I'm only doing this because I am unsatisfied with the quality of service offered by SBS buses, particularly bus 156.My school has a rather strict policy regarding punctuality and I was nearly given a demerit point becuase of the irresponsibility of SBS. Let me describe the scenario:
I had woken up at my usual time at 6.05 pm, and was downstairs at the bustop by 6.15. From my experience, I knew that there was a 6.15 bus, a 6.20 bus, and a 6.35 bus. I accept that I was a little late on the day, and so missed the 6.15 bus. However, I did not expect much of a change from my usual schedule and assumed that I would be in school in time by taking the 6.20 bus.
I should have been warned by the unusual number of people at the bustop that day, including my friend who is usually quite punctual and takes the 6.15 bus. When I asked him why he was still here, he told me that he had been here since 6.10 but that there had been no bus.
Twenty, thirty minutes passed and by the time 156 came, it was so crowded with people that all the people waiting at the bustop could not get on board and had to wait for another bus.
I understand that it might not have been the bus driver's fault, but in the end, after pondering this issue for some time, my theory is this:
-SBS reduced the number of morning buses for reasons of it's own, perhaps for servicing etc.
-As a result, the people from all three buses were squeezed into that one bus. This also led to longer boarding time at bustops since people had to slowly move in to the rear so that others could get on.
Usually, I would be able to find a seat at Junction 8 which is only 1 stop away from my house. However, the bus stalled for almost 5 minutes there...
...and I didn't manage to find a seat anyway.
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I had hoped that this was an isolated case but this is not the only time such an event has happened.
YEAH THIS IS A REALLY BAD, OVERLY FORMAL POST, SO TO COMPENSATE I WILL WRITE THIS LINE IN CAPS LOCK.
That really makes up for it, rite?
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