Cleanliness on buses going downhill
NEARLY two years ago, when my family and I relocated from Mumbai to Singapore, we were most impressed with the standards of cleanliness on public buses here.
It is with dismay and consternation that we are observing a slow but steady deterioration in those standards now.
While SBS Transit and SMRT are constantly upgrading their buses to provide a more comfortable journey for passengers, clearly users need to be more appreciative of these changes.
While an occasional dropped piece of tissue can be overlooked, we were shocked by what we saw on Tuesday night when we boarded service 147 towards Queensway from Chinatown at 9pm.
This was a newly done-up double-decker, with wheelchair access and sporting lovely yellow cushioned seats. Regrettably, some travellers thought nothing of dropping their rubbish - consisting of red food bags, with some biscuit wrappers, tissue paper and their tickets - in the corner at the back of the bus.
Some others thought they would prop their feet up on the seats in front of them, never mind the prints from their shoes.
We were sad to see such disregard for public property and fellow travellers.
Raju Iyer
NEARLY two years ago, when my family and I relocated from Mumbai to Singapore, we were most impressed with the standards of cleanliness on public buses here.
It is with dismay and consternation that we are observing a slow but steady deterioration in those standards now.
While SBS Transit and SMRT are constantly upgrading their buses to provide a more comfortable journey for passengers, clearly users need to be more appreciative of these changes.
While an occasional dropped piece of tissue can be overlooked, we were shocked by what we saw on Tuesday night when we boarded service 147 towards Queensway from Chinatown at 9pm.
This was a newly done-up double-decker, with wheelchair access and sporting lovely yellow cushioned seats. Regrettably, some travellers thought nothing of dropping their rubbish - consisting of red food bags, with some biscuit wrappers, tissue paper and their tickets - in the corner at the back of the bus.
Some others thought they would prop their feet up on the seats in front of them, never mind the prints from their shoes.
We were sad to see such disregard for public property and fellow travellers.
Raju Iyer
