I find this scheme by LTA stupid and impractical.
It only works effectively when a warden is there with his
camera. Also, the reaction of other motorists are unpredictable
hence damgerous. You never know whether they going to give way or
not, thats why majority of bus captains still hesitate to exit when
though the vehicle is preparing to give way.
There are a few times when I stopped for the bus to give way.
The bus captain hesitated to exit till I stopped there for a few
seconds. I also experienced stopping to give way to the bus because
the right signal lights are on. But the bus captain did not exit
and I realised boarding was still in progress.
Now, whenever I see a bus in bus bay and anticipate its exiting,
I'll switch to the second lane to avoid the bus - which I think its
a better idea.
To the minds of many of my friends, they find it impractical for
them to give way to buses exiting, only to follow behind at slow
speed; and this could add on to traffic jam on the roads too. Thats
why they refused to give way.
But I'd strongly support the enforcement of motorists to keep
clear of the yellow box next to the bus bays; to facilitate their
smooth exit. Also, the Green B signal at traffic lights are useful
in this sense; provided action is taken against other motorists who
proceed.
I agree with you.
There are too many grey areas to look into. If a bus stops at a
busstop with lots of passengers waiting to alight or board the bus,
do we have to stop to give way?
It is also way too dangerous to stop a car midway along the road
when there maybe other cars zooming behind at 70km/h.
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Also, some goondus will suddenly change lane to the right
to avoid the bus lane and its ruling, leading to more
accidents.