Friday, March 14, 2008

Public Transport Service

Well today after reading mypaper, it seems alot of ppl are complaining on our bus service. I have to admit that for a long time, i dont really fancy taking BUS because of their irregular timing But sometimes when BUS is more convenient, you have not much choice den.

Even MRT also can be unreliable at times but more often, the usually is overcrowding. You can see the no. of ppl packing the train even at normal hrs (perhaps due to hike in taxi fare?) They should have forecast more commuters to be taking MRT / Bus and increase the frequency of their services. Increased in passengers means more revenue right? Somehow they are quite poor in predicting or anticipating the passenger travelling frequency and traffic volume.

More often then not our fares and cost of living keep increasing but the standard service is doing the other way. We can understand the operation cost may increase gradually but they failed to take care of the basic needs. I am still puzzled that during morning train ride to work, i realised i was sweating profusely in an air-conditioned train. One possible reason is overcrowding but i somehow feel that the aircon was switch off at some part of the journey because the air become stale and stuffy. If you are also taking train to work, you should be able to empathise how i feel.

Everyone in sg is working hard for a better future and i hope our transport system will really improve soon Although looking at the direction we are heading i am seeing no light yet.

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