SBS Transit and SMRT, the two main public transport systems in Singapore are ridiculously frustrating. For those who travel by bus or subway everyday, I'm sure you can relate.
First lets talk about the bus system. The problem I find is that there are not enough buses and/or routes. Hence, waiting time for buses is damn stressful! What's worse is that you are waiting in the heat. Imagine getting hot, sweaty, and sticky while waiting for a bus in a suit or just a dress shirt and tie? Yuck!
You know which country's got it right? Hong Kong. There are always plenty of buses and many routes to arrive at any destination. Furthermore, there are plenty of night buses. Singapore could use more night buses especially given the ridiculous 50% surcharges on taxis.
Ok, maybe the counter argument would be by adding more buses the air quality will go down. I buy that, but still I don't believe the current operation is optimal.
The other problem is the MRT. Again, Singapore should take a page out of Hong Kong's MTR system. I have two main gripes. First, who designed the stations to be above ground and outdoors? Maybe it was the laziness of SMRT at the time of construction...or maybe they were too cheap. Whatever the reason is, it is plain retarded. Not only is it aesthetically unpleasing, it also make people sweaty. Hygiene is already an issue in Singapore. Last thing we need is to get on a train with a smelly people bunched together.
That brings me to my other gripe. How is it that like 90% of every train I get on is always packed? Even on weekends! I tell you why...it is because the trains don't run frequently enough and they are slow. The green line is especially frustrating. I can't believe people have to wait 7 minutes for a train during anytime of the day, much less between 2PM and 5PM.
It's no wonder everyone rather buy a car than deal with this bull$hit. But of course, now COE prices are so high people have no choice but to take public transport. So typical of Singapore...suppress the people and then tell them this is how they should live. Oddly, hardly anyone complains...
First lets talk about the bus system. The problem I find is that there are not enough buses and/or routes. Hence, waiting time for buses is damn stressful! What's worse is that you are waiting in the heat. Imagine getting hot, sweaty, and sticky while waiting for a bus in a suit or just a dress shirt and tie? Yuck!
You know which country's got it right? Hong Kong. There are always plenty of buses and many routes to arrive at any destination. Furthermore, there are plenty of night buses. Singapore could use more night buses especially given the ridiculous 50% surcharges on taxis.
Ok, maybe the counter argument would be by adding more buses the air quality will go down. I buy that, but still I don't believe the current operation is optimal.
The other problem is the MRT. Again, Singapore should take a page out of Hong Kong's MTR system. I have two main gripes. First, who designed the stations to be above ground and outdoors? Maybe it was the laziness of SMRT at the time of construction...or maybe they were too cheap. Whatever the reason is, it is plain retarded. Not only is it aesthetically unpleasing, it also make people sweaty. Hygiene is already an issue in Singapore. Last thing we need is to get on a train with a smelly people bunched together.
That brings me to my other gripe. How is it that like 90% of every train I get on is always packed? Even on weekends! I tell you why...it is because the trains don't run frequently enough and they are slow. The green line is especially frustrating. I can't believe people have to wait 7 minutes for a train during anytime of the day, much less between 2PM and 5PM.
It's no wonder everyone rather buy a car than deal with this bull$hit. But of course, now COE prices are so high people have no choice but to take public transport. So typical of Singapore...suppress the people and then tell them this is how they should live. Oddly, hardly anyone complains...
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