Complains/Articles of buses on Media/ Press: 2011
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Bus driver goes wrong route (due to traffic jam), refuses to listen to passenger's suggestion for an alternative route. Insists on following control centre's instructions
"车是æ»çš„, 人是活的"
this is originally taken from another forum. service is 52. holland for 2 hours
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from the same forum
topic title is a bit offensive, so i left it out
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Here's my contribution to hopefully help resolve the perennial problem:
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Originally posted by nfshp253:
Here's my contribution to hopefully help resolve the perennial problem:
It is true that the Scania is rather uncomfortable due to the vibrations and radiator..But for Scania right, how often you see them breakdown with so many running ard?
B9TL CDGE I can only say that it is a failure product. However, wrights are great. -
precisely with so many running around, you wont know which exact bus out of the 1101 fellas is on hospitalisation leave.Originally posted by chickenlittle2:
It is true that the Scania is rather uncomfortable due to the vibrations and radiator..But for Scania right, how often you see them breakdown with so many running ard?
B9TL CDGE I can only say that it is a failure product. However, wrights are great.
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how about putting the ratio that Scania Buses has the most bus in SBS that is why more accidents happen?
you cannot blame on Scania bus or the parts alone as the factor of accidents that happened.. with 70-80% of SBS Scania buses therefore it is reasonable that they have more accidents ratios.
maybe we can wait till the time when Vovlo or Mercedes buses has more than Scania Bus and then compare the ratio of accidents. its vice-versa.
Look at the MRT for example,
4 MRT line, 3 of which is SMRT's and 1 is SBST. The breakdown ratios are simply too obvious for me to even further explain.
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Originally posted by Jean.fCyl:
how about putting the ratio that Scania Buses has the most bus in SBS that is why more accidents happen?
you cannot blame on Scania bus or the parts alone as the factor of accidents that happened.. with 70-80% of SBS Scania buses therefore it is reasonable that they have more accidents ratios.
maybe we can wait till the time when Vovlo or Mercedes buses has more than Scania Bus and then compare the ratio of accidents. its vice-versa.
Look at the MRT for example,
4 MRT line, 3 of which is SMRT's and 1 is SBST. The breakdown ratios are simply too obvious for me to even further explain.
Most of the major accident SBS involved are volvo buses?
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In all honesty, SBST buses are quite decently-maintained already.
The last time I encountered a bus that broke down was a decade ago, ironically a new-new Batch III VO on 88.
Even the Tridents seem to be improving.
Besides, asking for lower interior radiator noise is too much. If I, as a daily commuter who takes 3 hrs of bus rides per day can tolerate all of that, who are you to complain?
All I ask is: Good aircon, seats that don't loosen, good BCs.
I can deal with anything else including Boeing radiators and Osim Udivine.
And yes. I live next to the road and I dislike the loud B9TLs, but I'm not about to b*tch about it because it still does its job.
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Originally posted by Jean.fCyl:
how about putting the ratio that Scania Buses has the most bus in SBS that is why more accidents happen?
you cannot blame on Scania bus or the parts alone as the factor of accidents that happened.. with 70-80% of SBS Scania buses therefore it is reasonable that they have more accidents ratios.
maybe we can wait till the time when Vovlo or Mercedes buses has more than Scania Bus and then compare the ratio of accidents. its vice-versa.
Look at the MRT for example,
4 MRT line, 3 of which is SMRT's and 1 is SBST. The breakdown ratios are simply too obvious for me to even further explain.
the last major NEL disruption of a major scale was 4-5 years ago.
your explaination here fails.
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Originally posted by chickenlittle2:
Most of the major accident SBS involved are volvo buses?
I'm not sure of the exact percentage here about the accidents.. but accident can due to many complications. haha.. anyway I was replying toservice_238 on his comment about :"precisely with so many running around, you wont know which exact bus out of the 1101 fellas is on hospitalisation leave."
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
In all honesty, SBST buses are quite decently-maintained already.
The last time I encountered a bus that broke down was a decade ago, ironically a new-new Batch III VO on 88.
Even the Tridents seem to be improving.
Besides, asking for lower interior radiator noise is too much. If I, as a daily commuter who takes 3 hrs of bus rides per day can tolerate all of that, who are you to complain?
All I ask is: Good aircon, seats that don't loosen, good BCs.
I can deal with anything else including Boeing radiators and Osim Udivine.
And yes. I live next to the road and I dislike the loud B9TLs, but I'm not about to b*tch about it because it still does its job.
Just like you mentioned good aircon as one of the aspects you desire for your rides, there may be others who think that a quieter radiator is equally important as well. No doubt that SBST buses are generally well-maintained, it still needs to do something about the radiator problems plaguing the KUBs and CDGEs.
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Why don't you do something about screeching MKIV first?
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
Why don't you do something about screeching MKIV first?
