To Ride or Not To Ride?

Rapid KL bus arrival in April

On 2^nd April, 98.46% of T789 buses were on time¹. The rest? Too early or too late.

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Most Rapid KL bus routes tend to have early buses, which is worse than late ones since we end up waiting longer for the next bus.

The routes in the red shaded area² may experience more than three delayed buses per week.

Here’s what happened with the buses from April to June.

Month after month, unpredictability persists.

But what about MRT Feeder Bus? Do they experience the same issue?

Majority of MRT Feeder bus routes cluster together near "on-time" corner, implying consistent on-time arrivals.

And it remains consistent across all three months.

But is looking at arrival times alone enough?

Bus Performance Index (BPI) by operator in April

On paper, punctuality may look okay. In reality, the waiting time penalty makes the ride much worse³.

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Nevertheless, MRT Feeder bus routes still perform well even after considering waiting time.

Rapid KL bus routes on the other hand decreased rapidly, meaning that it's either the bus never arrived on time or the waiting time is too long.

But what do the people say?

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