OPINION * Singapore - 7 Good Reasons Why Public Transport Ridership is dropping
Singapore -The Temasek Review, by Ronald Chan -November 5, 2009: ... I refer to Tuesday’s (27 October) Straits Times article “More cars, so public transport trips down”... I find it puzzling that the local public transport community cannot comprehend the reasons behind this seemingly ridiculous trend in our “dense but well-orchestrated” public transport system. Let me summarise the available reasons as to why this phenomenon is occurring. It must be noted that this list is certainly not exhaustive.
(1) Erratic bus frequency
(2) Unreliable contactless card technology
(3) Early last buses / trains
(4) Poor decomposing stations
(5) Fluctuating travelling time
(6) Low bus / train frequency
(7) No eating / drinking
The push to get more people onto buses and trains has hit a speed bump, but think about it: why speed in the first place if you can’t even drive properly?... (Video photos from YouTube by zwmcontact -7 Noviembre 2009: SBS Transit is one of the leading bus operators in this part of the world and started rail operations in 2003. It was formed in 1973 through the merger of three private bus companies and listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES), now known as SGX, in 1978 as Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited)
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