Re: "the bicycles would slow the buses down to cycling speed"

maipenrai (sgtalk)  wrote:My opinion is bicycles and buses don't mix. If the cyclists do not get run down by the buses, the bicycles would slow the buses down to cycling speed. I have witnessed this to be true even on weekends when the traffics are light.

All longer distances should be served by train rides for economies of scale reasons since trains are automatic and have the highest capacity. Buses will mainly be for feeder services so people will need to transfer between the two modes if they travel beyond their local town vicinity.

Buses will always be slow, more so with more handicapped persons around since much bus floor space will have to be catered to wheelchair users because they are much less nimble, have much shorter range than escooters or bicycles and no other travel option. All bus passengers will have to wait for the wheelchair users to slowly board and disembark and since wheelchair users always have priority to board buses, non wheelchair users may well remain stranded at bus stop if there is no space thereafter to board. Bus passenger should thus consider themselves lucky to travel by bus at cycling speed or less home, assuming they manage to board their select bus service at first instance. Otherwise, they too should opt for the bicycle or e-scooter option for their last mile home too, or just walk home from the train station and consider that their daily exercise dose.

And yes, bus lanes need to be widened so buses can safely overtake single file cyclist with wide berth, who are cycling on bicycle-bus lanes during public bus service hours.