Traffic in Singapore
I've been travelling alot in the white lancer since my mom bought it. The mechanics at the service centre pointed out that I clock more mileage than anyone they know who drives a 3 years old car. I have been driving the white car for a year now.
Thats not the point, I have seen traffic in this country at almost every timeslot. The morning rush hour, afternoon warm rides, evening madness and midnight scenes. AND THIS IS WHAT I WHAT I HATE THE MOST.
Never ending traffic jam in the tunnel. It happens almost every weekend (i am just referring to the tunnel), whereas the highways itself, they jam up quite often......like every morning.......afternoon.........evening......or when some idiot decides to drive when hes insanely drunk and crashes into the railings.
Welcome to Singapore's horrible roads. I had the time to think when i was stuck in this particular jam, on why traffic jams are there in the first place even when its mathematically impossible.
1. The road design.
Apparently some decades back when they ahd decided to build highways on this island, they did not anticipate the rise in the number of cars. Thinking everybody will decide to ride a freaking bicycle to town every weekend. By this I am referring to the number of lanes on the highways. On stretches of certain highways, they narrow down to 3 lanes because of an exit or two, and so obviously jams start occuring. EVen 4 lanes cant really accomodate our car population, needless to say three.
2. Kaypoh (busybody) Singaporeans
SIngaporeans are extremely curious, you dont need a heavily damaged vehicle to gain attention, you just need one thats stopped by the side of the roads slightly dented and all, and you get a traffic jam because all the uncles and aunties will definitely slow down and go "WHAT HAPPEN WHAT HAPPEN? GOT THE CAR NUMBER NOT?" The silliness of the whole busybody thing on the roads make me sound like a whining bastard, but this is just too true. Ban old people and aunties off the roads please.
3. Stupid drivers
There are plenty of these here. People who either have too big a head, too small eyes or balls that are too big to fit their pants get other people into trouble by driving like a headless hog. They tailgate, they speed, they fall asleep, they try to fishtail you, they jack their cars infront of you while you're travelling 110km/h.......anyway........they crash their freaking cars and start a jam.
4. Ruthless Cabbies
With new automatic cars, they speed like F16 fights, they fly. Even with their old 10 year old manuals they fly. Ride with them, you'll feel like puking. Drive beside one, you feel like punching their faces because they do the stupidest things. And they are overpopulating the roads, but never make good use of themselves by hiding away......waiting for the peak periods so they can earn more.
5. Traffic Police
Its sad, I admire their job, but they cause jams by parking their vehicles on the side of a highway during the RUSH HOUR PEAK PERIODS. Argh, i dont know what they are trying to achieve but it irks me when i see that they are the cause of some jams.
Okay sometimes i just wish i can air lift myself and the car off a jam. They take away my youth and suck away my energy.,
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Thats not the point, I have seen traffic in this country at almost every timeslot. The morning rush hour, afternoon warm rides, evening madness and midnight scenes. AND THIS IS WHAT I WHAT I HATE THE MOST.
Never ending traffic jam in the tunnel. It happens almost every weekend (i am just referring to the tunnel), whereas the highways itself, they jam up quite often......like every morning.......afternoon.........evening......or when some idiot decides to drive when hes insanely drunk and crashes into the railings.
Welcome to Singapore's horrible roads. I had the time to think when i was stuck in this particular jam, on why traffic jams are there in the first place even when its mathematically impossible.
1. The road design.
Apparently some decades back when they ahd decided to build highways on this island, they did not anticipate the rise in the number of cars. Thinking everybody will decide to ride a freaking bicycle to town every weekend. By this I am referring to the number of lanes on the highways. On stretches of certain highways, they narrow down to 3 lanes because of an exit or two, and so obviously jams start occuring. EVen 4 lanes cant really accomodate our car population, needless to say three.
2. Kaypoh (busybody) Singaporeans
SIngaporeans are extremely curious, you dont need a heavily damaged vehicle to gain attention, you just need one thats stopped by the side of the roads slightly dented and all, and you get a traffic jam because all the uncles and aunties will definitely slow down and go "WHAT HAPPEN WHAT HAPPEN? GOT THE CAR NUMBER NOT?" The silliness of the whole busybody thing on the roads make me sound like a whining bastard, but this is just too true. Ban old people and aunties off the roads please.
3. Stupid drivers
There are plenty of these here. People who either have too big a head, too small eyes or balls that are too big to fit their pants get other people into trouble by driving like a headless hog. They tailgate, they speed, they fall asleep, they try to fishtail you, they jack their cars infront of you while you're travelling 110km/h.......anyway........they crash their freaking cars and start a jam.
4. Ruthless Cabbies
With new automatic cars, they speed like F16 fights, they fly. Even with their old 10 year old manuals they fly. Ride with them, you'll feel like puking. Drive beside one, you feel like punching their faces because they do the stupidest things. And they are overpopulating the roads, but never make good use of themselves by hiding away......waiting for the peak periods so they can earn more.
5. Traffic Police
Its sad, I admire their job, but they cause jams by parking their vehicles on the side of a highway during the RUSH HOUR PEAK PERIODS. Argh, i dont know what they are trying to achieve but it irks me when i see that they are the cause of some jams.
Okay sometimes i just wish i can air lift myself and the car off a jam. They take away my youth and suck away my energy.,
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