TRANSIT takes note of this report by KOSMO Magazine, published on 13 January 2010 that gives an alternative view to the promises from RapidKL, Prasarana and the Minister of Transport. RapidKL mungkiri piagam sendiri – Bas tidak ikut jadual, tidak selesa, mengabaikan aspek keselamatan Oleh LUQMAN HAKIM AB. RAHIM, HISHAM IDRIS dan KUMARA SAPABATY berita@kosmo.com.my […]
Tag: Safety & Security
TRANSIT shares this summary of main points from various articles about the recent Sani Express Bus Crash Bus company penalised for the crash (the Star) The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has come down hard on the company, declaring that all licensing matters related to Sani Express would be frozen for a year. This would […]
Updates #35 1) Letter: Install seat belts in all buses (NST) -self explanatory 2) Article: Scomi sends first Mumbai Monorail car to India (the Star) – The first monorail car for the Mumbai Monorail project left its manufacturing facility in Malaysia for India last Saturday. Scomi Engineering Bhd and its consortium partner Larsen & Toubro […]
By now everyone must be aware that 3 units of the 4-carriage ART Mark II trains have been launched by RapidKL on 30 December 2009. Interior Cabin Features: 3-way vertical grab bars (similar to Singapore MRT, Vancouver Skytrain); special area for wheelchair-bound passengers (with seatbelts); alarm lights at the door for the hearing-impaired; flip-in windows […]
Back in August 2009, we made a posting New LRT & Monorail codes about the discovery of new codes for the stations on the LRT and monorail lines. The posting expressed our concern about the fact that Prasarana was continuously taking small steps to improve the organization of public transport but not taking the major steps […]
The recent controversy about comments by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd. Nazri Aziz about taxi service in KL being ranked worse than Malaysia’s dirty toilets is an interesting controversy and deserves attention. But this post is not about that issue. TRANSIT noted an interesting picture in this article from the Star & Bernama […]
Updates #34 TRANSIT apologizes for the long delay between updates. 1. Prime Minister Najib Razak will be introducing the findings and plans for the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Article: All the facts on NKRA, 1Malaysia out this week (NST); Article: Govt to seek public feedback on NKRAs […]
A short time ago we presented a courtesy poster campaign from the Tokyo Metro. Today, TRANSIT shares a link to an E-article that refers to a courtesy campaign on the Delhi Metro. Will we learn to behave? (Hindustan Times) TRANSIT Says: The concept of courtesy on public transport is a very important one. Mass-transit & […]
eThe members of TRANSIT were shocked to read the following letter from Jeremy Vinesh that alleges poor maintenance of a KTM Komuter train and negligence from a KTMB employee. Update 4: The response from KTM was posted here. Update 3: an interesting letter has been written to the Star in response to Jeremy Vinesh Update […]
We at TRANSIT are big on courtesy. It helps make the public transport experience more friendly and enjoyable. While the operators have made some effort towards encouraging courtesy, we feel that there is a lot more that can be done. Yes, giving up seats is nice. But there are so many other negative behaviours that […]
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