Same service route buses bunching at non-peak hour
March 19th, 2023 | 
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Most people wouldn’t be bothered at all but it pains me to see that our public funds and resources are wasted unnecessarily due either to bus company’s management incompetence or others.
Earlier today, I was at the bus-stop outside Lakeside MRT station going towards Boon Lay interchange at 11.14am and 3 SBS services 154 double-decker buses came and stopped at the bus-stop, one after another, one, two and three.
I am not an unreasonable person and I accept that even with the best technologies, bus bunching do happen sometimes but for 3 double decker buses of the same service route to bunch at non-peak hour?
I believe that the bus company’s management should not just brush it off lightly, ownself checks ownself, ownself finds ownself no problem and ownself says ownself very good again lalala..
I do not like to see such wastages again.
Think.
Simon Lim
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Don’t be so unreasonable lah. Once only. Not every day.
If you strike TOTO first prize, are you going to call that unreasonable?
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No penalty for being liars and/or ownself check ownself who cares……..they just collect fat pay checks and bonuses and enjoy their life…………………….
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There are plenty of reasons why buses bunch. It could be due to traffic jams, accidents, etc etc etc.
Simon writes good article, but I think this one is making a mountain out of a molehill.
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Well,just an IT scheduling glitch?
But ,next time,you wanna observe when peak hours,do the buses come more regularly?
Or,you have to wait LONGER THAN USUAL?
Umm,maybe the ART OF WORK OF AN FT?
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The argument should be if 3 buses of the same service number arrive at the same time, how long is the commuter reasonably expected to wait for the next bus if he misses the entire vehicle convoy?
Bus fares know how to jack up but quality of customer service goes down.
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Bus bunching is common be it peak or off peak. Bunching is good when there are passengers waiting and the first double decker that arrives is already packed with the second one with 90% empty seats. It’s only bad when the next guy has to wait longer than usual since 2 buses came at the same time.
If it wasn’t for the strict timing that a driver has to arrive at the interchange these drivers would all be overtaking each other whenever possible.
Just have to live with it lah.
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This has been going on since the 1970′s. Why is this suddenly news? I was in a bus some time ago where the upper deck was used as a toilet and shit was sitting there for someone to step on.
There are probably worse stories, but you get the idea.
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No excuse for bunching because it messes up commuters’ schedule. It would be a long wait before the next bus arrives and probably packed with a full load of passengers. Reliability is important for those who depend on public transportation. Delays could mean arriving late for school, work or an important appointment. Bus captains should keep to schedule. If for any reason they arrive early at a stop, they should wait until it’s time to move on to the next stop.
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Lau ah soh says and pronounced take butt.
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Bus bunching ?
As we recalled ….
Didnt Mr TKL suggested to do away with some of the buses since theres MRT and LRT as the line or more line expand. ?
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The peeayam called it the more buses the better the service.
We would like to called it the more buses the road becomes more CONGESTED
And a WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY as the
Drivers are now all CIVIL SERVANTS!
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The MRT is already so jampacked even during off-peak hours. Can’t imagine what will happen if they remove some of the bus routes. Buses are sometimes better when it brings you straight to your destination. The commute may take a little longer but for older folks, it may be better as they do not have to change mode of transportation.
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@”I was at the bus-stop outside Lakeside MRT station going towards Boon Lay interchange…”
Response: the frequency of bus 154 is about 6 to 13 mins and from lakeside mrt station to boon lay interchange is only left 3 or 4 bus stops, so it’s possible that a few buses came at one time since it is non peak hours bcoz some drivers can be driving very fast.
@”Bus captains should keep to schedule. If for any reason they arrive early at a stop, they should wait until it’s time to move on to the next stop.”
Response: previously there were also complaints about the drivers stopped at the bus stop for too long when there was nobody at the bus stop. Actually they were waiting for time.
Once I was in a bus reaching interchange, the driver told me he has to wait for 4 mins before driving into interchange bcoz he was too early. And if I remember correctly, he said company will deduct incentive or something. I already knew it bcoz he was driving very slowly from one stop to another but too bad still early.
Really a tough job.
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