Night Owls Chatterboxes - Part LXVI

last SG · 2009-03-24T22:45:12+00:00

WO YAO HUI JIA LE HUI JIA BAH!!!

zoragirl SG

so cannot karaoke this weekend?

i want i want...*look ard*

fri or sat ? let me know...

不如就死 SG

i want i want...*look ard*

fri or sat ? let me know...

but if u sick .. best is dun go la .. otherwise go already get so tempted but can't sing!

the Bear SG

watching Nat Geo.. about monkeys in India..

a band of monkeys attacked the Deputy Mayor, who in trying to run away fell to his death..

btw.. i'm never tempted to sing

Meia Gisborn SG

don't get me going about bus services .....

it's seriously farked up nowadays .... nevermind the crowding during peak hours ... I like to stagger my appointments till after peak hours, so I don't have to "kueh" .....

but what happens then ?!?! .... I sometimes have to wait for a blardy half an hour for a bus !!! ....

I suspect that the operators sneakily tweaked the frequency of buses with less number of non-peak riders ....

I waited for an average of 20 minutes for no. 75 right outside my house, and it's only a few stops away from the terminal, so no such bullshit as it got stuck onto traffic somewhere ....

other buses were the same, 67, 700, etc .....

oh sure .... a $4500 peanuts fine is going to make them wake up their idea ....

*ptui ! ....

Refresh my memory: what were they fined over?

LOTUSfairy SG

so cannot karaoke this weekend?

me home..

karaoke!! when where when where?

Fatum SG

for SMRT, their travelling time allocated is f-up. I remembered Sv 67 getting only like 100 mins to clear when I calculated it takes abt 130 mins at least at 40 - 45kph (if take into consideration time at bus stop, traffic junctions).

eh, SMRT only got $1000 fine

as for SBS, there's one case tat was unfair because PTC allowed SMRT to withdraw a bus service tat had full capacity, leading to Sv 196 left to serve ppl bet Marine Parade & Shenton Way - hence tis recorded 10 overloaded trip

I really suspect they tweak the frequency of buses to maximize profits ....

drag out the frequency so that they'll have more riders on each bus ....

this is getting really out of hand ... the non-peak hour frequency plastered onto the bus-stops stated 11 to 13 minutes ... I have to wait at least 20 minutes at the bus stop .... and that's not counting making my way there, during which I see no bus coming around ....

sure ... this kind of peanuts fine is really going to make them wake up their ideas ....

LOTUSfairy SG

i want i want...*look ard*

fri or sat ? let me know...

sat nite i can...i am back from malaysia liao.!!

sbst275 SG

I really suspect they tweak the frequency of buses to maximize profits ....

drag out the frequency so that they'll have more riders on each bus ....

sure ... this kind of peanuts fine is really going to make them wake up their ideas ....

for SMRT's cases I'm not too sure

cos their travelling time allocated is alrdy f- up

Fatum SG

Refresh my memory: what were they fined over?

over-crowding on buses, actual frequency != stated frequency ....

LOTUSfairy SG

channel 8 now... malaysia tourism programme :)

Meia Gisborn SG

over-crowding on buses, actual frequency != stated frequency ....

Ah, thanks...

I would imagine that, realistically, traffic conditions on SG roads would make adhering to any kind of bus route schedule somewhat of a pipe dream.

sbst275 SG

Refresh my memory: what were they fined over?

overloading

SBS: Sv 7, 8, 10, 16, 21, 28, 58, 59, 90, 97, 145, 196, 198, 246, 254, 255 for overloading

SMRT only had 925 recorded (but Svs like 190 never got recorded for 1 special reason - usage of long articulated buses which no one bothers to move in, ends up w/ ppl left behind at bus stops)

Buses late: SBS Sv 36, 57 & 229

SMRT 'cleared' tis standard

sbst275 SG

Ah, thanks...

I would imagine that, realistically, traffic conditions on SG roads would make adhering to any kind of bus route schedule somewhat of a pipe dream.

actually they have bus lane can only solve straight road movement

whenever e buses need to make a right turn, it would be stucked in a jam or ppl wun give way at times

MG like I've mentioned just now, SMRT gives unrealistic bus travelling timing for its schedule... tat's why its driver tend to speed and lots of accident cases comes from them

不如就死 SG

me home..

karaoke!! when where when where?

was thinking of fri/sat afternoon ...

Fatum SG

Ah, thanks...

I would imagine that, realistically, traffic conditions on SG roads would make adhering to any kind of bus route schedule somewhat of a pipe dream.

the 75 service that I most often catch ... starts outside bukit panjang plaza, it is just three stop away from cashew rd where I catch it. and I have never ever ever ever seen a jam along that stretch of bukit panjang ... certainly not during non-peak hours ....

there is no way in hell, if the buses get despatched on time with the right frequencies at the terminal, that I have to wait 20 to 30 minutes for a bus, when the stated frequency is 11-13 minutes off-peak ....

just the other day, I came out srubbed and smelling nice at around 9.40am .... I only caught the bus at nearly 10.20am, but the time I was an angry, stewing, sweat-soaked mess .... I was also late for my appointment ...this is getting out of hand ......

LOTUSfairy SG

was thinking of fri/sat afternoon ...

haaaaaa. friday cannot liao...sat afternoon maybe can :)

Meia Gisborn SG

actually they have bus lane can only solve straight road movement

whenever e buses need to make a right turn, it would be stucked in a jam or ppl wun give way at times

Exactly. The drivers are trying their best, but they're still at the mercy of traffic conditions and other factors beyond their control. They can't perform miracles.

sbst275 SG

Exactly. The drivers are trying their best, but they're still at the mercy of traffic conditions and other factors beyond their control. They can't perform miracles.

but I would still say, realistic scheduling is also important

不如就死 SG

haaaaaa. friday cannot liao...sat afternoon maybe can :)

i gotta see how .. coz sat afternoon i MAY have something ..

I'll confirm by tomorrow ..

Meia Gisborn SG

Hmmm... I wonder if that could be due to the Svc. 75 buses being delayed in the opposite direction, resulting in insufficient buses turning around at the BP Plaza to adhere to the published schedule in your direction.

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