+1 loooooooolScoobyDoes wrote:Some people need to ride the HK minbuses.
If we are talking 1st or 3rd world it doesn't matter, HK qualifies and you have to hang on for grim death in a minibus. This is why a few years ago they were forced to install rather large displays at the front, to show everybody inside what the speed of the bus was.
It's an eye popper when you see the first digit hit lucky number '8' in town.
That said....... they are the quickest way around the territory and i love them
There is no way SG drivers are the worst in the world but like everthing else here, the probably rank somewhere in the mediocre.
last saw one in kl like 10 yrs backScoobyDoes wrote:durain wrote:HK minibus still not as bad as KL minibus. it was so bad i think they are banned now! because they are freelance, they would pack the bus like sardines and do the route as fast as they can.
I've never seen any there so they must have stopped a long time ago, so that one doesn't count.
durain wrote:cant believe there's a wiki on it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lump ... us_Service
I will agree!gl456 wrote:So is it just me or are the bus drivers in Singapore the worst in the world?
Not one of them seem to understand the concept of gradually stepping on the gas or brake pedal. They only know how to stomp on it.
If you're standing, you will FLY if you forget to hold onto something solid, even for just 3 seconds.
It's like they just hire anyone that just walks into their hiring office. Oh wait, they do.
LOL so you're saying that 20-30 mins on a bus with the driver occasionally braking sharply or driving like a noob is worse than 16 hours of people chucking up out of the windows................I think I know which bus I'd rather be on and it's not the one with a chunder-like motif down the sidesHell, in the North East of Laos I spent 16 hours on a bus so fully loaded it struggled to reach 40Kmph and passengers regularly throwing up out the windows. Complete with a 2 hour breakdown and the journey being down no end of twisting turning poorly surfaced narrow roads. However my patiences are more tested by some of the so called drivers they have here!!
Now if it was occasional I wouldn't mind but it's more like brake testing every 10 metres! When the buses are full and you standing with a small child and have a loon driving like this it's somewhat more than testing on you patience . .. . even more than someone behind you sticking their head out of the window and throwing up!BigSis wrote:LOL so you're saying that 20-30 mins on a bus with the driver occasionally braking sharply or driving like a noob is worse than 16 hours of people chucking up out of the windows................I think I know which bus I'd rather be on and it's not the one with a chunder-like motif down the sidesHell, in the North East of Laos I spent 16 hours on a bus so fully loaded it struggled to reach 40Kmph and passengers regularly throwing up out the windows. Complete with a 2 hour breakdown and the journey being down no end of twisting turning poorly surfaced narrow roads. However my patiences are more tested by some of the so called drivers they have here!!
Amsterdam or London take your pick!sundaymorningstaple wrote:Personally, I'd like you to show me an example of a metro bus service in any major city in the world who drives like you seem to expect. I've been on a lot and Singapore drivers are no better nor no worse than any other big city I've ever been in. Bar none.
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