For years we have been complaining about how long we have to wait for the buses, and for years we have been complaining about feeder services. For years, the SBS has been denying it, and coming out with so call facts and figures to prove that our complaints have not been valid.
Until now.
Transport minister announces major changes in land transport
Some of the key points to note in the above mentioned :
- the system is fragmented between two operators – SBS and SMRT – which plan the routes based on commercial considerations and minimum service obligations.
- there are more than 250 bus services in all but only 1 in 3 come every 10 minutes or less and some even take more than half an hour to arrive.
- problem of feeder services that make circuitous loops before arriving at the interchange.
It is about time.