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  • Foreigners Should Not Be Allowed To Drive Heavy Vehicles

    Foreigners Should Not Be Allowed To Drive Heavy Vehicles

    Dear editors,

    In response to the serious accident that happen along AYE near Benoi, I think it’s time for the LTA and Traffic police to adopt the following measures:

    1. Ban foreigners from driving commercial vehicles, make Singapore commercial vehicles companies come out with good welfare and pay structures.

    2. Install a tamper proof speed limiter on all commercial vehicles and that the speed limiter must be sealed with tampered prof seal and sealing sticker and place at a visible position and traffic police and LTA wardens must be trained to differentiate a working and a tampered one. If a commercial vehicle is found to exceed speed limit, impound the vehicle straightaway and do a forensic test on the speed limiter to determine who is the culprit tampering with it and charge the culprit with an offence either culpable attempted homicide or attempted manslaughter/murder.

    3. Install a track if device on all commercial vehicles and pegged to the Traffic police systems so that all vehicle movement and driver’s actions will be tracked thoroughly, if any mistakes if found, remedial action can be taken immediately.

    4. Stop the import of commercial vehicles with turbo engines and high torque/ horsepower. These vehicles are able of going beyond speed limits and order current vehicle owner with such vehicles to scrap and replace them immediately, or modified the engines so that the turbo can be removed.

    With all these suggestions, it will definitively improve driving habits and discipline on heavy vehicle drivers. Banning the vehicles or restricting them thoroughly is not going to solve the problem.

    Conrad

    A.S.S. Contributor

     

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • GrabCar Driver Md Zailani Goes Extra Mile, Send Customer’s Children Straight To School

    GrabCar Driver Md Zailani Goes Extra Mile, Send Customer’s Children Straight To School

    To this driver Mr Md Zailani…THANK U FOR UR GREAT SERVICE!!!

    My wifey actually book Grab service from my house to Jurong Point for our 2 kids to take feeder bus to their individual school but was informed by my kids that he actually send both kids to their individual school.

    May u be blessed with more wealth.

    If anyone happens to know him or his family pls extend my thanks to him and let his family know how kind hearted he is

    Ps: Sorry gotta say that my kids dun need a child or booster seat coz some sore losers wanna talk abt this thingy 😜✌🏽

    #Grabcar #thanks #pleasesharetolethimknow

    Grabcar

     

    Source: Asri Abdullah

  • Motorcyclist In Serious Condition After Hit From Behind By White Honda

    Motorcyclist In Serious Condition After Hit From Behind By White Honda

    A hit and run accident took place in the early hours of the morning yesterday, which left one motorcyclist hospitalized with serious injuries and burns to his face and body.

    According to eye witnesses and video footage, a white Honda SJW 1338E had been speeding along one of the entrances to the PIE (Tuas) expressway and rammed into one of 2 motorcyclists riding along the same lane.

    The impact sent the rider flying to the side of the road. The car continued speeding past despite losing its front bonnet and leaving behind its number plate in the process.

    The rider was sent to NUH, where he is in critical but stable condition.

    Police investigations are underway.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Driving To Malaysia For Chinese New Year?

    Driving To Malaysia For Chinese New Year?

    Chinese New Year is almost here and best of all, it falls on a weekend.

    If you are driving up to Malaysia during the festive season, it is time to consider stocking up on comfort food and drinks. Chances are, you will be stuck in a heavy traffic jam that could last more than four hours along the causeway. However, thanks to the biometric fingerprint-scanning system installed at all causeway checkpoints, traffic may just flow smoothly.

    One reason for optimism is that the new fingerprint-scanning system will reduce manual labour greatly as there is no longer a need for immigration officers to go through each individual’s passport in great detail and conduct headcount checks.

    Fast and easy clearance at immigration checkpoints is something Singaporeans look out for, especially during the festive holidays. With the new fingerprint-scanning system in place, “drivers can expect to clear customs within three to 10 minutes especially at the Tuas Two causeway,” says Transtar Travel staff Mollie Chittick.

    Older people, however, “will need to press harder so they can have their thumbprints registered.” says Chittick.

    “In the worst case, the customs officer will ask them to proceed to the manual counters to have their passports stamped.”

    In June 2011, Malaysia spent close to USD $42 million on implementing the biometric fingerprint-scanning systems at its causeway checkpoints.

    Secondly, an increasing number of people — Singaporeans and Malaysians — are making a conscious effort to plan their travels ahead of Chinese New Year. Many know that traffic conditions along the causeway has been bad for the last decade, so it makes sense to take leave from work or school two to three days prior to the festive season just to travel up to Malaysia.

    Beat Chinese New Year traffic

    The best time to travel to Malaysia is, of course, during the afternoon before Chinese New Year eve between 4 and 5:30 p.m.

    However, Malaysian hairdresser Ireene See says that the best time to travel is the evening before the eve of the festive season. That is provided you are comfortable driving in the dark as the North-South highway has no lights at night.

    In her eight years of working in Singapore, See says she has been arranging for her own transport back to her hometown in Batu Pahat for Chinese New Year. “I always book a Malaysian taxi with colleagues and friends three months’ before the holidays. It is expensive – – a single trip costs RM $300 but it’s worth it. The taxi will pick us up at the customs checkpoint.”

    While it is good to know that people take their travels seriously, those who are unable to take leave from work or school are left with no other choice than to arrange for private transport on Chinese New Year eve.

    Says See: “You can always arrange for a prebet sapu (illegal taxicab). It costs more than a Malaysian taxi.”

    Over the last few years, budget airlines like Jetstar Asia, Tiger Airways, Air Asia and Scoot have become the preferred mode of transport for Singaporeans and Malaysians living in Singapore. Air travel also means less jams along the causeway.

    On hindsight, with the recent closure of prominent travel agency Five Star tours, moderate traffic jams along the North-South highway are expected. Drivers, no should be prepared!

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

  • Uber Drivers Don’t Take Rest So They Can Make More Money

    Uber Drivers Don’t Take Rest So They Can Make More Money

    Dear Admin,

    As an Uber/Grab driver, I would like to share with you some irresponsible and possibly dangerous behaviour. For the sake of money, some drivers are willing to work continuously for 24 hours with minimum rest. If you are a customer and you see the driver is tired or dozing off, please continue to talk to them and keep them awake to prevent accidents. If you are drunk or sleepy and driver also very tired then I also dunno how to help u.

    This guy Ad~ actually shared that he drive from 5pm to 3pm the next day with no sleep and very little breaks. And I tell u he’s not the only one working like this during long weekend and public holidays. He earned over $1K and he will be doing it again later.

    Stay safe during festive period. Money can earn back but life only got 1.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com