Originally posted by TWS4793:
[b]Service 5 Special Report
Buses Used
Today:
SBS 0853G
1 Volvo B10M MKIII
SBS 1928T SBS 1939L SBS 1941D SBS 2595M SBS 2645C SBS 2712S SBS
2783L
7 Volvo B10M MKIV (5 WA Strider/2
DM3500)
SBS 3662X SBS 3668E SBS 3696Z
3 Scania N113CRB (3
CAC)
Observations And
Findings
1. More old people were seen using this bus service. They might
have come from Bukit Merah.
2. This service is unable to use double deckers owing to the fact
that there are narrow roads and sharp bends at Loyang Way. There
are only two lanes (one for each direction), which made me the
conclusion that it cannot use double deckers.
3. BC's driving for Service 5 today are rather slow, driving for
about 20km/h to 30km/h. I guess that they haven't been familiar
with it yet.
4. Service 5 Service Guides were seen in SBS 2645C and SBS 3662X.
There were no Service Guides on SBS 2712S. The others not mentioned
are unconfirmed.[/b]
For your info, DD buses can used the roads along Loyang Ave
(area) . This has been comfirmed by a staff working at BNdepot. If
the loads are good, the service may get DD buses just like how svc
88 did.
I will be one of the minorities of the passengers that will avoid
the scanias. I just hate taking scanias on long journeys. The
braking and the changing of gear makes the bus jerk (depends on
conditions) quite jia laut and no way am I going to endure 1 hour
journey on the bus.
Another fact I realized is that this is the first time BBdepot
buses enters Simei,Loyang Ave and Pasir Ris. I am so happy to be
able to take BBdepot buses now. 
Gives me
options to skip BNdepot buses.
