Bus Articles in the Newspapers and Stomp.sg
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Originally posted by Merczrox:
Today,there is a article in the new paper front cover page headlines saying 'FREE MRT,BUS RIDES BUT HIGHER GST?'.then there is a pair of hands in the picture.1 hand is holding the words 'HIGHER GST'.the other hand is holding a model of a scania K230UB.but in the left side of the model kub,there are no doors and SBST logos.and the tyres of the model kub looks so ugly like a toy bus.then in page 6 in which the article is published,there is a big photo of a WA Merc on 24.then beside the WA Merc,there is a MRT passing by.the photo is only half shot until the SBST logo so we cant see the rego of the WA Merc.reminds us of the good old days when 24 had full fleet Merc.i miss them.
anyway,is there really such a model of a kub available?the model looks quite real though.I also saw a big big photo of A WA Mercz lolx think is sbs198P and in the same newspaper i also saw a Indian Guy use 3 Seats of a B9TL and reading the magazine like in his home like that even worse on Svc 143 and make ppl feel uncomfortable
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
I suppose we have to understand that there are still lots of people out there who still identify SMRT buses as TIBS. Even my aunt who works with SMRT also find tibs pretty easy to rmb and distinguish. Faster to say "TIBS" with 1 syllabus than "SMRT buses" with 6 syllabus.
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Originally posted by brotherchen1982:
Wheelchair Friendly Buses : Oh the irony!
Letter from Richard Chua
AFTER a visit to Gleneagles Hospital, I decided to take bus No 7, a Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) service, to Dhoby Ghaut..It turned out to be a big mistake — going to Orchard MRT by the footpath would have been faster for my caregiver and myself..I waited for more than an hour for aNo 7 bus with the WAB decal. Four non-WAB No 7 buses came within that hour..While waiting for the WAB bus, I noticed that, ironically, other services not on the WAB shortlist were using wheelchair-accessible buses..Where’s the logic in assigning WAB buses to serve the able-bodied while assigning non-WAB buses on routes meant to help the disabled?.The writer has been wheelchair-bound for four years.Buses were wrongly depolyed
Letter from Tammy Tan
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
SBS TransitWE REFER to the letter, “Wheelchair-friendly buses: Oh the irony!” by Mr Richard Chua (Dec 18).
We would like to sincerely apologise to Mr Chua for the distress and inconvenience caused due to the long waiting time for a wheelchair-accessible bus to arrive for Service 7 on Dec 2. This was due to the wrong deployment of buses and we have taken those responsible for this lapse to task.
We would like to thank Mr Chua for his feedback.
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LOL for the letter , sad for Mr Richard =D
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Originally posted by brotherchen1982:
Buses were wrongly depolyed
Letter from Tammy Tan
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
SBS TransitWE REFER to the letter, “Wheelchair-friendly buses: Oh the irony!” by Mr Richard Chua (Dec 18).
We would like to sincerely apologise to Mr Chua for the distress and inconvenience caused due to the long waiting time for a wheelchair-accessible bus to arrive for Service 7 on Dec 2. This was due to the wrong deployment of buses and we have taken those responsible for this lapse to task.
We would like to thank Mr Chua for his feedback.
Not surprising that such things happen, especially when you have depots accidentally deploying Soon Chow Volvo B10M MKIVs in lieu of Scania K230UBs...
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Helpful Bus Captain goes to this frail elderly woman's aid
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=48765
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Helpful Bus Captain goes to this frail elderly woman's aid
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=48765
same case spotted ytd night, i took 9532Z on 147 from New Bridge Rd to Commonwealth Ave, this chinese BC went out of the bus and help that frail elderly man carry till a empty seat. Gd job to him.the BC on stomp is driving a 333 bus
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Originally posted by JaSoNhSu92:
same case spotted ytd night, i took 9532Z on 147 from New Bridge Rd to Commonwealth Ave, this chinese BC went out of the bus and help that frail elderly man carry till a empty seat. Gd job to him.WAB service ma. =D
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Helpful Bus Captain goes to this frail elderly woman's aid
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=48765
Wow. China BC. -
Can't tahan! First, couple eat char siew pau, then chicken rice on bus
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=48936
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SBS driver accuses me of underpaying, stares and stares at me like I'm crook
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=49543
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Ugly commuter deprives others of a seat by blocking the way with bird cages
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=49540
He drinks, then throws can in busUncle puts leg on seat of busMother tells daughter to finish up otak on bus -
Originally posted by QX179R:
SBS driver accuses me of underpaying, stares and stares at me like I'm crook
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=49543
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Ugly commuter deprives others of a seat by blocking the way with bird cages
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=49540
He drinks, then throws can in busUncle puts leg on seat of busMother tells daughter to finish up otak on bus
Two of the Stomps from Svc 111 -
Looking at the big picture
Transport fares not directly linked to fuel prices even if operators' costs are
Phua Hooi Boon
Director (Land Transport Division)
Ministry of TransportWE REFER to the report, "Subsidies a tripping point"(Dec 22). Some members of the public have written to the Ministry seeking clarification on the Transport Minister's remarks that public transport fares are pegged to national inflation and wage levels, and not oil prices.
As they pointed out that this contradicts the reasons being given by public transport operators (PTOs) when they apply for fare increases, we would like to take this opportunity to explain how the public transport fare review process works.
