Only shown in the online version of the propaganda shit!
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->IN HER letter, "Make train travel more comfortable", on Monday, Ms Trudi Chong Woon Yee made a valid point about our MRT trains being overcrowded, unhealthy and uncomfortable, especially during peak hours.
Although seats have been removed in some cars, presumably to relieve the congestion, this has not solved the problem.
I think the comfort (or lack thereof) experienced by commuters in trains and buses has as much to do with the availability of seats and standing room as with the way the drivers manoeuvre these huge people movers.
Often, trains approach a station in a series of unpleasant jerks before stopping. On leaving the station, it pulls off with sudden, equally disagreeable acceleration. In both cases, the passengers, particularly those standing, are left hanging on for dear life. This can be especially uncomfortable and dangerous for the less robust. Bus commuters suffer from similar inconvenience.
This could be due to the drivers being oblivious to the consequences of their actions. This is something our public transport operators should look into.
Mindful and caring drivers would go a long way in making our public transport system really world class. Lee Seck Kay
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->IN HER letter, "Make train travel more comfortable", on Monday, Ms Trudi Chong Woon Yee made a valid point about our MRT trains being overcrowded, unhealthy and uncomfortable, especially during peak hours.
Although seats have been removed in some cars, presumably to relieve the congestion, this has not solved the problem.
I think the comfort (or lack thereof) experienced by commuters in trains and buses has as much to do with the availability of seats and standing room as with the way the drivers manoeuvre these huge people movers.
Often, trains approach a station in a series of unpleasant jerks before stopping. On leaving the station, it pulls off with sudden, equally disagreeable acceleration. In both cases, the passengers, particularly those standing, are left hanging on for dear life. This can be especially uncomfortable and dangerous for the less robust. Bus commuters suffer from similar inconvenience.
This could be due to the drivers being oblivious to the consequences of their actions. This is something our public transport operators should look into.
Mindful and caring drivers would go a long way in making our public transport system really world class. Lee Seck Kay
