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I was on the bus some time back. Guess what? I witnessed one of the most atrocious and ridiculous behaviour of commuters in Singapore - refusing to move in when there's plenty of space.
Here's the picture. See the stark contrast?
If you still can't see it, try looking at this. It should help.
If the difference dosen't appear significant at all, try imagining yourself at that seat and you would probably get what I mean. It's not a very good photo because of the seat that I was at(not that I could help it...)
Really, what's their problem? Being a commuter myself, I went through several of the reasons in my head.
1. The person that refuses to move in is alighting soon. To save himself from the inconvenience of having to move all the way to the door again, he stays rooted to his position and refuses to move in.
2.He dosen't really care as long as he is comfortable with his position.
Don't we all hate people like that? Both of these reasons don't seem significant enough to justify such irresponsible behaviour.
I know that some bus captains do raise their voices and get the commuters to move in. Very nice of them I must say. But, some bus drivers(note the use of the different nouns used to describe them) really don't care. What? They are afraid of getting bashed up by someone who needs an emotional outlet? Or they couldn't care less?
It used to be the case for commuters who get away scot-free not tapping their Ez-link card. Now, when you board the bus, you will notice a pair of eyes scrutinising every single one of the commuters, making sure everybody taps their cards. Why? It's probably because the bus companies impose some kind of a regulation on bus drivers to do that or else they would probably have to bear a penalty of some sort(I think). Even if it's not the case, I'm sure the bus companies did something to get the bus drivers to check that people pay their fare.
It's high time the bus companies do something about that. Sure, the problem may lie with the commuters which most certainly needs to be told to move in. Maybe something can be done about the commuters. Even so, just because the fault lies with the commuters, the bus companies should seriously do something about it. That's why we have laws for criminals, right? Going by the same logic, something should be done about this problem that has been persisting for really long.
Anyway, such irresponsible behaviour causing inconvenience to people is one of the reasons that compell people to turn to private transport(at least that's why I intend to drive in the near future... after i get my license that is. =P). If the government wants to help reduce traffic on the road, perhaps it's time to look at something else other than ERP and COE.
Some commuters seriously need to be taught a lesson!
Labels: Bus, Captain, COE, Commuters, ERP, Government