Bus arrival times aren't always accurate, but they’re still your best guess!
SG Gazette·2018-01-26 15:29
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Imagine yourself at the bus stop. You’ve been waiting for over 10 minutes. On your smartphone, an application flashes the word “Arriving” next to your bus of choice - and has been doing so for the past three minutes.
No doubt you’re frustrated that the bus is still not here despite a number of apps telling you it should be. That shouldn't be the case, you mutter to yourself, as you glare at your phone angrily.
Though, have you then wondered why, and how Nestia even calculates such times in the first place?
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) provides the arrival times, noting that they are only estimates calculated by distance, balanced out by actual data for when the bus really does arrive on the route.
Traffic situations can also heavily impair the movement of the buses - jams, accidents, even weather conditions could delay buses by a few minutes or more.
Buses sometimes stay for longer at crowded bus stops too, where passengers get on and off in the throngs.
Do note that buses do not always stop! If there is no one signalling to get off and no one hailing at the stop, the bus driver will skip the stop and carry on.
To hail a bus while you're at the bus stop, wave an arm out to catch the driver's attention.
That being said, the bus arrival times are generally accurate, and are a great help for planning your route out.
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Over at Nestia, your one-stop app dedicated to making your life a breeze, you’ll be able to find bus times from your nearby bus stops right at your fingertips!
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rush1111 27/01/2018
nestea.thanks for your good job done.hope more things to help us plan.
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Forest 27/01/2018
Common nowadays. Bus even late at bus interchange. Every morning I take bus number 19 but bus normally not on scheduled a few times per week. Hope SBS can look into it
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BenBen 27/01/2018
good but their still room to improve better than those days keep up the good work
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Bush. 26/01/2018
The Nestia Bus Apps is by far the BEST if yoy have not try using to discover that you do not have to key in the bus stop number nor Street Name。 The information is "live " and configured with GPS wherever your location , meaning that it shows buses service number that ply along that particular road where and calling at that particular bus stop where you are 。No other free apps available in Google playstore provide this comprehensive information and access。
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Helen Quek 27/01/2018
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