Ever Been... Alone On A Bus?

last SG · 2006-12-11T09:45:37+00:00

Going to Woodlands.....I think gt bus breakdown.

eX.A.K.R. SG

Specifically and obviously excluding the bus captain, have you ever been alone on board a bus trip before, or at least been alone with the only other person(s) on board someone who you know and is travelling with?

I have quite a few times before, but one I remember very well was on the new route 85 earlier this year at night (not the last bus or late at night though). I boarded the bus at Punggol Interchange, along with another lady. She got off one to three (I think it was two) stops later, and from there on, no one else boarded the bus and I had the whole bus to myself all the way to Yishun Interchange Mr. Green . That one's my record for being on board a bus alone for the longest time; usually this happens on short trips, near the terminus of the bus route, or briefly along my journey.

Volvo Olympian SG

I remember taking Sv 85 from Sengkang East Rd to Yishun , No pax around me and im the only one , haha , its a MK3 and so i sit behind.

And also , When the first day of the extension of 506 , from Bedok North Ave 3 to UEC Terminal , also no pax except me bcoz some pax though its still terminate at Bedok Laughing When the BC told them this bus no longer terminate at Bedok , all of them alighted along BDK North Ave 3 to transfer bus i guess.

stooper SG

It happens very frequently to me... Laughing Especially if you take 179 in the opposite direction to where the students are going.

In the morning peak, when buses return to BNL, usually 3 or 4 buses empty buses bunch together... Then maybe the first 2 buses pick up passengers on the way to BNL, while the other buses don't even have to stop at the alighting berth at BNL! Shocked

In the evening peak, from 4.30 to 5, the frequency increases to 2mins. The people boarding at BNL for each bus is usually less than 5... Laughing Whenever a 179 bus comes, the people at the 178 & 180 queue will stare because SMRT frequencies suck and 6-7 179 buses come before a 178 comes!

TWS4793 SG

I also remember after alighting from 225W, only BC and one passenger alone.

Another time, 3 225W buses got stuck before a bus stop because of an accident involving a taxi and a motorcycle. After everything was cleared, the last bus, SBS 3721J(that was the bus I got onto), left empty handed with only BC in the bus.

TIB1049L SG

I have been on a bus myself quite a few times too. Most of the time on 911. But very shuang, like got chaffeur bring you to your destination. Great sia Laughing

Ito_^ SG

ya..

den i look out of the window..

SBS9889U SG

Many times liao, once on Sv2/12(Only person going into New Bridge Ter), Sv11 (Whole trip Laughing ), Sv52/54/58 (Only person going into Bishan Int), Sv90 (PM Peak from Toa Payoh to Macpherson Rd) and much more. But most impressive is still Sv11

eX.A.K.R. SG

That's the feeling I got too when I was on the route 85 bus. Like some kind of private chartered service all for myself Very Happy .

Laughing

popmynutsy SG

how come u all like so happy about it? i got few times on bus 70. near suntec there. but for few stops. but my is at night 11+ after work. got 1 time the light spoil, but i still neh si sit on top. knn. i scared i go down. Laughing

TIB1049L SG

I happy because I 7.00am + then travel wad Razz

sinicker SG

yup i have. cant remember when was the longest stretch!

XiaoTaro SG

alone on Parks 409 count? Laughing

carbikebus SG

Me,Almost everyday early mornings or late nights Exclamation

Chelzea SG

yup Razz NR6 ....last stop Very Happy

autumncs SG

Well, I have been alone on a bus many times... 85, 95, 200, 34, 82, 43, 48, 58 (when it first started), 30 (the last bus), etc etc... But my funniest experience was on CSS603...

A few years back, during the SARS scare, I went to HK to attend my cousin's wedding. When I came back, the people in my army camp scared I got SARS. So I went to Tan Tock Seng Hospital to check whether I had SARS. In the end, I was verified to have no SARS.

After the check-up, I walked to Balestier Rd and took CSS603 to Orchard. On the way, the sergeant major of my army camp's medical centre called me and asked me how's the check-up. I told him I went to TTSH and everything was fine. Then, dunno why, all the passengers in the bus suddenly alighted along Stevens Rd, and I was all alone in the bus from Stevens Rd to Orchard Rd.

Maybe the passengers heard me talking about TTSH and SARS... Hence everyone kiasee and alighted, before I actually told the sergeant major that "I'm fine and I've no SARS"...

Although I had no SARS, my company CSM told me to "rest" at home for 2 weeks (at if he's scared my clothes and my skin and my hair got SARS virus after the TTSH visit...) So I had 2 weeks of "unofficial leave" and I avoided a major exercise + my army camp's spring cleaning... Haha!

SBS9888Y SG

so lonely… yea svc 154 after the bus stop after paya lebar mrt on weekends most of the time empty… esp after 7

NickL_C151 SG

I've been alone on:

-408 & 409 same trip back to back
-158
-63 when they edited the route last time. Everyone alighted at either Circuit Rd or Ubi HDB flats. Industrial nobody on board.
-58
-59 on the PIE (shiokness)
-966
-34
-30e

That's all I can remember.

eX.A.K.R. SG

I think it could be scarier if you were travelling on route 172 or 975 and you are all alone when it passes by... the homes of... erm... the dearly departed...

Maybe it was just a conincidence, or maybe they really kiasee and all run before they get infected. If the driver also ran... Laughing

Well, it must have been surreal to see a public bus (which model was it, by the way?) running down Orchard Road with only one person on board in daytime...

Can, why not... Laughing

LazerLordz SG

SVC 960, on weekday nights after 8pm, most people get off at Bugis, and I’m usually alone on the way to Marina Square.

ZYX2005 SG

i've been alone on many buses like NR5 NR2 NR7 NR3 etc...408 409 42 401 IKEA Yishun 151

lols