Although I feel that this can be quite selfish minded where do
not wish to see the ultra long route ply outside my home / school /
workplace kena cut and "practical" reason on higher fares due to
transfer here and there, which if they live up to their promises,
makes no difference like MRT fare structure or sort of, I am
supportive of cutting all ultra long routes except those mainly
highway ones (Such as 966, 985, 161, 168, 965, 969 etc)
This is because:
1: Who is gonna to drive such a long routes? People like to say
driving can be quite tiring (Personally I disagree, due to an enthu
on bus and MRT), but consider that many middle age people are prone
to illness including but not limited to diabetes or kidney problem
etc and women may need to go toilet often due to XXXX (Which is why
female BC and SL are less common, but existant), these routes
definitely cannot be ply by these drivers. With the shortage of
drivers, they have to go overseas and import "FT" again (Speaker
Corner will then complain here and there again, since these more
like Labourers rather than Talent because most of us here also more
or less know how to drive one such). Hey, this is not MRT where if
the driver (Train Officer) is not feeling well, need to go toilet,
can just talk to the next station manager to replace him / her and
usually they have much less things to cope (Apart of sudden
incidents, including but not limited to suicide in tracks or faulty
train / system outta of nowhere.) than a BC / SL as they constantly
looked around the roads.
2: It will be better for needy people. The needy refers to the
old, disabled (Especially on non-WAB), sicked and pregnant
passengers.
Firstly, shorter route = faster clean the damn vomit in the bus
by the sick, if any such happened. (Even MRT also got lah). Ok, so
may not everyday happen, but consider that everyday surely got old
people and / or pregnant passengers, forgetting about the disabled
on the bus, what if the bus is super packed on the whole ultra long
route? Then wait long long then alight? Hell no, that is a torture.
With shorter route, more people, including these people can alight
earlier and get a seat in bus stop (Even no, the space in bus stop
is better than in a packed bus). Like that also reduce the stress
workload for the drivers who also need to concern about passenger
safety, less chance of sudden brake, stop and delay due to one or
more such passengers fell down whatever...........
