More Bus 95

Artiwizoras SG

Woooooo... I demand for a higher frequency of bus 95 during peak hours. LOL. However, it is quite true. I can missed up to 3 bus 95, in NUS, in a row because it is so cramped.

I want a double decker like 179 or 199 of NTU. Haha. Seriously, I was wondering if we can fit a double decker in some areas of NUS. LOL.

sinicker SG

wah… undergrad can demand demand already ahhhh.

Artiwizoras SG

Haha. xD! Not really "demanding" but rather just fooling around. I mean standing squashed for a few minutes [ assuming there isn't a jam ] in a day is more or less fine with me.

brotherchen1982 SG

So many slope in NUS, maybe a DD also can't stop fully. Laughing

BTW, b'cos the trees also, so mainly SD.

sinicker SG

yeah looking at it they really need more 95/96…

collinnxk88 SG

96 IS possible. only overhead obstacle for 96 at NUS is the 7+m tall linkway. and if the LO3X on 179/199 can climb the NTU slopes, then NUS shouldnt be a big problem too.

but 95 cannot, as a DD would just nice rub a 4.4m overhead linkway along it's route. Laughing

chickenlittle2 SG

nope, maybe B9TL cannot climb up the slopes.. Laughing

Artiwizoras SG

Oh there is road junction that is in a circle in NUS right? Perhaps the double decker cannot tahan that junction? Haha Laughing

autumncs SG

Who needs B9TL in NUS??? NUS is already wheelchair-unfriendly in the first place... NUS is fondly called the "National University of Stairs" or "National University of Slopes" by many students... (Science fac and Arts fac are the worst.) Curiously, there isn't a single escalator in NUS. NUS would rather build lifts than escalators, but even so, the lifts are at inaccessible and hidden locations... Evil or Very Mad

collinnxk88 SG

can one, just need to go slower only. if a 12m B10M can handle it, then other 12m vehicles like a VO3X can handle also....

Artiwizoras SG

Ooo.

I wonder if they can fit a SMRT "long" bus in that loop. Twisted Evil

manjieass SG

jux like ntu??

went there once and the stairs nearly claimed my life.. Laughing

ZYX2005 SG

hey mate.

look i am trying my best here.

i sent about 7 or 8 complaints to sbst on the matter already.

what are the results

1) 95C 95D 95B loads of shortworkings
2) fleet addition of 2 to 4 buses ever since i came to NUS.
3) I spotted mad bunching of 4 buses during peak hours to clear crowds. after my last complaint
4) extension to orchard road was not given but at least to Holland village given.

ZYX

ZYX2005 SG

look people. 95 cannot get double deckers. claim by sbst, there is a low lying bridge blocking the way

proof: no such bridge existed already.

also the NUS arts hill climbing.....

in dec 05 during our winter break (uhh rite winter break)
SBSt did a trial with vo2x on 151 n superbus on 96.

this means the stretch along the hill to arts can handle DD but maybe the drivers need to learn how to kick down the gear then drive up the hill like aussie style =x

the trials maybe failed because of the hill n bus cannot climb.

another reason why 95 cant get superbus

ZYX

ZYX2005 SG

96 jialat?

no! i have taken 96. its OK. seldom got madness standees. the problem still lies with 95. lately the problem is better cause people at science can now board the bus then fill it up then the bus go off. last time is one crowd at bus stop cannot go on baord the bus.

i feel it is ok now n no more complaints will follow.

ZYX

autumncs SG

Yah... I have been in NUS for almost 4 years and I can also see the improvements to 95 (although most of the improvements came only in the past one year...) So you're the one who kept sending the complaints to SBST... Haha... Thank you for the good job!

Actually I don't see why 96 and 151 cannot use DD... In Hong Kong, there are many hilly roads which have DDs (like First bus 15 to the Peak, or Citybus 6 to Stanley). Even in Singapore, 179 and 199 also got DD... so "DD cannot climb slope" is not an excuse.

But 95 cannot use DD because of the low bridge between Yusof Ishak House and the Sports & Recreation Centre. (The allowance is only 4.4m)

Actually NUS students who live in the East and North should learn to take the NUS shuttle bus BTC1. BTC1 travels non-stop from the bus stop along Bukit Timah Rd (outside Bukit Timah Campus) to the bus stop outside the music conservatory (opposite Raffles Hall), where students can transfer to shuttle bus A2, B or C. The journey time from Bukit Timah to the music conservatory is only around 10 minutes, compared to 20-30 minutes on 151. Somemore BTC1 is free, and seats are plenty (unlike 95 or 96 where students pack like sardines). Haha. The frequency of BTC1 is 15-20 minutes on weekdays. You can refer to http://nusinfo.nus.edu.sg/oed/services/csd/transportation/btcshuttlebusservice.htm

Artiwizoras SG

Haha. Thanks. xD

^tamago^ SG

Originally posted by autumncs:
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But 95 cannot use DD because of the low bridge between Yusof Ishak House and the Sports & Recreation Centre. (The allowance is only 4.4m)

thought the bridge not there liao..............

collinnxk88 SG

the 4.4m overpass near the roundabout still exists. even though there may be other low-lying overpasses along lower kent ridge road which i may have not heard of? and well, i’ve also mentioned about how 179/199 can have DDs… so there.

^tamago^ SG

oh, yusof ishak house....... Neutral