as seen from the example of svc 128 vs north south line, many
commuters still value their time over comfort. when i took 128
today from dhoby ghaut to bishan, it took me about twice the amount
of time that mrt would take, or more than that. however, finding
seats was not a problem, but even so, ridership was very low, with
about 10 people on board when the bus was at novena.