This presentation will tell you some key features of different transportation system in the world. useful stuff

1. Few Interesting
Transport Facts –
Malaysia,
Indonesia,
Singapore and
Thailand
April 2009

2. Country Flag Currency
Exchange
Rate ($1)
Malaysia Ringgit MYR 3.60
Indonesia Rupiah IDR 10,950
Singapore Dollars SGD 1.50
Thailand Baht THB 35.50

3. In Johar Bahru (Malaysia), you can see the segregated
Motor-cycle lanes. Motor-cycles and scooters just zip down
the lane.

4. In Batam (Indonasia), one can only find Radio Taxi or Metro
Trans small buses.

5. A typical bus stop in Batam (Indonasia).

6. In Singapore, all bus stops has steel railing as per the bus
number. This enforce commuters to form a queue while
boarding the bus. At some bus stops, there were 7 steel
railing.

7. In Singapore, there are not large number of articulated
buses visible on the road. Each bus has ‘stop button’
system, where the passenger needs to push the button to
request driver to stop the bus at next station.

8. In Singapore, Metro Single Journey Tickets are available
only at ticket vending machines. The machine issues single
journey card and keep SG$1 as security. The passenger
need to submit the card in the machine to get the refund.

9. In Singapore, Metro doors are aligned with the safety gates
at Metro Station. All underground stations have safety
gates.

10. This is the one of the
best thing of Metro
System in Singapore. In
India, we have only one
single pole in the middle
for the passenger. In
Singapore, they divided
the single pole in three
part to provide extra
space to passenger to
hold the handrail, while
standing

11. In Pattaya City (Thailand), they have these types of small
vehicles known as Baht Bus to carry passenger. They also
have a very good system of Motorcycle Taxi.

12. This vehicle is a pride of Bangkok (Thailand), famously
called Tuk-Tuk. One need to bargain before boarding the
scooter.

13. In Bangkok (Thailand), the "cream" (or orange) colored air
conditioned buses are the newest and most spacious. The
fare starts at 10 baht for the first several kilometers, and
goes up slowly from there, to a maximum of 20 baht.

14. The blue air conditioned buses cost 8 baht for the first 8
kilometers, and the rate goes up slowly from there. A very
long ride across town may cost around 20 baht.