Being wheelchair-bound does not mean they spend their whole day
visiting hospitals!
There needs to be an established and inter-connected network of
WAB routes in Singapore before we can see them being utilised in a
big way. A reasonable first step would be to make all feeder
bus services WAB so as to expand the reach of the rail system which
has already been made wheelchair-accessible.
May I also emphasise that services that have a lot of old folk
=/= services that should get WAB. In a recent report by Shin
Min, most old folk interviewed actually detest the new WAB designs
as it meant they needed to climb steps while the bus is in motion
so as to get a seat, thereby increasing the risk of falls and
injuries. As a result many of them would rather stand along
the way.
Unless anyone of us forumers are also wheelchair users, we
should not impose our opinions on them for they should be allowed
to speak up for themselves on which services should be provided to
benefit them best.
The purpose of WABs is not just to link PIW to hospitals, but as
alternative transportation around Singapore.
So like I've mentioned before, all services should go WAB, not
services that we think "should be WAB" services.
Thats true, but its a matter of which services should get them
FIRST. I, too, agree that all services should become WAB but i
believe that feeders and those passing by major hospitals should
get them first.
