Anyway nice blog you have there mrkiasu. I’ve just added it to my bloglines sub.
regards, sabre23t =^.^=

Bus fare increased at unreasonable rate….

rich ppl should pay more taxes!!

Assalamualaikum waramatullahi wabarakatuh.

Mrkiasu commented that RapidKL’s bus service is lousy and you are asking for evidence.

Maybe buses that take you to office are all well-maintained and stick to time as well as the route coupled with polite drivers, I mean, if you take buses, lah…

But as far as I know, my friend who lives in Bandar Sungai Long because her MCA-sponsored university moved there, is not as fortunated.

The place is only served by an hourly RapidKL 22. They don’t arrive on time (for example around the 15th min every hour, but you can blame it on the traffic situation in town). But they also don’t keep to their route. So sometimes they can straight away exit the taman from their terminus without completing a circle in the housing area to pick up passengers so in the end those waiting for the bus will suffer.

If that’s not bad enough, the interior of the old Cityliner buses is still the same even with a new coat of paint outside. I have taken a few times over the past few months and apart from once, all the other times the aircons were faulty and it’s like a sauna especially when it’s crowded.

What about their KL terminus… Outside the A&W opposite Maybank, where Metrojaya used to be. Do you think it’s a world class design for a bus terminal which caters for all the Cheras and Kajang bound buses ? Is this what Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Abdullah called as first world infrastructure ?

Oh yeah, I have even witnessed a driver who merajuk with the RapidKL officers there who refused to go another round. The supervisor argued with him but without success. So in the end the officer just asked people to wait for the next.

I just cite some common scenes in our Cemerlang Gemilang Terbilang everything boleh country for you to know. To have a taste of Malaysia Truly Asia I suggest you go and try that service.

Don’t take the Metrobus 22 because it will stop at Batu 9 Cheras without entering Sungai Long.

Oh yeah, you also mentioned that why not we go and complain. Yeah I did post my complaint in Putra’s website and Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Miss Katherine Chew replied that for the punctuality part the cannot help as it depends on the traffic in town but they will advise the drivers to follow the complete route. Increasing the frequency is also not in the pipeline until they receive their extra 200 buses later this year.

Out of the 900 or 1000 buses RapidKL inherited from Intrakota and Cityliner, 500 are grounded because of all kinds of problems and only the remaining half are on the road. Instead of asking people why do they think the service is lousy, why don’t you first ask DRB Hicom and Renong / UEM how could they let half of their fleet become what they are today ?

Just my two cents, have fun

“Mrkiasu commented that RapidKL’s bus service is lousy and you are asking for evidence.”
Not evidence, just specificity. I believe some routes are admitted by RapidKL’s CEO to be “lousy”. I’m wondering which ones Mrkiasu is referring to.

“What about their KL terminus… Outside the A&W opposite Maybank, where Metrojaya used to be. Do you think it’s a world class design for a bus terminal which caters for all the Cheras and Kajang bound buses ?”
Unlike RapidKL’s Putra and Star lrt stations, RapidKL’s bus terminals are not operated by RapidKL. They are operated by the relevant local authorities (DBKL, MPKj etc). So I understand.

“I did post my complaint in Putra’s website and Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Miss Katherine Chew replied”
I believe it was recently reported that RapidKL’s CEO read all these comments weekly, numbering 200+ or so each week.

“ask DRB Hicom and Renong / UEM how could they let half of their fleet become what they are today”
Why? Money? Less money spent on maintenance more money in profit, I’d guess. :-/

Hi notti

“rich ppl should pay more taxes!!”
They are, AFAIK.

regards, sabre23t =^.^=

Every morning we have to wait about 45 minutes to one hour for a bus.

Already bus fare increased and buses becoming more later than ever.

Moreover the driver is rude and annoying and because of their late service the bus stops becomes overly full of passengers and the bus driver bypasses most of the bus stops because the bus is too full.

The drivers have to change their attitudes if they want to be drivers. They are not giving us free service and they are not doing us a favour for we are paying for our ride.

The drivers also take the money from us and do not let us put the money into the slot because they say that the dollars get stuck. Bad enough taking the money directly from us - than not issuing tickets.

Does this mean the RM2/- for a trip to KL for each pax at random goes into his pocket. Please ensure strict check on this procedure.

I hope to see some improvement in your services on this route as most of us end up taking taxis to work or taking the Triton buses to the LRT stations.

Thank you for your time.

Rgds

Gladys

• http://www.rapidkl.com.my/ and
• http://www.putralrt.com.my/putra/general_contact.asp .

regards, sabre23t =^.^=