Express buses

last SG · 2008-08-20T22:30:00+00:00

521 makes it looks like it plies a different route from 174. Would gladly prefer the EDS to scroll to a "Fast Forward" logo after show the destinations.ie....

Gosu. SG

Sometimes when I get on the express buses to work, sometimes there are people who take "Yuen3 Wang4 Lu4" because they didn't know that the buses do not stop at their stops, this happens very frequently, almost every ride I take the bus driver(always the same auntie) has to explain that she cannot stop.

Is there no remedy to this?

^tamago^ SG

Can give specific examples?

Bus drivers are not allowed to call at non-desginated stops, whether it is along the route or off-route.

richie85 SG

Maybe these buses should paste the route the bus is taking near the back door, so that passengers can refer to them. or maybe notices to explain which roads the bus doesn't stop at. or maybe make use of the LED display in the buses to inform passengers.

Y_Shun SG

Is there no remedy to this?

what bus? FFw?

i think the remedy is that they realised that it doesn't stops at the bus stop they want

Simple_boi SG

Bus not equal to taxi. Just like Train don't stop anywhere you like.

JerryYan SG

Bus not equal to taxi. Just like Train don't stop anywhere you like.

u damn funny

Gosu. SG

It's along the route - Bus I'm talking about is 174e. It bypasses holland and dunearn road without stopping and you see alot of lao ah ma and students missing school because of it.

bus555 SG

u damn funny

I dont even think so...

Yusry SG

It's along the route - Bus I'm talking about is 174e. It bypasses holland and dunearn road without stopping and you see alot of lao ah ma and students missing school because of it.

The idea of having an express service is, well..... to provide an express service.

Let these lao ah ma and students learn their lesson.

Scania N113CRB luver SG

The idea of having an express service is, well..... to provide an express service.

Let these lao ah ma and students learn their lesson.

I think lao ah ma is much better than some aunties. I've seen before things such as cursing at the bus drivers when such things happen.

It happens when i was waiting for 178. Coincidentally, theres massive congestion at Woodlands Checkpoint road. Hence 178's frequency was severely affected, resulted in us waiting for 25mins until the bus arrives. When we all reached woodlands checkpoint road, the SL told us that the route is diverted and he would have to stop at specific bus stops instead. Then this enraged auntie came up infront and told the SL that she wanted to alight here (which is far from the designated bus stop) so that she can walk home much shorter and faster. The SL refuses to do so and stops at the bus stop instead. The auntie became even more enraged and started hurling swearing words at the SL.

I pity these drivers who have to go through such nonsense from people who are plain selfish.

^tamago^ SG

It's along the route - Bus I'm talking about is 174e. It bypasses holland and dunearn road without stopping and you see alot of lao ah ma and students missing school because of it.

How come school start so long le still cannot distinguish 174 and 174e. :(

sinicker SG

let them learn their lesson!

i also learnt a lesson once, that is to open up my eyes bigger in the early morning..

for mistaking 27 for 15 at bus stop opposite tampines mrt stn..

in the end.. "wah why this bus go straight never turn right to safra!?"

AEW5001 SG

maybe we should say:

174e - BL to NewBridgeRd w/o stopping @ any bus stop!

BTW, who loves Malaysia Express Buses? (I'm 1 of them)

scaniaB7RLE SG

to me express is sv 9 in the morning peak [0640 - 0700], xpecially a sd bus. full load of sch students, bus express till ccss [school] due to heavy load

bus555 SG

OT: I wish 72 have perm ZF B9TL...

nenepokey SG

How come school start so long le still cannot distinguish 174 and 174e. :(

all 老花眼 le...

SBS1985C SG

Lol! It happened to me also. Ended up at CGA and reached school at 9am.

Scania N113CRB l0v3r SG

so u end up at changi airport?

Scania N113CRB l0v3r SG

y nt put FFW on 28 coz many ppl boarding at safra,bedok town and sad think is everytime wan board svc28 always full.If gt place need to stand and u know BC always say that words (no need i type ba u all know de)

TIB537B SG

I took 174E before and was almost afraid i couldn't alight at Bukit Batok East Ave 6 there. On the trip, got a student he didn't know that it didn't stop until reaching Bukit Timah (think from Dunearn onwards). Then he panicked and asked around, realising that he is on an FFw service skipping the stop near his home. The SL let him down at the next stop with some other aunties.

Last time FFW was launched, the bus had a slightly different livery with the www.ffw.com.sg all over the buses and modified right indicators resembling the KUBs and B9s doing the FFw routes, now like disappear and replaced with stickers on the entrance and exit steps. Maybe they can reintroduce the livery, change the EDS of FFw (for KUBs) to read (FAST FOWARD 174e --> Skipping [locations].

Express service should be less confusing as there's some clue that some sorts never stop, the passengers will ask before boarding. But in the case of FFw, it's the modification of an existing trunk route, causing confusion even till today.