I STRONGLY agree with Ms Rachel Yang (“Why I like my long bus rides”, March 31). I also prefer to ride on the bus than the MRT, especially on long-distance journeys, though it may not be the faster option.

Most of the time, I am able to get a seat on the bus. The aircondition works all the time, enhancing the experience. Best of all, a bus will take me nearer to my destination, while an MRT train may not.

In contrast, one can hardly get a seat on the train, even during non-peak hours. During peak hours, one has to fight to squeeze into the train. After you succeed, you have to fight just to get your fair share of oxygen:

The ventilation on board is usually poor, and it’s usually warm and stuffy on the train.   [Sounds  like  in  3rd World country ?]

It’s all made worse if the person standing next to you has morning breath.

Although SMRT announced that it was adding additional train trips from March 22, I have not seen a significant improvement during the morning peak hours. With 11 more Circle Line stations set to open on April 17, will the network be able to cope with the expected surge in ridership?

Meanwhile, the authorities are already planning to further load the trains with bus passengers...  [trying  to  Overload MRT?]

We also have to consider our ageing population.

With the “hub-and-spoke” system, the elderly will be made to walk even more. They already have to walk when swapping trains or swapping from buses to the MRT stations; now they may have to alight just to get from Point A to Point B via the bus.

I urge the LTA to consider alternatives to terminating any bus routes with high passenger loads, “cross-country” or otherwise.

And any costs incurred due to proposed changes should not be passed down to the commuters, in the form of paying an additional fare to get on board the second half of what used to be a single bus journey.

[*I am AFRAID  if this  is  where  the  Extra  Bonus  of  Ministrer will come from ????]

is  this  INDECENT ?

review of Cross -country routes

nO  wOnder

situation  became  sO  wOrst ? ? ? ?

wOuld  it  be  further  reduced  tO  45 ? ? ? ?

SINGAPORE  DISRESPECT,  NEGLECT   and  INSULT  SENIOR  CITIZENS ?

SINGAPORE  DISCRIMINATE  MARGINALIZE  INHUMANISE  SENIOR  CITIZENS ?

SINGAPORE  MANIPULATE   ILL-TREAT   UNCIVILISE  SENIOR  CITIZENS  ?

WHY  there  is  nO  SENIOR  CITIZENSHIP  AWARD   ?

WHY  WORLD  STANDARD  of  55 YEARS  is  nOt  ADOPTED ?

WHY  SENIOR  CITIZENS  ARE  NOT  HONOURED  AT   ALL  PLACES  AND  IN  ALL  SITUATIONS ?

WHY   SENIOR  CITIZENS  ARE  DESPISED  IN  SCHOOLS,   OFFICES   and  INSTITUTIONS ?

SINGAPORE  IS  UNGRATEFUL,  UNSCRUPULOUS,  DESPICABLE  TOWARDS SENIOR  CITIZENS who  had  CONTRIBUTED  THEIR  LIFE  to  SINGAPORE  SUCCESS ?

This  is  the  BASIC  REASON  WHY  younger  generations  DISRESPECT  SENIOR CITIZENS  in  SINGAPORE ?

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