SMRT Chiong!!!!
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I boarded sv171 last week during the afternoon and had a very enjoyable ride.The driver was driving so fast along Mandai road and it seemed that it was way exceeding 60kph altough the speedlimiter limits it to 60kph. Anyone has an explanation?
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Expressway more better , try Service like 965 , 969 , 858
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How about TIB1256E on service 965 the other day ??Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:Expressway more better , try Service like 965 , 969 , 858 
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speedlimiter got broken by SC... he cant wait to reach next traffic lightOriginally posted by buses_galore:I boarded sv171 last week during the afternoon and had a very enjoyable ride.The driver was driving so fast along Mandai road and it seemed that it was way exceeding 60kph altough the speedlimiter limits it to 60kph. Anyone has an explanation? -
I got a feeling that SMRT Benz and Scanias can go very fast. 187's Alexander bodied buses, and some Benz like TIB495M can go very fast.
I have experience in some Habits, like TIB1094E while it was on 61, and TIB1026C, TIB1083L and TIB1086D on 106. SBS Transit, sadly, no fast rides yet... -
SBS Transit hardly speeds but for SMRT ... Certain Mercs and the bendies can speed fast well ....Originally posted by jetabt767400:I got a feeling that SMRT Benz and Scanias can go very fast. 187's Alexander bodied buses, and some Benz like TIB495M can go very fast.
I have experience in some Habits, like TIB1094E while it was on 61, and TIB1026C, TIB1083L and TIB1086D on 106. SBS Transit, sadly, no fast rides yet...
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aha, sv171 on Mandai road...I think that's usual
Have you tried the sv.852 (UK Lance) they always chiong also, especially on Lornie Road, Dunearn Road on off-peak hours (and not to mention chionging Red Lights) -
I have tried before twice. One is a Dennis (Rego no. TIB100Originally posted by finoq:aha, sv171 on Mandai road...I think that's usual
Have you tried the sv.852 (UK Lance) they always chiong also, especially on Lornie Road, Dunearn Road on off-peak hours (and not to mention chionging Red Lights) 
and another time is a merc (a cameo bus with Akira ad) and it reaches my destinction faster that what I expected -
I took once on sbs. Sv 147. DD The captain siao one.. reving the engine and sped all the way.. horn other buses oso.. i think he stomach pain wan to go interchange pang sai..
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I like drivers who drive fastOriginally posted by buses_galore:I boarded sv171 last week during the afternoon and had a very enjoyable ride.The driver was driving so fast along Mandai road and it seemed that it was way exceeding 60kph altough the speedlimiter limits it to 60kph. Anyone has an explanation?
rather than drive like a snail... -
SBST dont speed ?? Explain the following :Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:SBS Transit hardly speeds but for SMRT ... Certain Mercs and the bendies can speed fast well ....
- S161 Woodlands Int to Compass Point - 15Mins
- S157 Jln Jurong Kechil to Toa Payoh Int - 25Mins
- S147 Hougang Ave 8 - Upp Serangoon Rd - 7Mins
- S153 Upp Serangoon Rd - Toa Payoh Int - 13Mins
- S023 Tampines Int - Bendemeer Rd - Under 25Mins
- S062 Punggol Int - Lor Ah Soo - 20Mins -
Heavy vehicle are suposed to be fitted with speed limiters
If you see them going abv 70km/hr, better blow the whistle -
Sv157 dont speed unless they are late and if they are early, they would use Adam Road to craw.Originally posted by sBs_boy:SBST dont speed ?? Explain the following :
- S161 Woodlands Int to Compass Point - 15Mins
- S157 Jln Jurong Kechil to Toa Payoh Int - 25Mins
- S147 Hougang Ave 8 - Upp Serangoon Rd - 7Mins
- S153 Upp Serangoon Rd - Toa Payoh Int - 13Mins
- S023 Tampines Int - Bendemeer Rd - Under 25Mins
- S062 Punggol Int - Lor Ah Soo - 20Mins -
From wat I heard from my friend who works as a bus captain in SMRT buses, their time schedule more tight compare to SBST.
