Installation of Screens in Public Buses to Protect Bus Captains and Minimise Risk of Hijack of Public Bus

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.

The Senior Minister of State for Transport (Dr Lam Pin Min) (for the Minister for Transport): Mr Speaker, 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 bus captains, as similar implementation elsewhere has attracted some complaints such as the blinding glare off the screens.