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bluegalz SG

why the bus driver drive according to their mood? some drive till sooo slow when we are rushing for time..... can we ask the driver to go faster? but usually paisay to ask Embarassed

wondering if anyone can ans the question Rolling Eyes

daniuge SG

sometime, drive slow for the safety of the passengers mah, you might be in a hurry that's y think he going very slow, maybe he already driving very fast liao neh Mr. Green

Airbus330Captain SG

The driver drives slow sometimes because his time schedule is probably early and he cant reached the interchange too early , some of them like to speed depending on the buses they are driving .

SBS has new buses if you guys noticed , observe the drivers driving those buses , they are very happy with the buses provided the bus is problem free . SBST doesnt seem to know how to handle new buses .

off_service SG

All drivers have a schedule stating what time they must reach a particular bus stop or interchange/terminal. If they are early, they must drive slowly to match the timing of their schedule. As such, we cannot blame them for their slow driving.

Smiley Volgren SG

All the bus captains (SBST) and service captains (Tibs) have different systems of time-duty schedule. It depends on time frequency, traffic constraints, supplementary short trips, meal breaktimes and their time intervals need to be proceeded through the computer tracing the movement of the buses on the road.

However, the schedule can be affected due to some problems:

1) Not enought drivers (some applied for leave, sick, family matter, etc...)
2) Bus breakdown (This leads to the second bus
3) Traffic constraints according to the busy route such as Orchard Rd and other affected roads etc...
4) Lack of technical practises when EZ-Link readers are out of order.

Some drivers are experienced *yawn* SURE drive slowly like a tortoise or what else.... Some have to rush so that they can relieve themselves in the toilet! Ah haha Laughing

bluegalz SG

oh ok.. thanks for your reply.. but some drivers really too much, drive from green light to red light! i see already very pek chek and wanna take over the wheels.. hehe..

hope they can manage the time better lor... because for some i dont think its the time schedule of reaching the interchange too early because the bus later catching up with them.. they just drive toooooooooo slow..

Airbus330Captain SG

You have to test your luck Razz If there are 2 buses , try to take the one behind because the one behind is the one that usually drives fast . Wink

Hope this help .

SBS9818A SG

If 2 buses come at the same time, most times the one in front has to rush as he is behind time already! The second one will drive like a tortoise. If 3 come at one go, take the last one, he will speed.

TIB1186Z SG

Not necessary. Consider the journey b4 the bus stop. If according to your theory, the bus behind, let's say it overtakes and end up as the first bus behind, so taking the first bus may be slower, as he may want to help his colleague out by slowing down a bit. Don't forget that the first bus at ur bus stop is ahead of his timetable, so he have to slow down somewhere cos he have to enter the interchange on schedule. Same goes for the last one, but I will agree with u to take the last one, bus is much riskier cos he may not stop seeing there were 2 buses in front , esp since he is in a rush. Also, SBST seems to have a policy that prevents buses from bunching, so they will try to spread out, like 74.

oliver_yuen87 SG

Why does the third bus speed? isn't he also ahead of time?

tranquilice SG

But most of the time, the driver of the 2nd bus, upon seeing the 1st bus in front, will stop a distance away from the 1st bus and then after alighting passengers, will speed away and not turn into the bus bay even when some passengers choose to board the 2nd bus.