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Not true...Originally posted by Manager433:From wat I heard from my friend who works as a bus captain in SMRT buses, their time schedule more tight compare to SBST.
Some SBS svs sometimes the bus can end up 15 mins behind schedule -
speeding is dangerous
reckless driving is dangerous
speeding and driving recklessly by a driver driving a long and heavy vehicle is simply asking for trouble -
before amendment to ply ave 1/ave10/bedok nth rd?Originally posted by sBs_boy:SBST dont speed ?? Explain the following :
- S023 Tampines Int - Bendemeer Rd - Under 25Mins -
Well, you haven't heard about my two absolutely Fast and Furious trips on route 857...
Trip 1, some weekend night some time ago, on TIB 1179U cameoing on 857
(firstly, I would like to reassure you that this cameo really happened)
Much of that trip is now hazy in my memory now, but I still remember the scene: a Volgren bendy bus, full of passengers (mostly boarded the bus at Little India), speeding like there's no tommorow down Central Expressway. The speed limit alert buzzer kept buzzing (they seemed to have replaced the original one with the bus stopping "buzzer" on their old Japanese buses, now scrapped). I was like
all the way through. I believe that, at one point, we reached 80 Km/H, and we were rushing down the second and third lanes of the expressway from Toa Payoh through Ang Mo Kio.
Trip 2, Tuesday, 15082006, evening peak hour, an unknown Mercedes MB O405 Hispano
Yet another crazily fast trip down Central Expressway, which I suspect was by the same driver as above. You may think it may not be as crazy as the trip above, since this one was on a rigid bus (bus was still quite packed though), but once you factor in the fact that, at one point, we were in the second rightmost lane, and was as fast as an SUV in the rightmost lane, you know this one is even more insane.
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Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:
If an accident is to happen like a sudden slow down, those standing could potentially be flung out of the bus!!! Someone one of the incident is a bendy...
Well, you haven't heard about my two absolutely Fast and Furious trips on route 857...
[b]Trip 1, some weekend night some time ago, on TIB 1179U cameoing on 857
(firstly, I would like to reassure you that this cameo really happened)
Much of that trip is now hazy in my memory now, but I still remember the scene: a Volgren bendy bus, full of passengers (mostly boarded the bus at Little India), speeding like there's no tommorow down Central Expressway. The speed limit alert buzzer kept buzzing (they seemed to have replaced the original one with the bus stopping "buzzer" on their old Japanese buses, now scrapped). I was like all the way through. I believe that, at one point, we reached 80 Km/H, and we were rushing down the second and third lanes of the expressway from Toa Payoh through Ang Mo Kio.
Trip 2, Tuesday, 15082006, evening peak hour, an unknown Mercedes MB O405 Hispano
Yet another crazily fast trip down Central Expressway, which I suspect was by the same driver as above. You may think it may not be as crazy as the trip above, since this one was on a rigid bus (bus was still quite packed though), but once you factor in the fact that, at one point, we were in the second rightmost lane, and was as fast as an SUV in the rightmost lane, you know this one is even more insane.
Both trips were in the direction towards Yishun.[/b] -
Hmm, I do not question the cameo, but 80km/h, after some thoughts, I think it might not be possible.
Heehee, even with Toyota Crown taxi speeding at 80km/h (as it is, always), the car is about to be airborne, in condition that only one passenger is on board, and no luggage at rear boot.
A bus to reach 80km/h needs huge engine power, assuming 1179U uses 4 speed automatic gearbox, the power needed to drive the bus at 80km/h, 4th gear, at least 2800-3000rpm is needed!
For 0405G, IMO, 3000rpm, the engine would blow in less than a few minutes!
How do I ground my explanation? A MAN bus (care! different brand), of Transnational on the Johore Bahru to KL route, at 6th manual gear, and at 110km/h, it was running at 3100-3200rpm. And when I was on TIB1046U not long ago, the bus running at 59-60km/h, the engine rotation at 2200rpm, hence the Volgren, or any tempered/non-tempered public/non-public bus would not be able to reach 80km/h, unless the gearbox is changed.
