SBS Transit orders 900 buses from Scania (Part 2)
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SBS8074K now have yellow poles at the entrance after the repair.
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when will 232,57,59 become an official WAB service?
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Originally posted by sbs8104h:
when will 232,57,59 become an official WAB service?
are you a PIW or you've a PIW friend?
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Maybe he has a close someone whom he knows that requires a PIW service to their destination...
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If he has a geninue case, then he can write in to SBS Transit.
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Originally posted by service_238:
8389C didnt do any SWT or downroute for its duty today.saw it from the rear at night at upp serangoon rd
with 147 rear eds
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Regarding the wheelchair accesible buses, there is an opinion so far that I would like to ask the company and all the folks here about; why designate a service WAB or not?
Looking at Hong Kong, I do not assume that there are specific WAB services or not. Majority of their buses are WAB now, but back in 1999 when such buses were introduced, I do not recall any specific services and refusal to take passengers in wheelchairs (PIW) that happened there, at least not from the mouth of my relatives there!
Back here, the reason that SBS Transit gives is that some services pass by bus stops which are not wheelchair acessible themselves. Now, we assume that the passenger somehow, on a wheelchair, managed to access that bus stop himself. Then he flags the bus, the bus captain tells him sorry, you cannot board, cause this service is not a WAB service, yes I have a ramp and one/two places for you, but company says no means no...
This would be a different scenario when a passenger in wheelchair boards the bus and wants to alight at a bus stop which is deemed not wheelchair acessible, and gets stranded there. For this, I can understand the related company's action for not allowing him to board at the first place; in providing the passenger a smooth path to his destination, they disallow him to board in the first place.
But with more and more WAB around, would this small detail be ignored for humanity sake, that passengers who are wheelchair-bound be allowed to travel on board? Sometimes this issue is much on a grey area; I remember when I was still in my poly attachment and working at Funan IT Mall, there was this wheelchair bound passenger on board SBS8055R, and this was before s174 became a 'WAB service'...
So is it time we throw away the 'WAB service' designation? Your opinions and views guys. Thanks.
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I'm for throwing it away. If the stop is not WAB-friendly, they can put a sign saying so at the stop.
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Agreed.They should make all bus stops as WAB friendly status unless it is impossible for it to be. If they are making Singapore into a WAB/ accessible state, there'll be adjustments here and there in the future, such as making new bus stops to replace the bus stops that are not WAB accessible nearer to the original location.
ps if i sound confusing lol.
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Folks, LTA is screwing up the WAB stuff due to bus company reasons, if SBST introduce all their buses as WAB, wouldn the peeps served by SMRT area kpkb? Rem SMRT does have their full allotment WABs in yet... In HKG it's different, THERE's NO SUCH THING as bus stop is not WAB ready, i have seen for myself how the SC alight lower the platform, together with a family member push the wheelchair up the bus... mind u the wheelchair was pushed up from the road up the bus... besides look at hong kong bus stops...
i also saw WABs in action in LA, San Francisco, Kyoto, Tokyo... none of them have our UNIQUELY SG situation of bus stop not ready...
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
SBS8074K now have yellow poles at the entrance after the repair.
got granny seats boh? sorry... -
Originally posted by TIB537B:
Agreed.They should make all bus stops as WAB friendly status unless it is impossible for it to be. If they are making Singapore into a WAB/ accessible state, there'll be adjustments here and there in the future, such as making new bus stops to replace the bus stops that are not WAB accessible nearer to the original location.
ps if i sound confusing lol.
dun forget that some bus stops are temporary, due to road works etc. -
Originally posted by Acx1688:
Folks, LTA is screwing up the WAB stuff due to bus company reasons, if SBST introduce all their buses as WAB, wouldn the peeps served by SMRT area kpkb? Rem SMRT does have their full allotment WABs in yet... In HKG it's different, THERE's NO SUCH THING as bus stop is not WAB ready, i have seen for myself how the SC alight lower the platform, together with a family member push the wheelchair up the bus... mind u the wheelchair was pushed up from the road up the bus... besides look at hong kong bus stops...
i also saw WABs in action in LA, San Francisco, Kyoto, Tokyo... none of them have our UNIQUELY SG situation of bus stop not ready...
That's Uniquely Singapore.
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SBS8079Y now has a CCTV system installed.
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Originally posted by Acx1688:
i also saw WABs in action in LA, San Francisco, Kyoto, Tokyo... none of them have our UNIQUELY SG situation of bus stop not ready...
That's why our country's tagline is: Uniquely Singapore.
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SBS8412T
SBS8413R
SBS8415K
Registered today
Think they are seriously not considering to register regos that end with 4 even with 8074K repaired. -
Seems like SBST have made some enhancements to service 410's EDS. Display as "410W" which I came across today.
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Originally posted by ^tamago^:
are you a PIW or you've a PIW friend?
i almost became PIW though..
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Originally posted by TIB1018B:
Seems like SBST have made some enhancements to service 410's EDS. Display as "410W" which I came across today.
yeah. 410G and 410W. the G and W like 162M like that.
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
ooo... got any pic? =)
apologise for the poor angle & EDS shot
The ticket of SBS8389C on 147 (I took it from Hougang Ctrl yesterday) -
Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:
apologise for the poor angle & EDS shot
The ticket of SBS8389C on 147 (I took it from Hougang Ctrl yesterday)I think everyone is only interested with the WAB Logo in the EDS. Only the direction towards Clementi has it. Towards Hg Ctrl don't have the logo. Seems cool!!
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Originally posted by TIB1224Y:
Regarding the wheelchair accesible buses, there is an opinion so far that I would like to ask the company and all the folks here about; why designate a service WAB or not?
Looking at Hong Kong, I do not assume that there are specific WAB services or not. Majority of their buses are WAB now, but back in 1999 when such buses were introduced, I do not recall any specific services and refusal to take passengers in wheelchairs (PIW) that happened there, at least not from the mouth of my relatives there!
Back here, the reason that SBS Transit gives is that some services pass by bus stops which are not wheelchair acessible themselves. Now, we assume that the passenger somehow, on a wheelchair, managed to access that bus stop himself. Then he flags the bus, the bus captain tells him sorry, you cannot board, cause this service is not a WAB service, yes I have a ramp and one/two places for you, but company says no means no...
This would be a different scenario when a passenger in wheelchair boards the bus and wants to alight at a bus stop which is deemed not wheelchair acessible, and gets stranded there. For this, I can understand the related company's action for not allowing him to board at the first place; in providing the passenger a smooth path to his destination, they disallow him to board in the first place.
But with more and more WAB around, would this small detail be ignored for humanity sake, that passengers who are wheelchair-bound be allowed to travel on board? Sometimes this issue is much on a grey area; I remember when I was still in my poly attachment and working at Funan IT Mall, there was this wheelchair bound passenger on board SBS8055R, and this was before s174 became a 'WAB service'...
So is it time we throw away the 'WAB service' designation? Your opinions and views guys. Thanks.
I agree. Look at SMRT. They have no such thing as WAB service. They accept PIWs even if the bus is on a cameo.....
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Originally posted by ak4711:
SBS8412T
SBS8413R
SBS8415K
Registered today
Think they are seriously not considering to register regos that end with 4 even with 8074K repaired.
Maybe they register at the end. Haha. -
Originally posted by jayh272416:
Maybe they register at the end. Haha.SBST is superstitious.....
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Originally posted by Orange-mush:
SBST is superstitious.....
Who knows. haha.