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SINGAPORE - For parents, having common pickup and drop-off points for school buses is acceptable only if their children can get to and from these places safely.
Ms Punita Kupasamy, whose daughter is in Primary 1, said crossing road junctions to get there would be “a clear no-no” for her. Mr David Tay, 50, who is self-employed and has a son in Primary 1, said a pickup point within 1km is acceptable. Mr Phillip Peh from Tong Tar Transport Service said a typical school bus route will have around 15 pickup points. Ideally, this would need to be cut to three to four common pickup points to yield significant time savings.
The company’s operations manager, Mr Nicholas Ng, said parents have already been complaining “a lot” about the inconvenience. He believes that pushing to change to a common pickup point that may be even farther from their doorstep would not be popular with parents.
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