I may be proved wrong.
But my common sense finds that it is not practical to operate an on-demand bus service with a large bus.
If the bus is to be despatched from its terminal, it will take quite a long time to arrive at the pickup point. It will not work for the commuters.
If the bus is already on route, it will arrive at the pickup point based on its distance anyway.
An on demand service will probably work with a smaller vehicle, maybe a 8 or 12 seater bus. We already have Grabshare that operates with a car. Allow a light bus to be used.
Anyway, let us wait and see how things turn out.
I read that there is a problem of scheduling bus during the off peak period.
This problem can be handled by analyzing the data. It should be possible to change the frequency of each bus service to meet the actual demand.
It will work better if we convert our current structure of 350 bus services to a new structure that involves maybe 30 intertown expressway services to take passengers from one town to another.
Within the town, the passengers will travel by local services.
I hope, after the six month's trial for the on demand bus services, that my suggestion will be considered.
Tan Kin Lian
But my common sense finds that it is not practical to operate an on-demand bus service with a large bus.
If the bus is to be despatched from its terminal, it will take quite a long time to arrive at the pickup point. It will not work for the commuters.
If the bus is already on route, it will arrive at the pickup point based on its distance anyway.
An on demand service will probably work with a smaller vehicle, maybe a 8 or 12 seater bus. We already have Grabshare that operates with a car. Allow a light bus to be used.
Anyway, let us wait and see how things turn out.
I read that there is a problem of scheduling bus during the off peak period.
This problem can be handled by analyzing the data. It should be possible to change the frequency of each bus service to meet the actual demand.
It will work better if we convert our current structure of 350 bus services to a new structure that involves maybe 30 intertown expressway services to take passengers from one town to another.
Within the town, the passengers will travel by local services.
I hope, after the six month's trial for the on demand bus services, that my suggestion will be considered.
Tan Kin Lian
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