines, because that's where most pax board to come to Sengkang - Hougang.

I remember when I was joyriding 27 like 2 weeks ago or so, immediately when the KUB I was in got caught by the crowd @ Sengkang, already got 3 other 27 come bunching up already... 2 citaro and 1 more KUB.

Don't say Tampines possible... Even at Sengkang towards CGA also can...

BusAnalayzer SG

how can it possibly not bunch in tampines? 3min frequency. once front bus dio pax and traffic light, next bus already behind.

I think that's where 27A needs DDs. When buses bunch up, the bus behind has little or no passengers. 3 mins frequency for a bus is taking up too much road space too. 27A should have a frequency of 06 minutes and the normal 27 of 10 minutes. 27A should be full fleet DD and 27 has to be SD.

This way bus bunching can be avoided while making sure people get a place to sit, and the buses and road space is better utilized.

BusAnalayzer SG

Service 88 and 74 bunching is quite common. I once checked SGTransport bus timing then I saw

74 Arriving, Arriving

88 Arriving, Arriving

Bus 74 is usually bunch when going to interchange

Bus 88 (twrds Toa Payoh, gd luck trying to park) an unbelivable 6 buses came. No kidding:

1st bus: Leyland Olympian 3-axle

2nd bus: Volvo B10TL Super Olympian

3rd bus: Leyland Olympian 3-axle

4th bus: Volvo Olympian 3-axle

5th bus Volvo Olympian 3-axle

6th bus: Scania K230UB Euro V

Surprisingly, from Pasir Ris, 88 will be spammed with LO3x or VO3x, then bunching with B9TL. Should adjust svc 88 timing since yesterday I was going out then I check

88 Arriving, 48mins

Pretty crazy

I have seen at max 2 buses of 74 and 88 bunching together. I think for these 2 routes considering the high load it is okay, because both seem to be well utilized.

Anyway, I feel when a BC sees the same # bus ahead, BC should not rush to chase a signal and bunch with the bus - either slow down to take more pax or overtake and go faster and take pax.

But just sticking to the ass of the bus ahead, does absolutely no good.

Is there no incentive for taking more pax for the BC?

BusAnalayzer SG

today lor

3182, 9623, 9157 all semua 179A brunch up along Pioneer Rd Nth towards Boon Lay Int this afternoon…

Bunching on 179 is also common because of its 3 minute frequency. Once I monitored in the morning peak, there were 10 DDs that came at an interval of 1-2 minutes, but surprisingly all of them were half full. Looks like they were rushed off from the bus interchange, once the DD had 40-50 pax as there was another DD waiting behind.

But what I liked here is that the buses weren't bunching. There was a gap between the bus though it was 1 or 2 minutes.

TIB1257C SG

I have seen at max 2 buses of 74 and 88 bunching together. I think for these 2 routes considering the high load it is okay, because both seem to be well utilized.

Anyway, I feel when a BC sees the same # bus ahead, BC should not rush to chase a signal and bunch with the bus - either slow down to take more pax or overtake and go faster and take pax.

But just sticking to the ass of the bus ahead, does absolutely no good.

Is there no incentive for taking more pax for the BC?

Please do remember that during SMRT NSL breakdown, quite a number of buses are pulled from 154 [ NO WRIGHTS! ] and 28 to serve 88, Including the only citaro, SBS6007T. At that time, around 11 buses can be seen stacking at Hougang-Sengkang area already.

SMB128B SG

Where do you see the bunching for 27? If it is while returning at Hougang Int, it is okay. IT should not bunch at Tampines, because that's where most pax board to come to Sengkang - Hougang.

Tampines Ave 5. No joking.

Add on: ytd while on 43, I spotted:

2 x 72

2 x 88

2 x 854

ALL IN A SINGLE JUNCTION.

BusAnalayzer SG

Tampines Ave 5. No joking.

Add on: ytd while on 43, I spotted:

2 x 72

2 x 88

2 x 854

ALL IN A SINGLE JUNCTION.

From when did 43 start going to Tampines Ave 5. I think 2 buses together is still fine, but 3-4 buses together especially Wrights or bendies is criminal. If 3 SDs are together, it is still pardonable. But not with DDs.

TIB1257C SG

He meant that 27 already able to bunch up at Tampines Ave 5.

The 2nd to last sentence is his additional stack spotting.

SMB128B SG

You dumb or wat. Even SMB228X noe 43 dun go Tampines.

And yes. How often can you see three bunched svcs in a single junction? Juz to elaborate further, it is

2 x 72 LO3X,

1 x 88 KUB + 1 x 88 LO3X, and

2 x 854 Hispano O405G.

I bet you to catch all these in a single junction turn.

TIB1218R SG

You dumb or wat. Even SMB228X noe 43 dun go Tampines.

QX179R SG

sometimes svc 9 will get bunched up..

SMB128B SG

sometimes svc 9 will get bunched up..

Yepp...

Seeing three VO3x bunching on svc 9 3-4 days in a week is like a weekly routine to me...

QX179R SG

Yepp...

Seeing three VO3x bunching on svc 9 3-4 days in a week is like a weekly routine to me...

to me, it's a gd thing cause I can get to choose which bus has the lesser pax so that I can secure myself a seat..

SMB128B SG

to me, it's a gd thing cause I can get to choose which bus has the lesser pax so that I can secure myself a seat..

Yes... love that feeling, especially when there was this real bunch some time back when 9 x 89 came...

BusAnalayzer SG

Yes... love that feeling, especially when there was this real bunch some time back when 9 x 89 came...

I hate the feeling when I see 2 bendies or 2 DDs stuck together or even more, making the others just redundant. Such a waste of resources!! And discomfort for the passengers who come a minute later, and realize that their next bus is only after 20 minutes.

SMB128B SG

No choice wad... Traffic conditions...

BusAnalayzer SG

May be traffic conditions but a lot to do with BCs - the way they drive.

My recent experience with #65. I took it outside Concord Hotel (Orchard road) and was getting down at Kaki Bukit Ctr (Bedok Reservoir Road). This was in the afternoon, yet the bus was well-seated (must be 60 - 65 pax). I checked through iris the bus ahead was 13 minutes and the next bus behind was 14 minutes.

This BC would at every stop, wait for all cars to pass, and only then would take the bus out. It was frustrating coz he would wait for cars to take a turn to the road, even if he has right of way. On the way on Macpherson road, it let a 8 and a 64 overtake it.

At Macpherson station, I could see the 65 that was 14 minutes away had already caught up with this one and was right behind. When I got down at Kaki Bukit, the 65 behind was still stuck to it, and while I was crossing the road, I saw another 65 joining them at the signal. That is 3 DDs bunching together.

It was the slowest and most irritating ride and I felt like whacking the BC.

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