OVERCROWDING ON BUS 858 | Sembawang Station

Due to a shortage of bus captains caused by a spread of covid-19 among bus captains, 8 trip duties were axed for 858 on that day, causing quite a bit of chaos at Sembawang Station bus stop. Weirdly, only 2 MAN A24 bendy buses are deployed on that day, causing quite a large drop in available capacity to handle the crowds on top of the usual crowding that occurs at a daily basis on various points on Bus 858's route, more bendy buses on 858 will definitely solve the problem of overcrowding.

[@SBSKProductions-ni1nx]

Definitely bendy really help to pick up more pax to reduce crowds at the bus stop. Good vlog

[@pressntopass60]

Thanks!

[@geocritic3577]

Lol you took the exact same bus as me but different operator!

[@RhythmRides_Official]

2:48 good thing the bus driver open the rear doors and ask passengers to board the bus. Good idea

[@tweenies88]

This bus 858 should not go such a long service.

[@angelevil1006]

858 everyday be like: *SORRY I FULL COS I AM HIGH DEMAND SERVICE*

[@TRANSLASLionsCityMovia]

Do you think 965 amendment should be moved to NS11 Sembawang to relieve 858 in short distance?

[@pressntopass60]

Nope, the best solution is to just put all 7 bendy buses on service, maybe get one more underused KJDEP or WLDEP bendy as a spare. The amendment of 965 to Sembawang will cause quite some problems, such as unhappy 965 passengers due to the detour to Sembawang causing a longer journey time to Woodlands and the possibility of bunching with a 858 bus along the Sembawang sector which will cause reliability and capacity problems.

[@moisturemachine404]

@@pressntopass60 actually what should be the case is that LTA order 25m articulated double deck buses. Twin V8 turbo supercharged diesel engines generating 1500hp each. 12 forwards and 8 reverse gears for high demand workloads. Able to carry about 200-300 people with ease. RWD articulated bus just simply too weak imo.

[@brandonsup1578]

@@moisturemachine404 u mean is that length of double decker but longer than bendy or same length

[@Ccuryy]

This is sunday?

[@RhythmRides_Official]

Suggesting 1 bendy and 1 single deck together or 3 single deck together?

[@pressntopass60]

Should have full fleet of bendy buses running at 8 min frequency during peak hours

[@weihongmok1414]

Many peoples

[@SMB8027G]

actually they can re deploy more a24s but since tts will take over soon, the process have to be managed by lta. or the easy way is to allow dds into changi airport departure lane (which changi airport group die die dw allow when it is actually possible)

[@pressntopass60]

Double deckers on 858 won't solve the problem, in fact will make things worse, due to longer dwell times at bus stops which is not suited for 858's tight schedules, and people on 858 generally are travelling short distances in the Yishun and sembawang areas, so not many people are willing to go to the upper deck

[@SMB8027G]

@@pressntopass60 yea but sadly problems like this won't get lta's attention immediately unless it goes viral like the 190 case

[@jeremytan8154]

@@pressntopass60 Should deployed mid way trip for 858 like buses starting from Punggol / Yishun . This one can use double decker

[@pressntopass60]

@@jeremytan8154 if downroute from Yishun, the short distance nature of trips will still apply, resulting in people not using the upper deck and also increasing dwell time at bus stops, so it's still better to put bendys for the whole route than having double decker downroutes, since there is high demand on the whole route, even though it is physically possible to have DD downroutes

[@hamburger7478]

why dont they use double deckers...

[@pressntopass60]

Bendy can fetch the same number of people as a double decker, plus double deckers are too tall to fit inside the airport bus stops

[@hamburger7478]

@@pressntopass60 ah ic😮

[@yunyi7633]

er....this happens to me all the time when i want to take 858
😅

[@pressntopass60]

yup, so that's why more bendys are needed to cope with the crowds

[@laukoonseng]

If you put two bus also full so have to meet another way another bus to airport

[@Ccuryy]

wait wheres smrt logo on bendy bus

[@pressntopass60]

It got removed to prepare for handover to tower transit

[@Ccuryy]

hmm thats strange but ok

[@pressntopass60]

@@Ccuryy definitely looks strange

[@RhythmRides_Official]

Why can’t people take the train instead?

[@yellowcupgal5188]

You see, if people from Woodlands or Yishun take the MRT instead, they have to transfer three times (NSL -> CCL -> EWL -> CGL). Yes it may be faster, but I don't think that's very convenient.

[@yunyi7633]

bus:5500kg???so heavy!
road:5500kg+3000kg=8500kg thats more heavier for me.

[@RhythmRides_Official]

Hmmmmm

[@laukoonseng]

Must have another bus to airport and make a different way and this will be a different service a different way different service

[@NawrahIsmyCrushlol]

Whats the name of the app

[@SMDBrosI]

SG BusLeh.

[@RhythmRides_Official]

During COVID-19 got a lot meh?

[@pressntopass60]

yup, it's like this everyday, but that day is especially worse

[@laukoonseng]

Baby halfway through can get another number of buses to airport ltmas me another bus to airport is only the hour

[@Zindineguardiola]

logoless

[@pressntopass60]

😢

[@Zindineguardiola]

@@pressntopass60 cri