Originally posted by XiaoTaro:
Would u prefer a bus to be [b]on schedule or
on
frequency?
On Schedule: Bus captains follows the bus timetable as much as
possible. I believe both SMRT and SBS Transit uses this system for
their bus operations.
On Frequency: A dynamic bus timetable, so that the timing between
each bus in is kept same to avoid long waiting times due to
brunching.
e.g 8 minutes between bus 1 and bus 2, 9 minutes between bus 2 and
3, 8 minutes between bus 3 and 4, etc...
A situation which this might take place is when a bus captain has
to take MC, and theres no one to cover for him. If the bus company
enforce the bus captains to follow "On schedule", there will be a
bus missing from the deployment, thus leading to double waiting
time for some passengers. On the other hand, if the bus company
enforce the bus captains to follow "On frequency", some passengers
who waits for a bus at a specific time might miss their bus, but
all passengers who wait for the bus will have similar average
waiting times.
Which would u prefer? and why?[/b]
U seems to be comparing Singapore System and HongKong
system..
Both ways got their pros and cons.
Personally, i prefer On Schedule. u mentioned that if one bus is
missing, there will be double waiting time. i guess, that would be
in the past barhx ? with the help of OCC, long waiting time for
buses has been cut down.
