BCs only floor acceleration when they are late or trying to
overtake, not for fun. And these kids think it is so fun to floor
the accelerator to have that shiok feeling, especially those SMRT
fan boys. SMRT BCs normally have to floor acceleration of the buses
because they have seriously poor schedule planning, not enough
buses and the poor BCs have to floor the acceleration in order not
to be late and penalised, at the risk and anger of other road users
and its commuters.
That's not entirely true.
I used to know this 265 BC more than a decade ago who
chronically drags the W3E Merc gearbox.
Anybody who still recalls how the W3E behaves will know its an
incredible feat. And even more ridiculous is the fact that he can
even do it in those tight little AMK Street.
I also knew of the other 265 BC who chronically drove fast and
braked hard.
It came to a head one day when he braked so hard that the engine
stalled in front of Anderson Sec.
And seriously, performance of the bus doesn't have such a big
difference in travel-time, much less deployments. If the VO3X can
be deployed to NUS services, just about any bus can be deployed
anywhere.
Certainly the K230UB is also not as slow as many thinks. Heck.
As long as I get to my place in comfort and without tortoise pace,
anything goes.