BC go wrong direction?

last SG · 2006-12-14T03:00:25+00:00

i got this driver sleepin at the junction between bt timah rd and clementi rd... svc 154 good thing bus at idle... i wonder why the traffic light turn green...

TWS4793 SG

I remember of one case where BC went wrong direction. I was on a cameo bus, SBS 0069D on 225W going home. When the BC reached the T junction of Bedok North Avenue 2 and Bedok North Street 1, he went straight instead of turning into Avenue 2.

Then I could hear passengers from behind shouting "OEI! Wrong Direction!". BC apologised to all of us and made a U-turn outside Market and Food Centre Block 216. Soon we were back on track.

Anyone experienced the same thing before?

used SG

he also human mah!

Pitot SG

ya lor!

TWS4793 SG

I know the bus driver also human. All know that BC's are 99.99% correct, but only 0.01% is wrong, just like what happened to the cameoing SBS 0069D.

manjieass SG

yeah.. when i was a child, when SVC176 was still under SBS's control, was on mk3 but dono wat rego la.. SO LONG LIAO!!

at that time, 176 was travelling by Batok East Ave 4, the BC turn wrong.. he turn to BB st 21.. BLK 217!! haha..

think was in 1994?? forgotten liao..

stooper SG

Last time newspaper forum got say! The person complain the China BC dunno turn until where, anyhow turn... Laughing

ngjy22 SG

I had got this experience before when I took 73 last year. SBS 503 S, _ __ 2005 (forgotten), between 1330 – 1400. The bus should be turning into S’goon North Ave 4 but it go straight and stop at AMK Ave 3 bus stop then uturn along Yio Chu Kang Rd. My first experience…

autumncs SG

Many years ago there was this very famous incident when a 196 BC drove a LA into Stadium Boulevard from Mountbatten Road instead of going straight and turning left at Nicoll Highway. Because of that, the top deck of the LA crashed into the height barrier sign and the LA became an "open-top"!

Personally I never experience any "wrong direction" bus rides in Singapore. But I had one such experience in Canada though. I was sleeping peacefully on the bus and suddenly I was woken by people screaming "Wrong! Wrong!"... It turned out that it was the BC's first day of work. Luckily a few passengers guided the BC all the way to the terminus...

eX.A.K.R. SG

This almost happened to me once on a route 169 bus. I was on my way to Sembawang Camp from Nee Soon Camp, and when the bus reached the junction of Yishun Avenue 2 and 7, the bus driver (who almost definitely is a China man) wanted to turn into Yishun Avenue 7 Shocked . Immediately, without hesitation, I shouted out in Chinese: "Hey! Shouldn't we be going straight?!". The bus driver seemingly realised his error and put the bus back on the correct route, but he looked a bit annoyed and said nothing.

China bus drivers Rolling Eyes . (not the first time I have a bad experience with this group of bus drivers...)

tanjun SG

Relax lah. Some of us need more time to memorise routes and to practise driving on those routes.

fudgester SG

I remember once taking svc 31 from Bedok South Ave 1 towards Marine Parade.

Instead of turning into Marine Parade Road, the bus went straight into ECP.

The bus went on the ECP all the way to Still Road South.

I must admit; I got to my destination (Marine Parade Library) faster than if the BC had gone on the usual route. Laughing

And yeah, BCs are human too. So long as their mistakes are kept to a minimum, then I'm fine with it. Wink

MingFreeman SG

Ya. That incident caused several people on the upper deck to be injured. There was even a pic on the paper with the upper deck totally gone.

The driver was speeding that time also. He was sacked.

MingFreeman SG

From which exit did he exit at?

Did any passenger make noise? Mr. Green

fudgester SG

Like I said; the exit at Still Road South.

Yeah, some people who stayed in Marine Terrace/ Marine Crescent were understandably miffed as he had bypassed those places in the process. Everyone else was pretty happy, though, as he had cut our travelling time by quite a bit. Laughing

TIB1049L SG

I also got this type of experience. The BC on 900 on year 1999 who is driving a cameo Scania Surprised (Hardly get Scania's there). He turned in at the junction before Vista Point (a.k.a the place where 962 and 900 meet). Some passenger go and tell him and the BC turned back at the nearest traffic light.

Forgive them la. They need sometime to season themself to new routes anyway

JJ7788 SG

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Anyone experienced the same thing before?

yup i alsa experience b4..but very long time liao..tink in the early 90's..when partial bus nos 99 LO2x switch to run 197 together with the driver..that was the time when 197 still serve boon lay but currently serve J.E..tink bcos the driver still use to 99 route so instead of turn right at boon lay ave toward PIE direction,it turn left toward old jurong police station HQ direction..Err..i still remember the bus regos nos..SBS 3564..

eX.A.K.R. SG

Did he do anything about it later? Such as compensating the affected passengers, or turning back the bus, or something like that?

fudgester SG

If he did, I don't know about it, for I got off right after the bus came out through Still Road South.

carbikebus SG

Another reason if the BC is a standby who knows many routes

swee_heng SG

Does 61 makes a U turn at Queensway? LAst SUnday i saw a 61 rego 1131G with passengers making a u turn at queensway