I'll say high time get an integraly-constructed 'original' bus
like those from
M.A.N. or Setra etc. Enough of sub-standard 3rd party bodies which
tend to not come from the maker of the bus-chassi !
I'll prefer Mercedes-Benz but as i don't think they currently
produce any double-decker city-bus (i mean 'original' type not
chassi only) then my choice goes to the makes above, as i've found
their overall level of passenger comfort appeal & quality
impressive too.
Besides double-deckers, single-deckers both rigid & articulated
still do continue to play necessary roles in public transport here
due to their superior passenger: driver ratio (for articulated
buses), more cost effectiveness (since not every route has enough
passenger volume to justify double-deckers/articulated ones)
etc.
With private cars so expensive in Singapore, the least the
Government can do is to 'compensate' people by providing them the
finest buses money can buy BUT absorbing much of the costs such
that people only need to pay 'token' amounts to use them as public
transport here.
There's certainly NO room in Singapore anymore for lousy buses
& logically only the finest buses deserve a place on this
increasingly congested island.
