Driving in Difficult Situations - Vehicle Parked at Bus Stop

(New, Free Parking lot at Bus Stop !)

I do not intend to mince my words here. The driver is selfish and completely lack of understanding and do not empathize the difficulty encountered by BC driving a 12M Bus or 22M Bendy.

Previously it is more rampant for all kinds of vehicle to use the bus stop for their personal requirement. However, with the introduction of CCTV on some specific high density bus stop or major trunk roads (e.g. Jalan Boon Lay), the residence time for these vehicle parked in the bus stop designated zone has been reduced greatly. It is limited to few second to drop off or pick-up someone.

Bus stop designated zone is legally for Public Buses to Stop. Personally, I think other vehicle is also welcome to use it for their “very short duration private intend”. However, please do not park or stop your vehicle at the point of entry into the bus stop. If so needed, vehicle should be parked at the exit area of the forward moving bus. The main reason is that, to avoid hitting or causing a side swipe accident with the said vehicle during the process of entering into the bus stop.

To enter into a particular bus stop, because of the way the vehicle been parked at the entry point of the said bus stop(as shown in the picture); BC has to drive the bus in such manner to cut to the right lane first and immediately cut back to the left into the bus stop. Because of the limited cut-out size of the bus stop, and been obstructed at the entry point, it is very challenging for the BC to get the bus to be parallel to the bus stop for the passengers to alight at ease into the raised kerb.  

Often it is tilted at an angle. I guess, some alighting pax may be thinking that I do not care for their safety during alighting from the bus.  Worst case, they may assume that I intentionally parked the bus in this awkward manner on purpose and causes some inconvenience to them while alighting. Also, this will further complicated matter, when there is a Wheel-Chair bound pax around!

I hope more CCTV can be installed by LTA, and fine those vehicle been parked at the bus stop for more than the reasonable time of dropping and/or picking up someone (not including Wheel Chair). Perhaps a waiting or residence of more than 20 sec can be subjected to a fine by LTA. 

Update: LTA have responded to this illegal with more Camrea!!! Article here from Straisttimes
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/cctvs-reduce-illegal-parking-cases

(Here the Simple version of it)