Comments on: 7 Good Reasons Why Public Transport Ridership is dropping

By: Henryt

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By: Gosh

Gosh — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:53:06 +0000

reader on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 7:09 pm,

Please do not compare Singapore to countries where majority drive their own car or every household has at least one car. One track thinking has brought Singapore to it’s knees. I live abroad, trams/trains don’t run on Sundays, if they do only one every hour. Reason being noone to transport. Most people are out on weekends with their families and friends in their own cars. They only use public transport to go to work on week days as there’s not enough available parking in the crowded cities. Surprise surprise, still no COE or ERP here. Also, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, which is a service rendered to the PUBLIC, is always running at a loss as the busses/trams/trains run throughout no peak time often carrying just one or two passengers (remember everyone can afford a car). They are heavily subsidised by the gov for the service they provide. So having visited a country doesn’t qualify you to comment. You need to have lived there.
Cheers
Gosh

By: Ashok

Ashok — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:48:08 +0000

The flow of traffic on MRTs would indicate maximum Rush Between Bedok , Jurong East & AMK to Rafles place/ City hall in Morning and reverse in evening. Therefore all trains need not Run on full route ( Pasir Ris – Boon lay or Marina to Jurong East —) and instead take short route in these Areas and increase frequency. This will need redeveloping Some MRTs into mini terminals, however would be worth to serve the commuters.

By: janetnt

janetnt — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:59 +0000

We must have alot of Transport related reader here. I find the posting here of much better quality then other articles.

I disagree with point 7.

I agree that Raymond Lim should go, and at least in this instance cy offer some positive solution to the problem rather then some ppl who rant senselessly

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:09:52 +0000

You forgot #8:

Unbearable body odor that makes the eyes water and the stomach turn.

By: Shishir

Shishir — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:28 +0000

I think it is because for many people getting to MRT means first taking a low frequency bus. Going by Bus->MRT->Bus can be time consuming.Also, for long distances, Buses are all but useless because of roundabout routes and plenty of stops in between.

By: zionic

zionic — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:57:23 +0000

(1) if there is a solution to bunching, why don’t the authorities implement it? all these theories about “mathematics” are not all talk and no action
(2) why should eating and drinking be banned on buses and trains if they are not banned on planes? issue is the convenience of throwing away the rubbish.
(3) comparison with other countries is incorrect reasoning. whether i reach my next stop on time is not affected by whether london trains are operating today or whether paris buses take an hour to come. who cares? instead, we should think: how to make singapore’s transport system better? express trains? underground roads for buses? longer carriages for trains? making sure at least two companies should serve the same region so that there is competition? there are many solutions but no one willing to fork out the money without taxing the public

By: reader

reader — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:32 +0000

Actually I feel that of all the ridiculous claims about our country, one of the most truest claim is that we have a world class public transport.

I’ve been to other countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and I feel the only country that beats Singapore in public transport is Switzerland.

If you complain about waiting too long for the bus, well, go look around and see that waiting time for even developed countries can be 30 mins or more.

If you ever go to London, you will know that certain lines of their tube (mrt) do not operate on weekend. These are not minor lines but actually quite major lines. Imagine if SMRT announces that NEL will not operate weekends?!

The public buses and trains here are about 99% clean and new looking and very safe for commuters. You don’t get stabbing incidents on public transport.

Just my opinion.

By: PLEASE LAH

PLEASE LAH — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:16:47 +0000

“6) Low bus / train frequency”

6 minutes for some trains during peak hours 6-7pm.

8-10 minutes for many trains during non-peak hours 1-2pm.

Outrageous.

By: PLEASE LAH

PLEASE LAH — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:34 +0000

“1) Erratic bus frequency”

Last time there can be 45 minutes wait for a bus service in bukit timah. Then 4 to 5 buses will arrive all at the same time. Stupid SMRT and LTA planning. Pay so much for top government talent yet get top government trash.