I do remember coming across screeching Mk 4s, albeit at a far lower rate than encountering a roaring KUB or CDGE. And more importantly the number of KUBs and CDGEs around far exceeds the Mk 4s. -
Public clamour for SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa grew on Saturday when the third train disruption in the week hit the North-South MRT line in the morning.
Just the day before, Saw said in a press briefing that no effort would be spared to stop a recurrence of the massive outage that hit the same line on Thursday evening and which affected an estimated 127,000 commuters.
Petitions for her ouster circulated online and members of the public posted comments on social media sites and Yahoo! calling on her to resign.
When asked about calls for her to step down on Friday, Saw said customers had the right to make judgments, and she would consider resigning if it was necessary.
Yahoo! user CHAN said, "I feel that the CEO should step after so many breakdown. Saying sorry is not enough. A new leadership should be taking over from her, its time for her to resign."
On Facebook, user Erika Ng said in a comment on Yahoo! Singapore Newsroom's page, "The CEO said she will seriously consider resigning at the press conference yesterday. She can tender her resignation right now, need no consideration anymore."Another user, Skyee Alfonso, said, "Didn't they check all tracks after the major disruption on Thursday? It show(s) that they haven't learn(t) their lessons."
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Originally posted by Simply.90:
I do remember coming across screeching Mk 4s, albeit at a far lower rate than encountering a roaring KUB or CDGE. And more importantly the number of KUBs and CDGEs around far exceeds the Mk 4s.Ahhh....but in the beholden days of the early 2000s, screeching MKIVs were all over the place and the VSOs had just been introduced and the 0305s were still around.
I still remember I had just moved next to the road and every other minute I was cussing at those buses.
I gave up when the B9TLs acted up. Nothing beats these monsters except maybe the F-15s flying over my head. Every other day someone's car alarm goes off when these aircraft fly over my head.
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
Ahhh....but in the beholden days of the early 2000s, screeching MKIVs were all over the place and the VSOs had just been introduced and the 0305s were still around.
I still remember I had just moved next to the road and every other minute I was cussing at those buses.
I gave up when the B9TLs acted up. Nothing beats these monsters except maybe the F-15s flying over my head. Every other day someone's car alarm goes off when these aircraft fly over my head.
What about the Dennis Tridents? Every time they rumbled past it felt like a tank had just gone by. The American engines all have the same sound, whether it is Cummins (found in Tridents), CAT (used by many US trucks) or Detroit Diesel (used in SAF tanks).
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Originally posted by Jean.fCyl:
how about putting the ratio that Scania Buses has the most bus in SBS that is why more accidents happen?
you cannot blame on Scania bus or the parts alone as the factor of accidents that happened.. with 70-80% of SBS Scania buses therefore it is reasonable that they have more accidents ratios.
maybe we can wait till the time when Vovlo or Mercedes buses has more than Scania Bus and then compare the ratio of accidents. its vice-versa.
Look at the MRT for example,
4 MRT line, 3 of which is SMRT's and 1 is SBST. The breakdown ratios are simply too obvious for me to even further explain.
How do you explain the high accident and spontaneous combustion rates of the Scania N113s in the mid-late 90s? At least 7 of them were written off under such circumstances.
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Woman in coma after falling onboard SMRT bus
SINGAPORE : A 54-year-old woman is in a coma after falling onboard an SMRT bus on Sunday night.
It is believed that Madam Ding Weibo fractured her skull after hitting her head on a seat.
The bus driver had apparently applied the brakes suddenly.
Madam Ding and her daughter had just boarded bus service No. 167 at about 8pm at Orchard Road, near Heeren shopping centre, when the driver jammed the brakes.
Both made a grab for the handrails, but the force of the brake threw Madam Ding onto the floor.
She was sent unconscious to the Singapore General Hospital.
Her daughter, Ding Xiao Sui, told Channel NewsAsia that Madam Ding suffered internal bleeding, and had to have an operation.
She is still in critical condition.
The family plans to lodge a complaint against the driver.
Her daughter said: "I was so scared and panicked, I did not know what to do. I kept calling for her, but there was no response. She was fine in the afternoon, she was shopping, and now she is in this state."
In a statement, SMRT said: "We are sorry the incident happened and investigations are on-going. We will be in touch with the family..."
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http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC111220-0000123/It-is-time-for-smoother,-safer-bus-rides
"I generally travel on SBS Transit buses, and most of the rides are jerky. It is worse during a traffic jam, when the bus stops and starts frequently. The experience is uncomfortable and, for some, nauseating.
While I am unsure if there is any engineering issue, the skills and attitudes of bus captains would be major factors. Improper control of the brakes and clutch would lead to a jerky ride. Sudden braking could compromise commuter safety, as we have just seen."
Most of the rides are jerky...K230UB? -
Its usually the BC.
Knn, now many BCs can't keep their foot on the pedal.
I don't know why.
Many BCs these days dont take pride in their ability to give pax a comfortable ride at all. And worse of all they expect to be king of the roads.
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got new thread for 2012?
