I am angry today !!
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This morning I decided to go to work late. Usually I leave my home at about 6.30am and miss all the ERP charges. This morning, I passed through the gantry paying the charges and drives right into the jam .. What the heck ? You pay for the jam !!!! Somemore got to pay two times !!! Usually it took me 15 mins to reach my office and paying for charges, I took one hour !!!!!!
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welcome to the roads of Singapore
actually, talking about tolls, comparatively, it's okay coz i remember in Melbourne when i drove my friend's car to the airport from the suburbs, i had to pass 8 toll gates.. and each one cost around A$1
then back from there, it's also 8 gates.. those gates are on 24/7 -
Thank you .. Anyway, I am sure in Melbourne there is no COE and the like right ... ?Originally posted by the Bear:welcome to the roads of Singapore
actually, talking about tolls, comparatively, it's okay coz i remember in Melbourne when i drove my friend's car to the airport from the suburbs, i had to pass 8 toll gates.. and each one cost around A$1
then back from there, it's also 8 gates.. those gates are on 24/7 -
nope.. but there are many other things
we och and moan about things here.. but ultimately, things can be better here.. but it doesn't mean it's much better elsewhere...
for every advantage, there are disadvantages...
here, we pay through the nose for our cars and we grumble about the packed MRTs and buses.. still, it's a crapload better than having to shell out about A$1.70 (at that time) for 2 stops on the train.. and A$2.50 for a 2-hour Zone 1 ticket for the public transport which is erratic at best and sometimes non-existent if they decide to go on strike..
that being said, cars are cheap there.. but so are drugs and booze and the number of druggos
not that i like the ERP, but sometimes, have a looksee around..
the ministers can do better.. but they could do a lot worse..Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:Thank you .. Anyway, I am sure in Melbourne there is no COE and the like right ... ? -
Ya... on my way to the office, I was thinking, these overly paid minister should be driving around and see for himself is the damn system really work.. or are they just justifying their pay ... implement without consideration ....Originally posted by the Bear:nope.. but there are many other things
we och and moan about things here.. but ultimately, things can be better here.. but it doesn't mean it's much better elsewhere...
for every advantage, there are disadvantages...
here, we pay through the nose for our cars and we grumble about the packed MRTs and buses.. still, it's a crapload better than having to shell out about A$1.70 (at that time) for 2 stops on the train.. and A$2.50 for a 2-hour Zone 1 ticket for the public transport which is erratic at best and sometimes non-existent if they decide to go on strike..
that being said, cars are cheap there.. but so are drugs and booze and the number of druggos
not that i like the ERP, but sometimes, have a looksee around..
the ministers can do better.. but they could do a lot worse.. -
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Take it easy!
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ya ... but the thought of the new charges including the evening one... make you boil doesn't it ?Originally posted by mikelhw:Take it easy! -
if u drving in melbourne juz get the whole day/weekend pass lah, no need to worry to much.
Anyway jam on CTE izzit? common lah. -
ahem. even if u ask the minister to drive,
I 100% GURANTEE THE ROADS ARE "EMPTY" because the TPs and bodyguards already "open" the path for them.
Seen it with my own eyes
what can we "2nd class citizens do is to LL"
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that's why even tho i must reach camp by 7.45am, i go out of my hse at 6.20am to drive the entire stretch of PIE east to west w/o any slow-downs.
6.50am reach camp all happy not having to worry abt traffic jams. -
Ppl, just come to terms with it. The government using abbreviations like ERP, COE, HDB & CPF is just to cover the obvious fact of making M.O.N.E.Y. The ERP was implemented to reduce road use?? What's the use of that when ppl have to go to work & back during those ERP hours?? Dun make sense does it, but as lame as it sounds, we take it lying down or should I say up the arse. We may B*tch abt it for a while then we swallow it hook, line & sinker.
So I suggest, we either make a change or keep quiet abt it. Ya'know..., "PUT UP OR SHUT UP."
I leave you with this to think about: "People should not be afraid of their Governments, Governments should be afraid of their people."