Adjustments to public transport fares each year are based on a formula that is pegged to changes in two overall economic indicators, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Wage Index (WI, which measures national average monthly earnings) over the preceding year.
We explicitly decided not to allow PTOs to pass through their direct costs, such as fuel and wage costs, or to base their fares on these costs. This is to give PTOs every incentive to operate efficiently, and keep their costs as low as possible. Eventhough the PTOs have sought to justify fare increases based on rising fuel prices, the Public Transport Council (PTC) will only adjust fares according to this prescribed formula.
This is why, despite a 40-per-cent increase in diesel prices last year, the increase in CPI and WI were only 2.1 per cent and6.9 per cent respectively, leading to an allowable fare adjustment of 3 per cent. As the PTC also made the operators absorb a large part of the increase in transfer rebate, fares only went up by 0.7 per cent last October.
In assessing the fare applications, the PTC takes into consideration extenuating circumstances, such as adverse economic conditions and significant deterioration in the affordability of fares. Furthermore, as a reality check on the fares, the PTC compares the PTO's return-on-total-assets (ROTA) values against that of other industries with similar risk. The PTC has used these powers before.
In 2001, it rejected applications to raise fares, in view of the economic climate then. In 2007, the PTC turned down the application to raise train fares after assessing that the rail industry had done very well the year before.
We understand commuters' concerns about the affordability of public transport. Early last year, the LTA announced the plan to introduce distance-based through fares this year. As we have seen in last year's fare revision exercise, this initiative has helped to reduce fares for the majority of commuters, particularly those who make frequent transfers. When the PTC next deliberates the fare adjustment for this year, we can expect it to move further towards distance-based through fares.
The fare review process is detailed at http://www.ptc.gov.sg/publi&papers.asp.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Can't tahan! First, couple eat char siew pau, then chicken rice on bus
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=48936
The next thing you know, they are going to have full three-course dinners on board.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
SBS driver accuses me of underpaying, stares and stares at me like I'm crook
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=49543
The ugly side of SBS Transit rearing it's head again.
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Originally posted by brotherchen1982:
Looking at the big picture
Transport fares not directly linked to fuel prices even if operators' costs are
Phua Hooi Boon
Director (Land Transport Division)
Ministry of TransportWE REFER to the report, "Subsidies a tripping point"(Dec 22). Some members of the public have written to the Ministry seeking clarification on the Transport Minister's remarks that public transport fares are pegged to national inflation and wage levels, and not oil prices.
As they pointed out that this contradicts the reasons being given by public transport operators (PTOs) when they apply for fare increases, we would like to take this opportunity to explain how the public transport fare review process works.
Adjustments to public transport fares each year are based on a formula that is pegged to changes in two overall economic indicators, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Wage Index (WI, which measures national average monthly earnings) over the preceding year.
We explicitly decided not to allow PTOs to pass through their direct costs, such as fuel and wage costs, or to base their fares on these costs. This is to give PTOs every incentive to operate efficiently, and keep their costs as low as possible. Eventhough the PTOs have sought to justify fare increases based on rising fuel prices, the Public Transport Council (PTC) will only adjust fares according to this prescribed formula.
This is why, despite a 40-per-cent increase in diesel prices last year, the increase in CPI and WI were only 2.1 per cent and6.9 per cent respectively, leading to an allowable fare adjustment of 3 per cent. As the PTC also made the operators absorb a large part of the increase in transfer rebate, fares only went up by 0.7 per cent last October.
In assessing the fare applications, the PTC takes into consideration extenuating circumstances, such as adverse economic conditions and significant deterioration in the affordability of fares. Furthermore, as a reality check on the fares, the PTC compares the PTO's return-on-total-assets (ROTA) values against that of other industries with similar risk. The PTC has used these powers before.
In 2001, it rejected applications to raise fares, in view of the economic climate then. In 2007, the PTC turned down the application to raise train fares after assessing that the rail industry had done very well the year before.
We understand commuters' concerns about the affordability of public transport. Early last year, the LTA announced the plan to introduce distance-based through fares this year. As we have seen in last year's fare revision exercise, this initiative has helped to reduce fares for the majority of commuters, particularly those who make frequent transfers. When the PTC next deliberates the fare adjustment for this year, we can expect it to move further towards distance-based through fares.
The fare review process is detailed at http://www.ptc.gov.sg/publi&papers.asp.
If this is the case, they should have said so much earlier. The mess the (now I know is a truly idiotic) transport minister left after spewing his garbage at the Q&A session is probably going to take a long time and real action to clean up.
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Autistic teen charged with setting off pen-bomb
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Woman takes up two seats and holds hand rail as well
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=50003
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
Autistic teen charged with setting off pen-bomb
OMG!
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
Autistic teen charged with setting off pen-bomb
On 154 along Jln TPY...
Follow the "Without Warning" show???
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Woman takes up two seats and holds hand rail as well
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=50003
I thought the inner seat has a quadrant-shaped cushion blocking it? -
Originally posted by SMB67T (OC Virus Alert!):
I thought the inner seat has a quadrant-shaped cushion blocking it?take note that this is a MK4 WA Strider not a MK3 DM.
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
Autistic teen charged with setting off pen-bomb
A moment of mischief...