SBS gran prix

SBS is going to have a fee hike soon... Reasons to the increase is due mainly to the rising fuel costs and operating costs in general. Am I all glee about the fare hike, NO. Much as I understand fuel costs is at its all time high and we're slowly depleting our fossil fuels gallon by gallon, so it's understandable. It's troubling to think we still so reliant on fossil fuel even decades after the industrial revolution with little hope of speeding up technological advancements on alternative fuels to power the world....but i guess I'll just leave that blog post when WE ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF CRUDE OIL. I hope it'll never happen in my lifetime.

So yea....the fare hike. Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying more. But send all the bloody drivers for retraining and the how-to's to drive the bus in a safe manner for the benefit of passengers. Becasue after all...the bus does carry passengers, and most(if not all) bus drivers I've come across so far drive as though they were the only ones in the bus. For the love of Pete!!! YOu are not driving your personal vehicle.

Faults of the common bus-driver:
1) Sudden and very abrupt stops when coming to a stop-light, bus-stop, or a traffic jucntion. YOU BLOODY WELL know you have to stop and YOU CAN SEE IT COMING, so can I urge you to stop GRADUALLY instead of flinging all standing passengers in tow....Those seating actually have to hold on to something to prevent them from getting flung out their seats.
2) Don't tell me you cannot stop gradually because the brakes are like that...(lor). It's a goddamn Mercedes, a marvel in German engineering...and I'm glad to know the brakes actually work.
3) Let old ladies and younger people seat down prior to moving off. Is that so hard. The poor old folks can risk their bones breaking because you want to keep to your non-existent bus schedule.
4)Every trip to anywhere seem to be the maximum fare you quote when a tourist boards the bus. Do you get commission or somethin'?
5)I can't imagine when we get the handicap busses on the road in full operations. Likewise, I want to reiterate the need to stop gradually when coming to a stop. They are already handicapped, I'm sure they don't want any further handicaps.
6)Be a little more helpful with providing directions, your help helps. Instead of :"This bus no stop here lah." or "Take from another side"

I guess I have no choice to pay for the fare increase, but if only a portion could be used to retrain some of our idiot bus drivers with our world class transportation(i fully agree), to go for some retraining on their driving skills(or the lack of it) and being a little more civic-minded.