A Bus not a sports car (TODAY 20/5/2008)
Reckless manoeuvres bybus driver almost caused a serious
accident
Letter from GERALDINE CHAY MEI FONG
ON FRIDAY at around 10.45am, my husband and I were in our car in
the middle lane of Thomson Road, towards Marymount Road in the
direction of Ang Mo Kio, near the Old Police Academy. There were no
cars in front of us. Suddenly, the driver of an SMRT-Tibs “bendy
bus” (Service 851) accelerated from the bus lane and cut into the
middle lane ahead of us to avoid some road works in the bus lane.
The bus almost hit the left side of our vehicle, where I was
seated. The bus driver’s rash actions forced my
husband to suddenly apply his brakes and we had to come to a stop
in the middle lane for quite a while to wait for the bus to pass.
If we hadn’t stopped in time, I believe
a serious accident would have taken place. My husband couldn’t
swerve into the right
lane to avoid the bus as there were other vehicles in that lane.
The bus driver could
have also caused a pile-up if the traffic had been heavier. The bus
driver had no qualms about endangering the lives of other road
users and that of his passengers. He should have stayed in his lane
and made sure the road was clear before changing lanes. I would
like an explanation from SMRTTibs for the actions of bus drivers
who
drive their buses like sports cars.
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No one would give any explaination to the writer as there is a
few flaws
1. No SMRTTibs around in any point in our history, only SMRT or
TIBS
2. SMRT schedule super tight, need to choing then okay
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Number of 811 buses sufficent
(mypaper: 20/05/2008)
I REFER to Mr Chng Guan Poh’s suggestion to introduce more buses
for loop service 811 between 8am and 8.30am (my paper,May 12). SMRT
plans its bus frequency and capacity based on passenger demand. Our
checks showed that the current service frequency of about six
minutes from Yishun Bus Interchange is adequate to meet passengers’
demand during that time.We thank Mr Chng for his feedback.
Ms Kuek Chor Ling
Manager, Corporate
Marketing and
Communications
SMRT Corporation Ltd
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Expected reply, how can SMRT give more buses when it was at an
almost overstertched state. If SMRT wants to give more bus, can
only give Nissans, but at most 5.
Noticed that pple nowadays are so bad in knowledge in bus
transport that even sbs and smrt also cannot tell. TIBS also
pop up of nowhere since SMRT liverly was painted in all the
bus.
