The Land Transport Authority is working with the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, and Nanyang Polytechnic, to design a restraint system for prams on buses.
"Once the prototype of the proposed restraint system is available, LTA will work with the (public transport operators) as well as pram users to trial it on our buses," the LTA said.
The move is in response to recommendations from the Public Transport Council to make Singapore's buses and trains more inclusive and user-friendly.
To this end, the LTA said on Monday (Sept 26) that all new bus interchanges and integrated transport hubs - such as those at Bukit Panjang, Outram, Sengkang, Shenton Way and Tampines - will have a standalone nursing room.
"On the rail network, all stations along the future Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Circle Line 6 will have family-friendly washrooms, comprising a diaper changing station, child-size toilet seat and barrier-free facilities, alongside the main toilets in the unpaid area," the LTA added.
To cater to young children and the elderly, dual-speed escalators and travellators will be implemented on all new rail lines starting from TEL during off-peak hours.
With this feature, escalators move at 0.75m per second during peak hours and 0.5m per second during off-peak hours.
"This feature will be progressively rolled out to the North-South and East-West Lines during SMRT's escalator refurbishment programme and eventually to existing escalators in North-East Line, Circle Line and Downtown Line stations," the authority said, adding that it was working with rail operators to trial reduced escalator speeds at selected existing stations that are frequently used by children and the elderly.
There will also be priority queues for the elderly, pregnant women, people with disabilities and parents travelling with prams by the end of next year (2017).
These queues will also be implemented at existing bus interchanges where space permits, the LTA noted.
The authority is also looking to introduce buses with three doors and two staircases to aid commuter flow and encourage commuters to move to the rear of the bus. It is also working to improve the design of 800 bus-stops across the island by commissioning a study that will be completed by 2019.
And starting on Monday, the MyTransport.SG smartphone app will have a new "Find-My-Way" function that will allow commuters to look up information on station exits, nearby bus-stops and bus services to other MRT and LRT stations.
"Such information will be especially useful for commuters during train disruptions, so they can make their way to operational train stations or continue their journeys via bus services," the LTA said.
Later all able elderly pretend to be weak just to get the bus earlier
They dun need to pretend to be weak. They think it's their right.
Have u seen 2 elderly trying to outdo each other to get up the bus first? it's funny...
nong nong ago i witnessed and ah beng in the bus giving up seat to this old man
the old man said "u think i old oredi isit, u think i useless liao isit"
the ah beng kept his cool and remained standing, alighting a couple of stops later
i kena an old auntie (not relli ah ma, not relli auntie tt kind of auntie) who used her umbrella to block everyone's way.... actually, my way.... (by putting it across the bus door) so she can get up the bus first
like, hellllloooooooo?????
i mean, we will of cos try to give way to the elderly
but they cannot think it's their right and bully us
Originally posted by FireIce:i kena an old auntie (not relli ah ma, not relli auntie tt kind of auntie) who used her umbrella to block everyone's way.... actually, my way.... (by putting it across the bus door) so she can get up the bus first
like, hellllloooooooo?????
i mean, we will of cos try to give way to the elderly
but they cannot think it's their right and bully us
I see before many times, use hand block, use bag block, use umbrella block, even push fellow elderlies.
some even stand so close to the edge of platform so that they can move infront of other people. It's damn dangerous...