dragg SG extracted from ST forums. I understand that the two transport operators have two different timings for concession rates to senior citizens. It's time the Public Transport Council recognises the importance of senior citizens and review the timings. If possible there should be no restrictions at all. This is necessary for the following reasons: 1. Why penalise senior citizens who are still working? They are not entitled to the concessions outside those hours. 2. With the need for family bonds, senior citizens may have to travel beyond the concession time after gathering with their children. More should be done to recognise our senior citizens. Without them Singapore will not be what she is today. David Soh
BillyBong SG Don't expect PTC to approve a fare revision, even if it is for senior citizens. After all, they just approved a fare hike. And in this business, there is no compassion. Hell i'd rather they design buses to be handicap-friendly.
BillyBong SG Frankly, TV Mobile was a failure. An experiment in poor marketing strategy. A huge Tuition fee gone down the drain and written off by SBS transit.
sbst275 SG In the 1st place, TV Mobile do not belong to SBS Who's mouth did you hear it from? As for the diff in snr citizen fare, it is SMRT Bus and SMRT Train that charges higher for PM Peak
BillyBong SG My Bad...it's a commercial initiative by Mediacorp. The TV Mobile installed on SBS Transits (SBST) buses is a commercial initiative from the Media Corporation of Singapore. Based on TV Mobiles customer satisfaction survey carried out by Media Research, 89% of the interviewees enjoyed watching the TV programmes on buses. SBST has also not received significant number of adverse feedback after the initial period when TV Mobile has some teething technical problems. TV Mobile bears the full costs of installation, maintenance and hardware cost of the equipment. In addition, SBST is paid for the leasing of the space on the buses. Hence, there are no additional costs to SBST as result of TV Mobile. Full details can visit the webpage below: http://www.cutwaste.gov.sg/faqs.html
hisoka SG hmm just asking but who actually pays for the drain in feul due to the tvs? wonder if we are sadly getting ripped off by paying higher fees for the tvs that many of us feels can be done without
Mr Fugue SG my condolences to that idiot employee who suggested that stupid idea for sake of promotion...........
sbst275 SG Actually, SBS dun pay the TV Even if I can remember, the 2 CNG buses were brought by NEA instead, because SBS wun be buying it as it cost 30% more and same 30% add cost
vindicated SG Get rid of the oh-goddamn-it TV Mobile!!! Make ears turn deaf only! No education value somemore!!
hisoka SG oh yeah forgot to add that even if wanna watch also the volume cannot make it either oto loud or too soft
BillyBong SG I would prefer them to pay attention to basic creature comforts like spacious and comfortable seats and non-stepped entrances and exits to help the Handicapped before eyeing entertainment outlooks. Anyway the connection bug has not really been solved, transmission hangs a lot over bumps and sometimes for no reason at all.
sbst275 SG By right, NAC buses can be hot and humid and they are deployed on svs that has overloading
