Free rides on buses - Singapore - Parents want height limit raised for
With the average height of children going up, parents are asking for the height limit for free rides on public transport to be raisedSINGAPORE -Channel NewsAsia, by Pearl Forss -12 June 2006: -- But public transport companies here say this is not possible as huge costs would be incurred... Statistics from the KK Women's and Children's Hospital show that children in Singapore are getting taller. The height of a three-year-old girl may range from 87 centimetres to 101cm, and the height of a four-year-old girl may range from 94cm to 109cm. Overall, the height of girls under seven in the 50th percentile has also increased, from 157cm in 1988 to 159cm in 1993... But public transport operators do not allow free travel for children taller than 90cm, or 0.9 metres, and parents hope this can change... The Land Transport Authority says it will work with the public transport operators to see if there is a case for adjusting the concession policy for children... But it adds that concession schemes are decided by the public transport operators, which operate on a commercial basis, and any decision to improve on or grant more concessions is a matter for transport operators to decide...
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