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Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:SBS Transit hardly speeds but for SMRT ... Certain Mercs and the bendies can speed fast well ....
I have been on a car before travelling on par with sv168(SBS926E) along SLE. The car speed was 80 - 85km/h. Isn't that fast?Originally posted by jetabt767400:Hmm, I do not question the cameo, but 80km/h, after some thoughts, I think it might not be possible.
Heehee, even with Toyota Crown taxi speeding at 80km/h (as it is, always), the car is about to be airborne, in condition that only one passenger is on board, and no luggage at rear boot.
A bus to reach 80km/h needs huge engine power, assuming 1179U uses 5 speed automatic gearbox, the power needed to drive the bus at 80km/h, 5th gear, at least 2800-3000rpm is needed!
For 0405G, IMO, 3000rpm, the engine would blow in less than a few minutes!
How do I ground my explanation? A MAN bus (care! different brand), of Transnational on the Johore Bahru to KL route, at 6th manual gear, and at 110km/h, it was running at 3100-3200rpm. And when I was on TIB1046U not long ago, the bus running at 59-60km/h, the engine rotation at 2200rpm, hence the Volgren, or any tempered/non-tempered public/non-public bus would not be able to reach 80km/h, unless the gearbox is changed.
Your views please. I am not questioning anyone, just discussing, please feel free... -
I think I heard somewhere here that TIB 1179U had a Voith Diwa gearbox, but I'm not too sure.Originally posted by jetabt767400:Hmm, I do not question the cameo, but 80km/h, after some thoughts, I think it might not be possible.
Heehee, even with Toyota Crown taxi speeding at 80km/h (as it is, always), the car is about to be airborne, in condition that only one passenger is on board, and no luggage at rear boot.
A bus to reach 80km/h needs huge engine power, assuming 1179U uses 4 speed automatic gearbox, the power needed to drive the bus at 80km/h, 4th gear, at least 2800-3000rpm is needed!
For 0405G, IMO, 3000rpm, the engine would blow in less than a few minutes!
How do I ground my explanation? A MAN bus (care! different brand), of Transnational on the Johore Bahru to KL route, at 6th manual gear, and at 110km/h, it was running at 3100-3200rpm. And when I was on TIB1046U not long ago, the bus running at 59-60km/h, the engine rotation at 2200rpm, hence the Volgren, or any tempered/non-tempered public/non-public bus would not be able to reach 80km/h, unless the gearbox is changed.
Your views please. I am not questioning anyone, just discussing, please feel free...
But then, my estimation senses are quite worn anyway, so I think it might have been somewhere between 70 and 80 km/h on a somewhat more reserved estimate. -
Haiyoo. MS coaches different lah. you night time (i always take) take the bus go KL speed up to like 120kmph. City bus different lah. But still i got take one n113 feel it's speeding. Some can hear the speed limiter working(or the bc becoming the speed limiter). It was like acclerating then the accleration died down and acclerates again.
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i rmber this trip. was in the bus. i honestly can say it was travelling 80-85 too. tampines to woodlands at 5pm.Originally posted by bus911:I have been on a car before travelling on par with sv168(SBS926E) along SLE. The car speed was 80 - 85km/h. Isn't that fast? -
Yes, the Volgren bendys all have Voiths...Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:I think I heard somewhere here that TIB 1179U had a Voith Diwa gearbox, but I'm not too sure.
I remember, I was on a 188 Voith Habit a few years ago. It was packed to the door and I was standing next to the driver. I saw the speedometer read over 70km/h along the AYE! I wondered whether the bus was really fitted with a speed limiter...
I remember, on SBS O405s, the speedometer would increase smoothly to 60km/h. Then at 60km/h, it would just stop there and the engine will hold that note... It occurs frequently when I take 174 along Jurong Road...
or on 179, where you see even LOs and VOs reaching 60km/h.