Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 32nd Edition
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morning!Originally posted by jetta:Yo dude! How goes all in the world of buses?
Now ar... Lately there's more and more wheelchair accessible buses running around alrdy... Only thing now is would there be any purchase of single decks to replace those older buses that came in the 1980's as some services due to physical restriction cannot use double decks like at NUS -
Er... thanks for the update.Originally posted by sbst275:morning!
Now ar... Lately there's more and more wheelchair accessible buses running around alrdy... Only thing now is would there be any purchase of single decks to replace those older buses that came in the 1980's as some services due to physical restriction cannot use double decks like at NUS
The last time I rode an SBS bus, I found it deafening. TV was turned up way too loud for my comfort. -
Originally posted by jetta:Er... thanks for the update. The last time I rode an SBS bus, I found it deafening. TV was turned up way too loud for my comfort.
Another thing is that there are speakers and mikes now installed at the driver's compartment
Cos the driver or the Control Ctr ppl can communicate to each other -
i think they pple are louderOriginally posted by jetta:Er... thanks for the update. The last time I rode an SBS bus, I found it deafening. TV was turned up way too loud for my comfort. -
Trying to catch up to Japan, that's great. For their next improvement can they get bus riders to be more courteous?Originally posted by sbst275:
Another thing is that there are speakers and mikes now installed at the driver's compartment
Cos the driver or the Control Ctr ppl can communicate to each other -
I don't think they are. They plain are.Originally posted by hisoka:i think they pple are louder -
Actually the AVMS they call it, it allows the control ctr ppl to update to the drivers of anything happens or to slow down cos it's too early or speed up as the bus in front is packed or whateverOriginally posted by jetta:Trying to catch up to Japan, that's great. For their next improvement can they get bus riders to be more courteous?
As for courtesy, I think it really takes time... Ppl still dun move in -
My car's in the garage, whew! The hail was pellet-sized so no damage done to property - this time. The weather today has been very strange. A cold front has descended upon our fair skies and it's been very chilly today.Originally posted by the Bear:HAIL!
well, you're indoors.. check your car for dents if it's outside... scratches too
i got hailed on a couple of times in melbourne.. it was painful -
reading up on Burma or Myanmar's new capital.. nothing seems to be known about it except it's called Pyinmana...
initial reports called it Nay Pyin Taw...
i wonder what's going on in the empty heads of the lea-duhs there.. rumours say that some astrologer told the head despot to move so he did.. -
Anything to help with safety always helps. I've always enjoyed riding the buses in Sg. Everytime we visit, the kids prefer the bus over the MRT anytime.Originally posted by sbst275:Actually the AVMS they call it, it allows the control ctr ppl to update to the drivers of anything happens or to slow down cos it's too early or speed up as the bus in front is packed or whatever
As for courtesy, I think it really takes time... Ppl still dun move in -
Oh yeah I forgot
Real time bus arrival info -> http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iris3/nextbus.aspx
What LTA gonna install at the bus stops with regards to real time bus arrival info is similar to this system...
Except for some SBS svs that needs to be sorted out, majority of the info given is accurate -
They said cos of security cos the former capital is too near to the sea or whateverOriginally posted by the Bear:reading up on Burma or Myanmar's new capital.. nothing seems to be known about it except it's called Pyinmana...
initial reports called it Nay Pyin Taw...
i wonder what's going on in the empty heads of the lea-duhs there.. rumours say that some astrologer told the head despot to move so he did..
But regards to fortune teller says so, I think I've heard abt it bef -
Well, no matter what, Sg has an excellent public transportation system. How I wish I could say the same for where I'm at. Here, you need a car like you need your liver. The vicious one doesn't dare to drive here.Originally posted by sbst275:Oh yeah I forgot
Real time bus arrival info -> http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/iris3/nextbus.aspx
What LTA gonna install at the bus stops with regards to real time bus arrival info is similar to this system...
Except for some SBS svs that needs to be sorted out, majority of the info given is accurate Although she did say she's thinking of renting a bike. -
Safety wise... I think we've improved, there's more standing grip poles these daysOriginally posted by jetta:Anything to help with safety always helps. I've always enjoyed riding the buses in Sg. Everytime we visit, the kids prefer the bus over the MRT anytime. -
So where's the despot now?Originally posted by sbst275:They said cos of security cos the former capital is too near to the sea or whatever
But regards to fortune teller says so, I think I've heard abt it bef -
I seeOriginally posted by jetta:Well, no matter what, Sg has an excellent public transportation system. How I wish I could say the same for where I'm at. Here, you need a car like you need your liver. The vicious one doesn't dare to drive here. Although she did say she's thinking of renting a bike.
Actually SG here, sometimes they can be lapses... But those are rare... -
The capital is somewhere now in the mountainous regionOriginally posted by jetta:So where's the despot now? -
security part, it was also said that the head despot got really paranoid because the US invaded Iraq..
this regime may go down soon.. the people are getting restless, they're screwing their own citizens who go out of their country to work..
in fact, i talked to a few Burmese people.. they don't want to go back because their passports would be revoked if they did or something like that..
not sure if they were exaggerating or what.. but looking at that gabrament there, i won't put it past them -
i see lapses all the time.Originally posted by sbst275:I see
Actually SG here, sometimes they can be lapses... But those are rare...
overcroaded public transport, low frequencies, weird timings, slow driving.... -
I think eventually it will...Originally posted by the Bear:security part, it was also said that the head despot got really paranoid because the US invaded Iraq..
this regime may go down soon.. the people are getting restless, they're screwing their own citizens who go out of their country to work..
in fact, i talked to a few Burmese people.. they don't want to go back because their passports would be revoked if they did or something like that..
not sure if they were exaggerating or what.. but looking at that gabrament there, i won't put it past them
Actually the military govt was not elected during the election right? -
Sometimes it was really bad like the RSAF Open Hse... The operator did not even bother to reschedule, ended up the frequency dragged from 30 mins to 40 mins per bus. To make it worst, they told me that they deployed more buses - I think it's ghost busesOriginally posted by hisoka:i see lapses all the time.
overcroaded public transport, low frequencies, weird timings, slow driving.... -
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi won the elections in 1990 by an insane margin.. the despots nullified the results, placed her under arrest and retained power..
the despots thought they'd win!
this is how divorced from reality they areOriginally posted by sbst275:I think eventually it will...
Actually the military govt was not elected during the election right? -
I miss riding on buses, sometimes. Here buses ply once every hour from 7am to 8pm or something like that.Originally posted by sbst275:Safety wise... I think we've improved, there's more standing grip poles these days -
what the heck?Originally posted by the Bear:Daw Aung San Suu Kyi won the elections in 1990 by an insane margin.. the despots nullified the results, placed her under arrest and retained power..
the despots thought they'd win!
this is how divorced from reality they are
What for to have the election then... Looks similar like what happened to Lenin -
Spoiled by SBS alrdyOriginally posted by jetta:I miss riding on buses, sometimes. Here buses ply once every hour from 7am to 8pm or something like that.