New driver like me sometime very confused with all those road names.

 

How,

 

Alway got probelm in the estates with all those street nos like tampines st 12 hougang st 51 yishun st81 and many others

 

 Where is the location in which Avenue and Road, just how you guys within second you know where is it and how to remember all this,  can my Gurus over here please highlight me on this issue.

  I agreed with you that some road name that can be quite confusing,e.g:Maju Avenue and Maju Drive,Seraya crescent and Seraya Road,they are distant apart.

    However,as a Taxi Shifu,you should do your homework on those HDB roads ,avenue and streets,cos ,ultimately,most of your passengers came from there!

    For most of housing estate,street number indicates the neighbourhood it belonged  to ,Street 51,52 mean they are at neighbourhood 5,or block number 5xx,street 12,13 mean they are at neighbourhood 1,or block 1xx,and so on..

here is what i did… got time read the street directory… read 1 or 2 main HDB estate at one time… remember 2 or 3 main roads within each estate and the rest will link up…e.g. Yishun must know Ave 2, Bedok must know bedok north road and bedok south road, Woodlands must know Ave 2 and Ave 7, CCK must know CCK way and CCK drive, and CCK north area.

Another pattern is usually even number Ave usually run parallel to one another e.g. vertical..whereas odd number runs horizontal…

another pattern is like what frog says street 31 means blk 300 series number while street 51 means 500 series blk number…all estates like that except for bedok.. dont know why.. maybe old estate

another pattern is ‘drive’... drive 51 means near or off ave 5, drive 64 means off ave 6…

after 100 days driving, you should be very familiar liao.
But main road and expressway exit must know… no excuse

knn so easy ...... aiyo S'pore very easy one !!!

U see those green sign board near those estate ?

Like N1 , N2 , N3 ?

These is to indicate the block initial number , N1 means blk 101 to 199 .

N2 means Blk 200 to 299 like that .

St is what ???

For example Pasir Ris St 11 ?

Means what ?

Means those blocks is starting from 100 to 119 .

St 12 is something like blk 120-129

St 13 is like blk 130-139 .... got it ???

Jurong West St 42 ? Go and see la .. started from blk 450-499 like that , Jurong st 41 is something like blk 400-449 , go and check la , very accurate one .

So when pax say Jurong West St 42 , u just follow those sign board that indicate N4 or ask the pax which block number , like that easier .

 

Ave ?

Like AMK Ave 1 , ave 3 , ave 5 , ave 9 , it's all parallel to each other . AMK doesn't have Ave 7 la i think .

AMK Ave 2 , ave 4 , ave 6 , ave 8 and ave 10 , all horizontal , got what i mean ??

 

Singapore , only Bedok and Toa Payoh abit confusing if u do not have experience . Until now i also not very good at Toa Payoh and Bedok , althought both is a small town .

Whereas those bigger town like Tampines , Jurong , Bt Batok , woodlands adopted very similiar road structure

Then u go and study woodlands .....

For example u are at Woolands Ave 2 , coming in from SLE .

Straight away , the first junction is Wlands Ave 1 , second junction is Wlands Ave 5 , third junction is Ave 7 , last junction is Ave 9 , so horizontally parallel to each other , Ave 1,5,7,9 .....

Then from the vertical , Woodlands Ave 2 , right turned into Ave 1 right ? Next junction will be Ave 4 . Further down is Ave 6 , then Ave 8 , Ave 10 etc Ave 12 .

Got it ?

what's so difficult ???? Aiyo ....

Unlike ALN , i never read road directory myself , learn nothing !!

Explore is everything , understanding is the best .

 

Sengkang ? Those knn what Vale what vale , dun confuse yourself .....

Sengkang has 4 plot of lands .... all Squarish .

From Jalan Kayu side , we go in from Jln Kayu side , ok ?

Remember this four character : F A C R

F = Fernvale

A = Anchorvale

C = Compassvale

R = Rivervale

Anchorvale all blk 300+

Compassvale all 200+

Rovervale all blk 100+ ....

knn easy , right ???

 

Then Sengkang all juctions , major juctions , their block number always starts with Blk 101 , or Blk 201 , or Blk 301 .....u go and see .

I master a bit , understood the structure , easier .

Each town has a major road , which link to all roads and aves , that one must learn by hard actually .

Bedok North Road is one .

Yishun Ave 2 is one ....

woodlands ave 2 also one ... or Ave 7

Bt Batok East ave 3 another one ....

Jurong West Ave 1 another ....

 

So when u drive , open ur eyes ..... see those blocks , and what the blocks has to do with the road name ?

Jurong West St 91 , what block ? Cannot be Blk 520 right ? Must be Block 900+ , surely one .

Uncle me closed two eyes can go to anywhere .

Want to learn difficulty level super high one ???

Go and learn those Kovan area .... Simon Road , Flower Road , Parry Road , Richards Ave , etc ..... the whole plot of land . Highland Road and Lowland Road ... knn this one chim sia .

