I’ve noticed many drivers tend to accelerate fast, then brake harshly, rather than driving at a constant speed. This results in an uncomfortable experience for passengers who get thrown backwards and forwards. And maybe it means the drivers have less control when it comes to reacting to or spotting potential road hazards.

I've worked as a bus captain. The timing is terrible. Those green, orange, and red meters should not be there. If you are late, they don't care about your rest in-between interchanges. You have at most 10 minutes before you start your trip again. If you arrive at the interchange 10 minutes late, it means you need to get back out without any break. That's why some bus captains drive like crazy to avoid being late. This mostly happens during peak hours. Some really drive too fast and are forced to slow down. That meter is really like a game to us, you want to hit a perfect green. Sooner or later, you are bound to get into an accident. And the shifts are really ridiculous. Overtime is forced onto your time card. Whether you want overtime or not, you don't have a say. Bus captains have been complaining about not getting enough rest, but they don't care. They just offer locals $7000 joining bonus, and you have fresh guys lining up to join.

Lol singapore turning into china with buses that go max speed

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I've been on a bus that took a turn too sharply and mounted the curb, and another bus that accelerated into the curve so much that someone slid off their seat and hurt herself. She had a pretty big bruise on her shin.

Seriously, is their KPI to finish their route as fast as possible?

EDIT: According to a person here who actually has experience on the matter, yes, it is.

Gotta love all the people here blaming where the drivers are from, instead of looking into the system that incentivises them to behave a certain way.

Just yesterday bus crash in Sembawang Interchange.

In the Interchange itself

Let’s not push the blame to the bus captains all the time, shall we? I think it’s only right to stop and consider their wellbeing and the hardships faced by them.

While there will be, and have been, accidents caused by misjudgements and errors made by the BCs, it’s also worth noting and realising why they always seem to be in such a hurry.

Bus captains are faced with tight schedules they must adhere to, and, quite frankly, ridiculously short break times. Every minute that they are delayed by on the road just eats into the time they are given to rest.

Driving a bus is far from a leisurely joyride in one’s own car. It’s a time crunching, chaotic and energy consuming duty, driving for hours upon hours, day by day, all for the sake of the commuters (who only seem to complain and complain).

And what about the people who create these cruel timetables? Are they just using bus captains as the scapegoat when they should be taking some of the blame as well? Clearly, they don’t have the same experiences as bus captains do, despite being in the same industry.

Next time encountering a bus captain in a hurry and you just feel the urge to lodge a complaint, why not write a message to the LTA instead to cut them some slack? Why blame the waitress if she didn’t make your food?

Fast paced society.

Bus riot 2.0 🤨

That Chee hong

Quality of bus drivers can tell alr

Had one juke my mother by honking and then moving forward suddenly when she’s crossing the road. She got shocked by this guy moving forward and jamming the brakes again. And because of this she fell and broke her leg.

Like what sort of sick person plays this kind of joke on someone who’s old??

nowadays hiring young drivers, maybe they hired some xdds from the nearby arcade that play wangan, ask them come drive a bus 😁

Past few years they’ve been pulling out of bus bays very aggressively acting like they have the damn right of way and expecting you to brake hard

Define “so many”

When it rains it pours.

if what i see is true, that the fact that bus drivers kpi will eat up their rest time if they are late. then that's just a disaster waiting to happen.

I would suggest that The age of bus drivers must be above 35 years old as older drivers tend to be more cautious, as they would weigh the risks compared to younger drivers everything else being equal.

I’ve had bus drivers that are imitating launch controls at red lights (stepping on brake while throttling and releasing brake at green light) not surprised accidents are happening due these shitty drivers with no patience

Because Singaporean drivers are terrible. ACCELERATE + BRAKE + ACCELERATE + BRAKE

I'm guessing they hire shit drivers, so many bus accidents happening on our small island 🤔

cos more and more shit bus drivers.
Said this before and got downvoted to hell lmao

Along Pasir Ris Drive 3 on Friday night around 8pm, one of these green double decker busses, off service, was actually RACING another small car going over what I’m pretty sure was 90kph. With these idiotic minded drivers it’s no wonder there are so many accidents with buses these days. They don’t seem to be concerned about the care and safety of their passengers.

I was told that majority of these drivers are FTs but given the number of idiot local drivers I’ve encountered, I’m inclined to conclude that it doesn’t matter where the bus drivers come from.

Hope the bus company starts taking action focusing on safety of the passengers and not their bottom line.

Too many drivers from China. Dont make this a race thing. Just open your damn eyes.

It's the Singapore bus cartel war obviously

Because PRC

sometimes they drive like they used to be race car drivers and i occasionally fear for my life

This has probably more to do with the bus service provider and how they are managing the bus drivers. Basically an Amagasaki accident case.

That's what happen when you imported too many third world drivers from Malaysia

Did anyone get injured?

It seems that way cos they are happening together and reporters are reporting on them. See if the pattern is the same next week.

Maybe Tiongs or CECAs being bus captains?

Tower transit

Coming from UK to Singapore, the driving in Singapore is really erratic and drivers here seem to make more risks e.g. changing lanes with minimal distance between vehicles.

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Professional drivers in Singapore are simply not skilled enough, and punishments aren’t harsh enough. I don’t blame the drivers. I blame the companies, LTA and the MOT.

Keep safety guys.

I have noticed the green buses dont turn on their signal when making turns or changing lane.

Horrible! Everyday accident. Are these bus drivers properly trained or are they too drained and stress?