On a seemingly ordinary Thursday (14 July), a TikTok user with the handle @ladiesman217.__ shared a rather unusual experience onboard a Service Number 975 bus in Singapore.
The video captured a 15-minute “ordeal” that the passenger “endured” as the bus driver made a stop to relieve himself leaving the man spooked.
The Unusual Pit Stop
According to the TikTok post, the bus driver brought the vehicle to a sudden halt along Lim Chu Kang and got out, leaving the door open and everything turned off.
The reason? Nature called, and he needed to take a restroom break. While it’s not uncommon for bus drivers to step away temporarily for personal necessities, the passenger was spooked by the eerie surroundings and the darkness of the bus.
The Spooky Surroundings
The setting of the impromptu pit stop added an extra layer of creepiness to the experience. The TikTok clip showed the bus driver walking towards a blue portable toilet nearby. The location appeared to be along Lim Chu Kang Road, right outside the premises of the Police Coast Guard base.
Despite the Police Coast Guard building being well-lit, the surrounding wilderness, coupled with the darkness inside the bus, created an eerie atmosphere.
The netizen updated his video caption and said that he was aware of the bus driver’s purpose for stopping. The driver simply needed to answer nature’s call.
However, the knowledge of the reason behind the stop did little to alleviate the eerie feeling that lingered from the entire experience.
@ladiesman217.__ driver stopped the bus randomly, got out, opened the doors, turned everything off, and left. for 15 minutes. bus 975.#singapore ♬ Dimly creepy mansion (music box ver.) – ACE Fantasy
Bus service 975
A bus service 975 driver previously shared a video onto his TikTok, @yourbuscaptain, showing how creepy it is driving along Lim Chu Kang at night.
In the video, he could be seen driving the bus service 975 towards Lim Chu Kang, the bus service goes all the way to Lim Chu Kang Camp 2, and then the Chinese cemetery.
The bus travels through a stretch of road that is dark and doesn’t have any functioning street lamps, and the driver has to shine his high beam to make sure there is no one along the road, and for better visibility as well.
The road is practically secluded with not a living soul around.
He captioned his video “975 has always given me goosebumps”, as a voice narrated through his video, “journey with me on 975 at night”.
The narration continues “some places are not well lighted (SIC)”, “at least proper light for now, the thrill starts here.
“As you can see the road in front no light, send help please. This is how scary it can be driving alone.”
“Okay driver faster a bit to end point cos I scared already”
One of the netizens commented that he heard form someone that the bus needs to stop and open the door at a certain bus stop to let the spirits alight from the bus, to which the driver replies:
“Yes correct. Open door for a few seconds then just say thank you. Close door move off”.