tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post4812035601769686836..comments2024-02-24T18:17:14.635+08:00Comments on SeniorsAloud: DRIVEN UP THE WALL BY OUR PUBLIC BUSESseniorsaloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349552912264950538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-63674607821035429132012-08-04T15:02:38.415+08:002012-08-04T15:02:38.415+08:00Since arriving to Singapore, I have found their bu...Since arriving to Singapore, I have found their bus services to be excellent. I can find my way around easily and I have yet to see a run-down bus stop.<br /><br />Can't believe Malaysia is just across the causeway.SFGEMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919119004910187095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-41874818284703862442012-04-08T03:29:32.897+08:002012-04-08T03:29:32.897+08:00You couldn't have said it better! A reporter f...You couldn't have said it better! A reporter from the Sun called on Thursday for my views on the public bus system. She certainly got an earful! Also asked to use my bus / bus-stop photos. Hope something comes out of it.seniorsaloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349552912264950538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-32520250379310433082012-04-07T17:56:02.732+08:002012-04-07T17:56:02.732+08:00About the 50% discount card for those 60 and above...About the 50% discount card for those 60 and above, why is it that these cards are only available at Pasar Seni?<br />Isn't that very inconvenient?<br />In fact, I went to that place on a Sunday and the counter was closed!<br />I was told that they don't open on Sunday!<br />That's 1Malaysia & People First for you!!!<br />All Cock & Bull and Bluster!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-35319610092775879012012-04-07T17:46:40.185+08:002012-04-07T17:46:40.185+08:00Lily, poor me!
I'm an oldie and owned an equal...Lily, poor me!<br />I'm an oldie and owned an equally old jalopy which was getting more and more<br />expensive to maintain.<br />However, without much thought, I sold it, thinking that public transport is the way to go!<br />I'm completely wrong!<br />It was like getting into the proverbial fire from the frying pan!<br />Everything is as you wrote.<br />The roofs of the bus stops are translucent and don't offer much protection from the frying Malaysian sun.<br />They are also way too high so that when it rains, those waiting there get soaked!!<br />The schedule are atrocious and waiting for half an hour or more is the NORM!<br />Another problem is that the drivers are in charge of themselves as they can have food or snooze while the passengers wait!<br />I wonder why there is no one to supervise them and ensure that they do their work according to a fixed schedule!<br />I have also wonder why KL needs both a Mayor and a so-called Wellbeing Minister?<br />So that more UMNO/BN cronies can avail themselves of the largesse to be found in KL?<br />And we were told by the BN government that we are on par or even better than the best in the world!!!<br />In fact, all these donkey's years everything was simply allowed to drift in a rudderless manner while those in charge of the Federal government enrich themselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-50628321109049578102012-04-06T10:34:47.162+08:002012-04-06T10:34:47.162+08:00Precisely, Allen. I could write volumes about our ...Precisely, Allen. I could write volumes about our buses and bus-stops with plenty of photos as evidence!<br /><br />And the government dares to boast that "We have delivered" on the front page of the Star (3 April). So they have added 470 buses nationwide. That doesn't mean service has improved. The other day I counted FIVE all U7 buses waiting at the Hartamas terminal. All the drivers were having a chat while the passengers (including me)in the first bus waited about 15 minutes for the bus to leave.seniorsaloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349552912264950538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-51391527981867736552012-04-05T21:13:01.583+08:002012-04-05T21:13:01.583+08:00About bus stops. Modern bus stops look stylish but...About bus stops. Modern bus stops look stylish but usually non-functional and non-user friendly. Many come with just some metal bars for sitting and the arrangements are so open that they don't provide adequate shelter from the sun and the rain.Allen Nghttp://spaciousmoments.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398906867139907280.post-58671014276689282662012-04-05T16:07:28.535+08:002012-04-05T16:07:28.535+08:00One approach to resolving transport issues that ha...One approach to resolving transport issues that hasn't yet been incorporated into long-term planning is simply to reduce the necessity for people to move around physically - unless for social activities. Shopping for everyday necessities ought to be within easy walking distance of every residential zone; and supermarkets can be encouraged to offer free delivery within a few kilometers when shoppers order goods and pay for them online.<br /><br />Right now, at least 40% of daily commuters would probably opt to work from home if they were offered the option. Imagine how much energy will be saved when only those who have to physically run around are out on the streets - while others can opt to stay home with their families and perform their tasks online as far as possible. Civil servants can be issued laptops and interactive software like Skype so they can communicate with colleagues and clients without physically having to sit at an office desk all day. They can also be encouraged to acquire new skills and expand their knowledge while working from home - so that apart from minimizing energy waste and pollution, we also enjoy the benefit of a self-upgrading population.<br /><br />For all good ideas to work, there is one major prerequisite: intelligent, enlightened, benevolent and HONEST management with an innovative, inclusive and holistic worldview. Which means no real improvements can be expected so long as BN remains in power!Starmandalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349987009726416189noreply@blogger.com