Well you can see if they really limited the percentage of bendy
buses,Most probably they would only perm on short haul and feeder
services.190 you will see 80% rigids....
By the time Bukit Timah line is up, there will be more reliance
on rail rather than buses in the northwest corridor. SMRT would
prefer to focus more on rail instead.
By that time, 190 won't need any more bendies as commuters will
be "forced" to take the MRT instead. And it will be a miracle that
190 is not withdrawn or shortern by that time.
But not always accurate,They also can suka suka lift the
ban.I’ve already received a confidential email from
LTA with cc coming from their top management.They
replied its up to SMRT whether they want to buy or not
but this time its capped to a certain numbers.You will see very few
bendy in future.
Care to share the email here???
i feel that LTA should really unlift the ban , as we know some
place cannot have double deck due to low height entries and trees .
high demand services definately need a bus that can take up alot of
passengers to improve efficiency and it wwill not be convenient if
there are only rigid serving these high demand services .. unless
their frequency is good. Of course make the road smoother for
bendies to pass at high speed , Singapore roads are quite uneven
which is bad for the suspension / bumper of long vehicles. Hope to
see O530G (:
Other than Hillview Ave where 173 plies, other places are
accesible by double deckers. That was even when SBS used to serve
the Northwest areas. For services that cannot use double deckers,
since the 10 min frequency rule is in place to control commuter
crowds, operators will prefer to use single deckers.
bef mention abt new purchase or limited quota
if the current fleet no one wants to maintain, no pt buying
them. The fraying of articulator is getting worst, days back noted
1 Sv 188 bendy whole bottom articulator length fraying and touching
road surface alrdy
dun say profits. if really want to make more profit, should
reguarly maintain the road to make sure it's roadworthy for 17 yrs
tat long 
They are really not interested in maintaining the bendies well, but
it is not just the issue of maintainance as well. Bendies takes up
a lot of space in depots, bus interchanges as well as bus lanes and
bus bays, especially 2 to 3 bunch up together. And SMRT
already has so many problems in parking spaces in depots, so I
doubt they will bring in more to add their woes.