Category: Complaints – Bus Services

Complaints about bus services

Updates #95

Updates #95 1. Letter(s): Make them pay for it / Bus lanes not fully utilised (Malay Mail, 21 July 2011) – two letters complaining about bus lanes and buses & taxis that drop off passengers in live lanes. 2. Video: KVMRT / MyRapidTransit has posted a series of videos on YouTube showing impressions of new […]

Tags bus lanes, bus stop, construction, Enforcement, Health & Safety, KL-Ipoh High Speed Rail, KL-Singapore High Speed Rail, letters, LRT, parking, Planning, SPAD / LPTC, Taxi

Comments on Government Community Shuttle Bus Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - RapidKL Feedback Information Local Councils News & Events Pedestrian Pedestrianisation RapidKL Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Universal Design

Why must public transport users make a ‘leap of faith’ all the time?

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 19, 2011
3 Comments on Why must public transport users make a ‘leap of faith’ all the time?

TRANSIT took note of this article in the NST which discusses the challenges that bus users often face in Malaysia – congestion and unsafe travel. In this specific case, the article is referring to passengers who have to disembark from buses into “live” lanes, avoiding other traffic, motorcycles, etc. The usual reasons are congestion, including […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, bus lanes, bus stop, bus terminal, communication, commuters, DBKL, Enforcement, Federal Territories Ministry, Health & Safety, Information, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Metrobus Nationwide, rapidKL, service, SPAD / LPTC

Bicycle Chartered/Tour Bus Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Feedback High Speed Rail Information JPJ / RTD Letters and Articles Local Councils LPKP / CVLB Mass Transit Proposals Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Demand Transit Facilities

Updates #94

Updates #94 1. Hotline Story: Factory bus jam: They are parked outside apartments all day, says resident (The Malay Mail, 13 July 2011) 2. Article: 1 massive jam: Residents frustrated by chaotic traffic at 1 Utama (The Malay Mail, 13 July 2011) 3. Article: No Booking! (Streets-NST, 13 July 2011) 4. Article: Origami-inspired folding bikes […]

Tags bicycle(s), congestion, CVLB / LPKP, Enforcement, factory bus, Feedback, High Speed Rail, letters, limousine, Local Public Transport, SPAD / LPTC, Taxi

Bicycle Comments on Government Comments on Planning Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Complaints - Taxi Feedback High Speed Rail Information JPJ / RTD KTM Antarabandar Local Councils News & Events Pedestrian Planning Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Updates #93

Updates #93 1. Article: Malacca to be bicycle friendly (6 July 2011) – Melaka CM Mohd Ali Rustam announced an initiative to introduce bus lanes into Melaka. He also promised to ride to work every Friday. [TRANSIT: We couldn’t resist posting the picture above.]

Chartered/Tour Bus Comments on Government Comments on Planning Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information JPJ / RTD Kenderaan Transnasional Bhd LPKP / CVLB News & Events Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation

MIROS DG: Safety belts by 2015; SPAD COO: It’s not soon enough;

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 6, 2011
2 Comments on MIROS DG: Safety belts by 2015; SPAD COO: It’s not soon enough;

TRANSIT took note of some very interesting comments in The Malay Mail about the new proposals for the installation of seat belts in express buses by 2015. We also note that SPAD COO Azhar Ahmad states that 2015 is too long and the installation ought to start as early as 2015. Now, TRANSIT wants to […]

Tags crash/collision, Ekspres Delima WQM 7333, express bus, Express Buses, Health & Safety, JPJ/RTD, MIROS, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Road Transport Act, Road Transport Department, sani express, seat belts, SHE Code, SPAD / LPTC, SPAD Act, tourism

Complaints - Bus Services Kenderaan Transnasional Bhd Local Councils SPAD / LTC Stage Bus

‘No bus for you, Kuala Selangor’ is never an option

Post author By transitmy
Post date June 10, 2011
1 Comment on ‘No bus for you, Kuala Selangor’ is never an option

TRANSIT reads with sadness over yesterday’s Sinar Harian newspaper report on how Kuala Selangor folks wait up to three hours for a bus. Read the full report after the jump.

Comments on Government Complaints - Bus Services Feedback Information Kenderaan Transnasional Bhd Local Councils News & Events Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities

No bus for you, Sabak Barnam!

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 22, 2011
5 Comments on No bus for you, Sabak Barnam!

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star, stating that bus service in Sabak Barnam has been shut down since the beginning of May. Sabak Bernam folk have no bus to go anywhere (The Star) Saturday May 21, 2011 CITY Liner has stopped bus services between Sabak Bernam and Kuala Selangor since May leaving […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, buses, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Selangor Government, service disruption, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus

Comments on Government Complaints - Bus Services Economic Planning Unit Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback Information News & Events Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit-Oriented Development

PMBOA: No bus for you! (Update #2)

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 14, 2011
2 Comments on PMBOA: No bus for you! (Update #2)

Update: Sabak Barnam loses its bus link to Kuala Selangor! Update: Commuters and Consumer NGOs comment on the possible shutdown of bus services! TRANSIT took note of this interesting series of articles detailing how bus services in Peninsular Malaysia have declined (especially in rural and suburban areas) due to the rising cost of fuel, parts […]

Tags financing public transport, forums on public transit, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Malaysian Government, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Planning, service, service disruption, SPAD / LPTC

Comments on Planning Complaints - Bus Services Information Relay Local Councils RapidPenang

Another foreigner got upset with RapidPenang’s bus map (Update #1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date April 20, 2011
21 Comments on Another foreigner got upset with RapidPenang’s bus map (Update #1)

Once again, we hear of a foreigner lamenting on Rapid Penang’s lack of concern over making their bus routes, stops and timetables legible to users. The comment, which appears on today’s Aliran, also touches on transit-oriented city planning and Malaysia’s negative build-rail-to-solve-congestion mentality. Behind the surface issues are, of course, the problems with policy-making & […]

Tags bus maps, communication, Feedback, illegible maps, Information, letters, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Penang, Penang Government, Penang Transport Council, RapidPenang, Water Taxi

Complaints - Bus Services Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information Information Relay JPJ / RTD Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidPenang Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Infrastructure

Updates #79

Updates #79 – This is our real post for 1 April 2011! 1. Article: Three-tiered parking complex to be built at Serdang KTM station (The Star, 29 March 2011) 2. Article: RapidKL bus division receives ISO Certification – two articles, from NST & Malay Mail on 30 March 2011. 3. Letter: MRT: Learn and adopt […]

Tags B.E.S.T., communication, construction, Enforcement, Express Buses, Extension of LRT lines, Health & Safety, Information, Kelana Jaya Line, KTM Komuter (Klang Valley), MRT, Penang Government, Perak Government, Perak Transit, Planning, public consultation