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New ruling for RapidKL bus drivers
20 April 2012 | Last updated at 04:13PM
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/new-ruling-for-rapidkl-bus-drivers-1.75903

Kuala Lumpur: RapidKL will no longer make it compulsory for their bus drivers to complete a certain amount of trips per day for extra allowance in their effort to enhance services for the passengers.

The director of the Bus Division, Zohari Sulaiman said the new ruling, effective early this month, hoped to reduce complaints against their drivers who were said to often detour from designated routes in order to complete their trips.

"We have told our drivers to keep strictly to their routes regardless of the traffic situation. They do not have to rush as we have decided to do away with the requirement of minimum trips to earn their incentive allowance.

"We believe that some of them were doing this to ensure that they keep their daily number of trips to qualify for their incentive payments," he said in a statement here, today.

Prior to this, Zohari said he was also informed that some of the bus drivers often took short cuts when their bus was overloaded at their own discretion.

"We will continue to keep on reminding our bus drivers on this in making sure that they do not take short cuts and they do not by-pass any bus stop and they are required to operate the system in accordance with the approved routes.

"We will continue to monitor the bus drivers closely and those found to be flouting the law will face disciplinary action," he said adding that RapidKL was also working on new incentives for the drivers. -- Bernama

RapidKL to import electric buses in two years
Nanyang
http://www.pemandu.gov.my/gtp/[email protected]_to_import_electric_buses_in_two_years.aspx

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 JUNE 2012 - In order to convey the green message to public, commuters in the city can expect to ride environment-friendly buses when RapidKL officially introduces its fleet of 15 to 20 electric buses in 2014.

The electric buses are expected to cost 50 per cent more than the diesel-powered buses. A diesel-powered bus in China cost RM400,000 while electric bus can cost up to RM1m.

However, this is a long-term investment as it is more economical compared to the maintenance of diesel-powered buses in the coming 10 years.

so many things to be realized in 2014
-BRT
-new electric bus
-LRT expansion

apart from the new bus maintenance that is economical, i think it's quieter

An electric bus is a bus powered by electricity
UK

Preston Bus 30127 | YJ61 JJO Optare Diesel Electric Hybrid by MichaelStuart162, on Flickr

Preston Bus 30127 | YJ61 JJO Optare Diesel Electric Hybrid by MichaelStuart162, on Flickr

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JAPAN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_bus

CANADA

Ecolobus by rsetia67, on Flickr

FRANCE

Velib station by austinevan, on Flickr

RapidKL to introduce electric buses
By VEENA BABULAL|KUALA LUMPUR| 01 June 2012 | Last updated at 01:58AM
http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/rapidkl-to-introduce-electric-buses-1.89972



RapidKL’s electric buses will look just like the diesel-powered ones.
Pic by Chan Wai Yew

GREEN RIDE:In two years, commuters can hop on to these buses which are more environment-friendly

COMMUTERS in the city can expect to ride on more environment-friendly buses when RapidKL introduces its fleet of 15 to 20 electric buses within the next two years.

This is in line with the company's bid to go green and reduce the levels of harmful gases emitted by diesel-powered buses.

The buses are expected to cost 50 per cent more than the diesel-powered buses imported from China and Europe.

Diesel-powered buses cost between RM400,000 and RM500,000 while electric buses are priced between RM700,000 and RM800,000.

"A bus from Europe can cost up to RM1.2 million while a bus from China can cost up to RM750,000," said Prasarana group director (bus) Zohari Sulaiman at a Ride For Green campaign launch by RapidKL here yesterday.

He said while the initial investment was big it was more economical compared to the maintenance of diesel-powered buses that require overhaul of engines every two-and-a-half years and complete overhaul of engines every five years.

"When you compare the 10-year life cycle of both buses, the electric bus is slightly cheaper and helps eliminate a lot of these maintenance and invisible costs such as breakdowns. Plus it emits no gas at all," he said.

He also said that bus depots would be revamped to accommodate the new buses so that the batteries and their capacitors can be housed and charged in the facility.

When asked whether RapidKL would gradually phase off all its diesel-powered buses to electrical ones, he said that that it would depend on public acceptance and policy shifts to the environment-friendly engine.

"Buses also play an important role as one bus can ferry people who can fit into 40 cars and as such eliminate the harmful gases 40 cars emit into the air we breathe. As such, people would surely ride buses when policy shifts are made."

He said the idea to use electric buses came about when the RapidKL team visited Shenzen in China and found electric buses were well-received by the locals.

On complaints on badly behaving RapidKL bus drivers, Zohari said he had set up a team of 60 enforcement officers to check on its drivers.

These officers would ride the buses in plainclothes to observe the bus drivers.

"These officers would be on the move checking on our bus drivers on all our routes daily. They would also be video recording the tardy or rude behaviour of drivers who break the rules," he said, adding that a bus driver who had cheated passengers of their change was caught on tape recently and was terminated of his job.

"We also got his confession on tape," he said, while calling on passengers to report instances of bus drivers behaving badly on their hotline or by emailing them.

"You can also email video recordings of such instances to us."

Zohari said the contact numbers of depot heads have been put up in the buses for passengers to forward their complaints.

At the launch Prasarana group director (rail) Khairani Mohamed said the campaign was to commemorate World Environment Day on June 5. Prasarana will be selling T-shirts at its stations for RM20 each.

RapidKL will then lookout for those wearing the green themed T-shirts on June 5 and select 20 people to receive a free RM100 MyRapid pass.

"As a perk, those who buy the card will also receive a MyRapid card with a stored value of RM5," he said, adding that RM1 of every T-shirt sold would be donated to a charity home.

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Monday March 11, 2013

Woman: I was harassed by bus drivers

By LOSHANA K SHAGAR
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PETALING JAYA: A marketing manager claimed she was harassed by five bus drivers at the Bukit Jalil LRT station.

The 33-year-old woman said that she was waiting for a colleague in her car near the station on Friday when a RapidKL bus pulled up behind her and started honking.

“I moved forward, but the driver continued honking and came closer until I was wedged between two buses.

“A middle-aged man wearing a RapidKL uniform began banging on my window and shouting,” she said, adding that she pulled out of the lane but the honking continued.

The woman then parked her car a short distance away and walked towards the bus to get the driver's name.

“Suddenly, five men in RapidKL uniform, including the man who hit my window earlier, surrounded me and began shouting expletives and moving suggestively.

“The middle-aged man started pushing himself close to me as his friends cheered him on.

“One of them slapped me on my left cheek when I tried to defend myself,” she said, adding that she took out her phone to photograph them.

Luckily, her colleague arrived and they quickly ran to her car.

“I was literally shaking, and had to stop for a few minutes to calm down,” she said.

Her traumatic experience was made worse as no one responded to her cries for help, although she said at least 10 people had witnessed the harassment.

The victim, accompanied by her husband, lodged a report at the Subang Jaya police station later that day, which was forwarded to the Cheras district police station.

Cheras OCPD ACP Mohan Singh confirmed receiving the report, and said that the case was being investigated under Section 323 and Section 509 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt and for outrage of modesty.

A spokesman from RapidKL said they will co-operate with the police on the matter.

More: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/3/11/nation/12817751&sec=nation