Better learn , if not one fine day , u go in , dunno how to come out !!!

First time i go to Philips Ave from Yio Chu Kang area , come out through Hougang Ave 2 !!!

U certainly have no idea how fucking confusing is that area . Poh Huat area la knn to be precise .

And also .... Coronation Road west , go and study by hard . Those Jalan Haji Alias , Jalan Lim Tai see , Coronation Road , Duchess Ave , many call one !!!!

Learn a bit beneift alot ....

Also Eng Kong garden area inside terraces ....

Simei is one new town which doesn't have Ave , all Street .

Street 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ,5 .

Got time > Go and study Tuas Area !!

Gul Road , Gul Circle , Gul Lane , Gul Ave , Gul Drive .....

Tuas Ave 1 is where ?

Tuas South ave 3 is where ?

I not so bother about u sending people in , mostly pax guide u in .

It's how u going to come out !!

U certainly have no idea how fucking big is Gul Circle , one round is 10 minutes 60km/h ride , just a circle alone .

I am not scaring you ..... one fine day u will kena one pax tell you : "Uncle , Gul Lane ! "

Then your balls shrink !! lol .....

Gul Lane PIE also can go , AYE also can go , which exit ???

KNN liao , right ??

Wrong exit kena fuck by pax , if they know , it's good , can still give discount !

If KNN the pax said : "I also dunno .... first time go ! " , u siow liao lor ???

Sorry , take another taxi behind ???

lol .....  Mind u , hotels in City many ang-mo go Tuas one hor !!!!

Uncle me spent almost 2 months @ 2003 everyday go Tuas , from 5pm to 12am , wait for on-call ..... that 2 months very low salary , cos learning ladder . From Tampines zoom to Tuas , cos eager to master the place .

But when u master Tuas , walan eh .... those effort , worth it man .

Tuas area is a pot of goldmine ..... u go in , if familiar , got call for u , one call from Tuas to Sengkang  ..... knn near $30 .... travel by all the 5 Es ...

PIE - KJE - BKE-SLE - TPE ..... song bo ? No traffic lights ??? 30 minutes job $30 if on call . No need street pick until like mad , one hour dunno got $25 ?

If sent people in = $15 , take one call come out $30 , one hour $45 , easy money !!

Walan if go Airport from Tuas South Ave 9 , midnight knn , Bangala on call go home .... meter jump , see liao si bey shiok , $45 minimum .

Step accelerator until leg swallon . lol

Imagine u dun put in an effort 2 learn , then one fine day u go Tuas , Ting ! Tuas south Ave 5 on call go Airport , knn u don't dare take , wasted right ????

 Saliva drips like hell ...others took it . $35 fly away .lol

Then fucking vacant 9km all the way down to Jurong Point , lol .

Lesson that's all for tonight .

Master zzzzzzzzzz liao ...tired .

 

Go bookstore and buy Mightty Minds' "Public Transport Map". Less than $10. Different from street directory where you see only sections. This one unfold into big map where you can see whole towns and estates.

Then everyday when going toilet for business, bring along and look see. See the routes you took yesterday and you may understand more.

Ever get pax who sigh "Wah lao eh, another new driver!" 

Ask them when they start out their new job, did they straight away start as manager or must learn their way up.

But be polite and don't offend them.

Originally posted by Poolman:

Singapore , only Bedok and Toa Payoh abit confusing if u do not have experience . Until now i also not very good at Toa Payoh and Bedok , althought both is a small town .

Whereas those bigger town like Tampines , Jurong , Bt Batok , woodlands adopted very similiar road structure

Mentor Poolman,

Student me...Today took 1 hours lesson on Bedok  this estate, press BUSY and rounding and rounding, finally I know what is Bedok North what is Bedok South, Ave 1 Ave 2,  what is Chai Chee, and all the exists,  like Ave 3 one end connected to Bedok Reservoir Road and  the other connected to  the main Bedok North Road, one straight Upper Changi road run parallel with Bedok North Road. And Bedok Police Staion, the Chinese Temple, Fuel depot if you wanted to go St5. all industrial block 1027 0r 1028 like food gourmet center.

The rest are all street example 12345. Bedok North road connected one end from Upper Changi Road and the other end connected to PIE. Go along Bedok North Road this main blood stream  line road so either left or right all Ave 1234 and all the block numbers as you told very important all now within  my finger tip.

 

Bedok not a probelm for me now, Thank GURU you are wonderful. Your tips.

Seraya Avenue
Seraya Crescent
Seraya Road

Why Seraya are not near each other. So must be careful on Seraya.

      Most Cabs  dont go Jurong Island!:(

wow lan Jurong Island? I never kena b4. Taxi must change pass or not? If must of course sian lah… just like book in army camp like that… plus sure empty come out….

sentosa and seletar camp also empty come out type but at least no hassle of changing pass