In Parliament
Oral Reply by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min to Parliamentary Question on Installation of Protective Screens on Buses
7 November 2017
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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA will consider the installation of protective screens in our public buses to protect our bus captains and to minimise the risk of a hijack of a public bus.
Reply by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min:
1. LTA will be conducting a six-month trial for 16 public buses in early 2018, to test the effectiveness of impact resistant protective screens in protection and whether they would affect the bus captains' ability to carry out their duties. The trial will also allow LTA to gather feedback from commuters and other road users, as similar implementation elsewhere has attracted complaints like the blinding glare off the screens.