Phrase 2 VLS

sbst275 SG

Sv 3, 194, 285, 284, 285 WEF 23/08

*284? For what? Serves 3 BS only

^tamago^ SG

in fact, 284 is the type of route that VLS faces problem with, due to the fact that it is a loop service and Clementi Ave 4 is a narrow road.

it surfaced during the Dec '03 trial that loop services plying narrow roads may encounter bizarre incidents where the IDFC concludes that the bus is at the bus stop opposite the road even though it is at the other pair of bus stop. With 284's short distance between the 2 bus stops right before & after the looping point, tis could be a litmus test of whether the VLS has been re-programmed and run successfully.

this "loop-service-narrow-road" test has been passed by svc 189 at west coast rd, but i have not seen whether it passed the choa chu kang road & lim chu kang rd test by svcs 172 & 175.

sbst275 SG

Loop sv has no prob just like PLAB there, there is a roundabout and the loop BS is just 1 itself. But many testing is done on bth 90 and 94 as road is also quite narrow near the loop

In fact, from what I heard from friends, there are at least 5 troublesome BS

sbst275 SG

Reliable source tells me that Phrase 3 is fast coming up aft Phrase 2 has settled

sbs&tibs SG

Even worse is 194- only one bus stop.

sbst275 SG

But then, 194 "calls" 8 bus stops. So, the testing is to ensure that accidents like appearing the fare stage for bus stops along Jln Boon Lay to happen.

sbs&tibs SG

Whats the point? Should trial on some City svcs or student svcs better right?

sbst275 SG

Ya lah, but I think they are trying to start on those problematic routes first. Otherwise when others have started, when will these problemaric ones start? Solve the harder ones first, later on it is like a piece of cake

sbst275 SG

LO2x SBS 6907L is still around.

^tamago^ SG

where? on revenue svc?

sbst275 SG

No, that's the bus at the Orchard Rd. It was shown with desto on Sv 111. 111 never had LO2x, this was with the former Ctrl dist if I'm not wrong

sbs&tibs SG

Situated at Youth Park? that bus is donated by SBST to some company. DONO the name.

sbst275 SG

It is not a company. It is NYC (Youth Council). It is rented to co

tranquilice SG

From Sunday, 29 August 04, the Vehicle Location System (VLS) will be introduced on another two SMRT bus services 962 and 964. This is in addition to four other SMRT buses - 173, 180, 184 and 189 that were installed with this feature earlier this month.

Passengers' feedback on the VLS, a satellite-based bus tracking system that updates bus fare stages automatically, has been positive. With VLS, Service Captains no longer update the fare stages manually. Thus human error is eradicated and passengers are assured of accurate fare deduction.

In preparation for this weekend roll out of bus services 962 and 964, our Service Captains have gone through a refresher briefing on the operation of VLS. This is to ensure that they are prepared to respond to any system errors and assist passengers with the system. In the event of a system error, Service Captains will manually update the fare stages and passengers can tap their ez-link Cards as usual.

Posters will be put up at bus interchanges and decals will be displayed at exit doors of buses to inform commuters about the VLS.