Why O Why?
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Why 1: Sedan cars emerging from a side road, not giving way to vehicles on a major road, shoot out and then roll on neutral, instead of zooming out of the way?
Why 2: Drivers speeding at extremely high speed to overtake a car on the extreme left lane that is travelling at 60kmph, cut into the left then brake hard and turn into a sideroad/carpark? Why can't they follow for a while and then turn left gently?
Why 3: At 70,80kmph leave only 1 car length space with car in front? Any wider would be an invitation for someone to cut in?
Why 4: Why signal in the midst of lane changing? Shouldn't it be (1) signal intention, (2) check for opportunity, (3) execute lane change.
Perhaps TP testers should go patrolling in unmarked cars and give these drivers a quick revision course with some demerit points thrown in. -
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everytime i leave 2 car space or more,a car will come in makeing the gap 1 car space or less...wat can i do?slow down and leave another 2 car space and let another one come in?then when will i reach my destantion?
(no ill intentions
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Do or die, don't ask why!
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3. yes, any wider would be an invitation for someone to cut in.Originally posted by mancha:Why 3: At 70,80kmph leave only 1 car length space with car in front? Any wider would be an invitation for someone to cut in?
Why 4: Why signal in the midst of lane changing? Shouldn't it be (1) signal intention, (2) check for opportunity, (3) execute lane change.
4. if signal early, the car on the right lane a distance behind you would speed up thus not allowing you to lane change. -
haha.. it's a reality of life i guess.Originally posted by sinicker:3. yes, any wider would be an invitation for someone to cut in.
4. if signal early, the car on the right lane a distance behind you would speed up thus not allowing you to lane change.
when i first started driving, yea signal intention first then change lane. but hey, typical singaporean style is speed up and dun let u cut.
so i think most experienced drivers just look for opportunity first, then actually signal maybe a second before changing lane. not a good practice imo, as you'll probably surprise the back driver and cause him/her to brake suddenly, if not done carefully.
but, what to do when ur driving on a 'car cut car' world? -
Perhaps TP testers should go patrolling in unmarked cars and give these drivers a quick revision course with some demerit points thrown in.
i think they wont bother... cause i believe they themselves are doing the same thing also... -
Yup!
Poor driving etiquette is one symptom of a society that is not quite right.
Treating the symptom will not cure the disease.
A digression:
Once, at my block, I entered the lift at the ground floor, and held the door open for a father and son that was approaching. I waited they did not appear. I looked out and saw the father was waiting for another lift. He did not want to enter the lift I was in. I told him the lift was going up, he ignored me. OK, so I closed the door, but before the lift could move the door open, the man had pressed the "up" button. I call him again, and he ignored me again. His son was uncomfortable with his father. His father do not want to take the lift with me, and kept pressing the up button before the lift I was in could move. I told him and his son did too, tell him that he should let the lift go up before pressing the button.
I thought about that man. He had a dour face. I wondered how he would conduct himself at a restaurant, in public places, while driving etc, how would he interact with other Singaporeans. What has he imparted to his son?
I realize, there lies the cause of our ungracious society.
Three decades of yearly courtesy campaign come to nought.
I think our society must be gracious as a whole, before we see improved behavior on the roads and in restaurants, and public places. -
Basically, there's a lack of culture here with people in Singapore. A non-existant degree of common Courtesy or Grace, even after so many donkey decades of Courtesy campagnes and what nought.Originally posted by mancha:Why 1: Sedan cars emerging from a side road, not giving way to vehicles on a major road, shoot out and then roll on neutral, instead of zooming out of the way?
Why 2: Drivers speeding at extremely high speed to overtake a car on the extreme left lane that is travelling at 60kmph, cut into the left then brake hard and turn into a sideroad/carpark? Why can't they follow for a while and then turn left gently?
Why 3: At 70,80kmph leave only 1 car length space with car in front? Any wider would be an invitation for someone to cut in?
Why 4: Why signal in the midst of lane changing? Shouldn't it be (1) signal intention, (2) check for opportunity, (3) execute lane change.
Perhaps TP testers should go patrolling in unmarked cars and give these drivers a quick revision course with some demerit points thrown in.
It's like a 1st world country with 3rd world type people still making up 70% of the population in society.