The BIG Breakdown or Meltdown

[Edureach]

3Boys:

Chenonceau:

Hmmmm... 3boys. Good point. Assuming that the numbers are correct. Good point. I'm half convinced. Need to think.


Still doesn't resolve problem of maintenance...

Its all in the numbers my dear, which is why I love crunching them.

I see a big fine for SMRT coming up from the regulators (LTA), which is deserved. They will need to invest more into maintenance, or face punitive action (or we will demand it).

A big fine is no going to do any good as the co can in the near future submit a proposal to increase fare to transport council by citing increase operating costs. Invariably, co can recover whatever fine that is imposed upon them. A better strategy will be for the co's board to withold the coming bonuses of top management till the findings are out.

Remember is the neligence caused by people running the operations.

[Mychildren]

I’m not blaming or pinpointing anyone. I just hope that the problem can be resolved quickly. Many lives will be involved if an accident really occurred from it. It’s not a laughing matter! Even $$ cannot make a dead person alive!

[shinri]

raysusan:

i am not a engineer...so how long can this plastic cable work?

Depends on the amount of vibrations & friction.
I don't think the plastic cable ties can hold for long.
As they are so-named, they are usually for bundling cables together.
Not really for these mechanical parts...

Dunno why they dare to show this to general public.

[Oppsgal]

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/elderly-woman-suffers-head-injury-after-smrt-bus-fall.html


:yikes:

[verykiasu2010]

Mychildren:

My question is how long has this problem been there? Did SMRT do any maintenance on the tracks and train? How many times they do it in a year?

we were told they are supposed to be doing it on nightly check

[verykiasu2010]

Oppsgal:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/elderly-woman-suffers-head-injury-after-smrt-bus-fall.html


:yikes:

the 54 year old not elderly

what kind of news reporting .........

and SMRT has not shown any concern yet

[Jennifer]

verykiasu2010:

Oppsgal:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/elderly-woman-suffers-head-injury-after-smrt-bus-fall.html


:yikes:

the 54 year old not elderly

what kind of news reporting .........

and SMRT has not shown any concern yet

Boarding passengers shld let the needy pple (older pple/young children/mothers-to-be, etc) to get on board the bus first and bus drivers shld wait for this group of passengers to settle down first before moving on.

Has the reason for the sudden braking been verified?

[tankee]

Too early to fault the bus driver. He might have jammed brakes to avoid an accident.

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

Too early to fault the bus driver. He might have jammed brakes to avoid an accident.

agreed totally

[caroline3sg]

Anyone see the photos? Saw was dressed like Dowager and carried by A & F men (shirtless hunks) during their D&D. It's on today's Asiaone.


http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?t=45541