Bus passenger threatens to complain to LTA about driver for waiting at empty bus stop as he’s early

The bus is stationary for less than a minute of the 88-second video, which was posted on Oct 22. At press time, the video had garnered 103,600 views, 573 reactions and 297 comments.

Many netizens felt the driver was right to wait because he was early.

“Uncle bus driver has a timetable to follow. You in a rush? Then take taxi. LTA is the one controlling our bus timetable now,” said a TikTok user.

“Drivers have their own challenges. If they don’t stick to the schedule, they’ll be disciplined by the company. They also face complaints from passengers about waiting at stops. Bus drivers have a tough job,” commented another in Chinese.

Yet another had a suggestion for the passenger: “Leave home early. Then you won’t be blaming the world and others every day, and not reflecting on yourself.”

But there were also those who felt that it was not fair for passengers to be kept waiting.

“The bus driver said he stopped by the roadside because he was early, but they didn’t realise that we workers are also in a hurry. I hope the bus company understands us workers who take the bus,” said one user.

“Some passengers might be in a hurry… the bus driver stops and doesn’t move when there’s no passenger boarding or alighting doesn’t make any sense!” said another.

Some felt the driver’s method of keeping to the schedule was not giving the transport company accurate feedback on actual travel time.

“Bus captains have been getting away with this loophole. I hope LTA and the minister in charge of transport look into passengers’ interest. I have encountered this before and it’s definitely irritating,” said one netizen.