Rapid Penang intention to bring in 200 buses in batches from May 2009 was a well known plan since mid 2008.Seven letters had been sent to the state government since July 2008 without any response.
In desperation, Rapid Penang brought out this issue to the media last month. It was only after this that the publicity craze Penang government started to react.
Rapid Penang chief advised that if no new sites to house the additional buses are approved, Rapid Penang is forced to divert these buses to RapidKL. This is not a surprise, as in 2007 before obtaining RapidPenang own buses, the BN Penang government attempted to divert 50 new buses from RapidKL.
DAP Penang government procrastination is the cause of this problem. Now, it is claiming that Rapid Penang is threatening the Penang government when it voiced its concern that the 200 buses may have to be diverted to RapidKL. Penang lost is KL gain.
The exact words of State Local Government & Traffic Management Committee Chairman YB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow was that Rapid Penang was holding the state to ransom when all it does is facilitate the public transport service.
The DAP Penang government had viewed Rapid Penang as BN entity that is against it. The truth is Rapid Penang had been professional managed and involved the DAP penang government in all its public activities and programs.
Surveys on the public transportation in Penang shows that after the introduction of Rapid Penang by the BN government, dissatisfaction on public transportation had reduced drastically.
Yet on 21/7/2008, Penang State Government had announced the operational restoration of Syarikat Bas Pulau Pinang to provide competition to Rapid Penang in order to increase the quality of public transport system. Was it really to improve quality or to have Pakatan Raykat or DAP controlled bus company? As usual, until today it is not yet implemented - talk first, do later when criticize.
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