Let me ask you something. Which other service brings you to
Tampines directly? Dont say its 39: that bus literally would take
you half an hour more to get there just because it winds around
Pasir Ris
Do you actually see the routes carefully before evaluating? Its
ridiculous how some people say that there are other options to get
to your destination yet do not reach to your destination fast as
the main one
I can tell you. 969 can go all the way to McDonalds at Tampines
during peak hours. Why would anyone wanna take such winding routes
when you have an express route? No one would want to go to work and
go home late. If I were to often take a winding route when there is
an express route when I am going to work, I can expect my sack in a
few days
Tell me why 168 has full DDs then and everyone rides it to get
back to Woodlands. Why take the route when I have 969 too which
goes through Yishun to get to Woodlands? Not many people likes to
waste time and transferring you know
I don't need reminders to remind me how 969 can get very packed
during peak hours I have experienced it before.
Yes. No one likes to take winding route when they are in a hurry
but have you try to be flexible where there is no 969 in sight, or
969 has to skip certain stops due to full loadings and rather than
to complain 969 doesn't have enough DDs, shouldn't you do something
about it, rather than waiting for the next 969, why not find a way
out if you know the next 969 is going to take a long time to
arrive? For Instance If I do not see 969, and 39,85 and 858 arrives
first and alight at Jalan Kayu, Then take 168 and alight near
Tampines One and that will save time rather than to wait for 969
and end up late.
For 161/168's case I believe most people (especially the RP/TP*
students) see this as their fastest way home in Tampines/Woodlands
and 969 just takes way too long which is why they have more DDs
than any other services.
*For 168 only