Stay Clear of Bus Lane

Reliefdriver4u SG

sg11 SG

cannot see anything

getcarter SG

Ya la see nothing leh lol

bowah SG

Ask you to stay clear, just stay clear lor…talk so much cannot see for what…alamak

Reliefdriver4u SG

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Photo: LTA

NOTHING like a little technology to keep bus lanes more free-flowing.

Since their introduction in 2008, CCTV cameras on board buses have proven to be highly effective in deterring bus lane offences, according to the Land Transport Authority.

The number of motorists caught by these onboard cameras has plunged from 2,112 in 2008 to 866 in 2014, the authority said yesterday.

And as of May this year, there were 228 cases - a drop of more than 50 per cent from the same period last year.

The LTA said about 4,000 buses, or around 80 per cent of the total public bus fleet, are equipped with these cameras.

The bus cameras complement wardens standing on the kerb during bus lane hours.

Operating hours for normal bus lanes are 7.30am to 9.30am, and 5pm to 8pm on weekdays. Operating hours for full-day bus lanes - marked by red lines instead of yellow - are 7.30am to 8.00pm on weekdays and Saturdays.

The restrictions do not apply on Sundays and public holidays.

Retiree Gary Tay, 64, said he is always mindful of bus lane operating hours, and has never had an infringement, adding that although "we understand the rationale for bus lanes... it can sometimes be a little frustrating to see an empty bus lane when you are caught in a jam".

He said that because of the way some bus lanes are drawn, motorists have to swerve abruptly when they want to turn into or emerge from a side road.

An LTA spokesman said: "To further remind motorists of onboard bus CCTVs, we will be rolling out a series of banners and bus advertisements."

Meanwhile, the authority has been stepping up enforcement of the Mandatory Give Way to Buses Scheme, which was introduced in 2008 and is now at 330 bus stops.

In the first five months of the year, there were 2,336 violations, up from 1,764 cases in 2014.

Motorists who fail to give way to buses pulling out of these bus stops face a compound fine of $130 - the same penalty for those driving in bus lanes during operating hours.

Offenders who do not pay up may be hauled to court, where they face a heftier fine of up to $1,000 or a jail term of three months.

The LTA said it will leverage more on technology this time to monitor how crowded bus stops are.

In a one-year trial, it will install video cameras at five selected bus stops from the fourth quarter of this year, starting with the one in front of Thong Teck Building in Scotts Road.

Besides giving real-time assessment of crowd levels, the LTA spokesman said: "The system will allow us to work with public transport operators to make timely intervention such as adjusting bus schedules, replacing single-deck buses with double-deck or bendy buses, or injecting half-way trips to help ease crowding."

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Tiongpengk1 SG

10 day ago just got cam on give way to bus (give way)box by LTA, with no bus in bus bay.cam by the india LTA enforcement front n back as im breaking to rule. scary make me fear for few day. Really too much cant summon plp fear plp.

bowah SG

Dun scare lah, scare smlj, tio means tio, bo tio mean bo tio…just do your honest living, until the time come, whereby cannot tarhan or no licence to drive, then give up lor, find other job, why…LTA can eat you meh?? Be confident and happy, worry here and there at this age, not worthy.

sg11 SG

Those stops that have the mandatory give way to buses triangle, do you guys stop to give way?

foolsh_2000 SG

Sometimes it’s not don’t want to give way,but when we give way and stop,the bus never come out,but when u move that time,suddenly bus come out.so how?

j007 SG

Those stops that have the mandatory give way to buses triangle, do you guys stop to give way?

i see bus signal right, yellow box, it means avoid the damm lane if possible.

lta really come out with all the give way to buses yellow box, bus lanes all the shit, all good to avoid

always like to station these muther fuckers at these spots to ambush drivers

sg11 SG

Sometimes it’s not don’t want to give way,but when we give way and stop,the bus never come out,but when u move that time,suddenly bus come out.so how?

Agree. It is a lousy rule. Only thing is scared fine. Last time I read got people kena fine when never give way.

Keepthechange666 SG

Last time got point lagi scary.....

Now, we call it rich man lane.....

Keepthechange666 SG

Those stops that have the mandatory give way to buses triangle, do you guys stop to give way?

Before dotted line, if bus move out, must stop and give way......

If your tyre already pass the dotted line, don't need......

sg11 SG

Before dotted line, if bus move out, must stop and give way......

If your tyre already pass the dotted line, don't need......

Bus inside the bus bay signal right and moving a bit nearer to the edge of bus bay, my tyre have not pass dotted line, need to give way?

Keepthechange666 SG

Bus inside the bus bay signal right and moving a bit nearer to the edge of bus bay, my tyre have not pass dotted line, need to give way?

Situation very subjective.....

In heavy jam situation without bus lane ruling, give and take, try to stay behind dotted line for any awkward situation arise.....

If traffic is clear, my advise is just give way la.....whether we are before the dotted line or not, as long there's a bus within the bay.....

bowah SG

Give way lah, at the back of every bus also ask you to give way liao mah, LTA officer likes to snap photos of car going into bus yellow box aka triangle.

Once I reached a box before the traffic light with a bus stop beside, there was a bus on the bus stop picking people and also a LTA warden really to take photo, so i play with the warden lor…moved abit, reversed abit, moved abit, reversed abit, see the farker moved his camera up and down getting frustrated…then when green, limpek just zoom pass him…let him hv some cdg lousy diesel smell

Reliefdriver4u SG

Give way lah, at the back of every bus also ask you to give way liao mah, LTA officer likes to snap photos of car going into bus yellow box aka triangle.

Once I reached a box before the traffic light with a bus stop beside, there was a bus on the bus stop pick people and also a LTA warden really to take photo, so i play with the warden lor…move abit, reverse abit, move abit, reverse abit, see the fark move his camera up and down…then when green, limpek just zoom pass him…let him hv some cdg lousy diesel smell

U good leow , I often blind them with my high beam

sg11 SG

Give way lah, at the back of every bus also ask you to give way liao mah, LTA officer likes to snap photos of car going into bus yellow box aka triangle.

During red light yes got stop before yellow box give way to the bus yellow big box.

I talking about is when traffic is moving, near the bus stop got the mandatory give way white triangle painted on the left most lane. All vehicles are moving smoothly, then when one bus signal right going to come out, must stop before yellow box for the bus to come out.

bowah SG

Must lah, give way to bus is a good citizen mah, bus carry abt 20-30 peoples, you carry only 1 to 4 peoples, who bigger?

Got one cdg driver also never give way, bus come out…bang…who wrong? traffic moving, dept said, 50-100% fault, final verdict, 100% cab fault. End up driver engage personal lawyer to whack Cdg insurance…then end up tia kong, he was sacked, but still refuse to admit the fault, later it was settled at 50%, but his lawyer fee already more than the 100% aka $2000. siao eh

It is mandatory to give way to bus, because such lane are using built in a way that buses once filtered into the bus stop, will not be able to move out as the traffic keep moving, so to help the buses not being late, such give way become a necessities.