Buses not packed; the problem is sinkies' animal behaviour!

[SneeringTree]

Taking a leave from LKY. Blame the people for the problems they find themselves in. Well done!

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Mar 20, 2010
TRANSPORT SQUEEZE
Commuter discipline lacking

THE photo that accompanied the report, 'The crowded, slow ride from Bukit Panjang' (March10), reflected what many commuters face on public transport. Passengers rush to board trains and buses when they arrive, giving the impression they are too crowded to board.

One may be quick to blame the public transport operators, but commuters are also to blame for how crowded public transport can get.

Many commuters board buses in a haphazard manner. There is little order, with all trying to board at the same time. In the process, scant regard is shown for fellow commuters. This contrasts sharply with the way people in other societies board buses.

In Taipei, for instance, commuters form neat queues. These lines allow quicker and safer boarding of buses, ensuring that bus services remain punctual.

Trains and buses may be crowded because of the sheer number of passengers, but commuters are to blame for making them more crowded than it should be.

Many people often crowd around the doors of buses and trains to ensure an easy exit. That leaves the back end of buses and the centre of train cars relatively empty. The area around the doors is often so packed that safety may be compromised.

For instance, a bus driver's view of his left rear-view mirror may be blocked when commuters pack the front of the bus. Appeals by bus drivers and train officials for passengers to cooperate elicit nothing more than a little foot-shuffling.

The Land Transport Authority's goal of 70 per cent of morning-peak journeys on public transport by 2020 can be achieved only if public transport operators and commuters work together. In this instance, operators can help by getting their customer service officers to persuade people who behave ungraciously to correct their behaviour.

Soon Ren Jun

 

[kiwibird7]

If only buses have 2 exit doors (one at the back and one in the middle) instead of only one at the middle of the bus. Then perhaps more people will move to the back of the bus

 

[Cestbon]

If only buses have 2 exit doors (one at the back and one in the middle) instead of only one at the middle of the bus. Then perhaps more people will move to the back of the bus

Ideas is good. Bus with 2 door one in front and one end/rear of the bus. One way in and one way out. Sure everyone will move to the back.

 

[poore]

this soon may be very happy if u kick his ass,better still,shaft it....

imagine paying good fare and has to stand for most part of the journey,ok maybe sometimes bobian...but pay gd money and be paaccked like sardine?he enjoy being bua by other ppl's cock is it?

 

[kingrant]

More exit doors means more space taken up by doors than seats or standing space.

People shld learn to move to the rear.

If only buses have 2 exit doors (one at the back and one in the middle) instead of only one at the middle of the bus. Then perhaps more people will move to the back of the bus

 

[kiwibird7]

More exit doors means more space taken up by doors than seats or standing space.

People shld learn to move to the rear.

Bus commuters are an incorrigible lot who simply REFUSE to move to the rear even after years of exhortations.

The loss of a seat or standing space with the creation of an extra rear door exit could actually result in a faster disembarkation rate and less time wasted resulting in bus captains being able to keep to their tight schedules.

Or simply relocating the midsection exit door to the rear would not result in any loss of seats or standing space but automatically solves the problem of commuters NOT moving to the rear without the need for any campaigns.