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FLEXiBiLiTY and CHOiCE are nOt cOmmuters'
WiMs and FANCiES
iF there is Really FLEXiBiLiTY and CHOiCE,
cOmmuters' ONLY WiSH to CHOOSE
LEAST transpOrt cOst
pharoah88 ( Date: 12-Jul-2010 10:21) Posted:
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$1.64? When huh? I will stand by a bag of money to buy . (kopi size plastic bag) hahaha!
boyikao3 ( Date: 11-Jul-2010 21:49) Posted:
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singapore public transport will forever make money as the increase of fare never had strong protest.
Most of the time I tab the e-zlink card and have no time to see the fare but knowin that the amount in the card reduce so much faster than before. Yesterday, saw the price from PayaLebar to Harbour Front as $1.90 and PayaLebar to Redhill is $1.80. Pretty Ex. Before, it was near to the price for the green line whole journey and the ride was very comfortable(most of the time had seat and quick), without loud indian musics and frog language.
Besides they must have made lots of money that the commuters being charged the full price due to forgetting to tab properly.
A few years ago, the SBS said in the Straits time that they estimated the loss of revenue in commuter cheating the fare was $5mil........I was laughing loudly at it, how could they measure it, then I met a foreign lady who was in internship with SBS, she said it's not true, how could they measure, we both thought.
I often doubt about the statistic figures----especially those figures derived from the survey of the publics.
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boyikao3 ( Date: 11-Jul-2010 21:49) Posted:
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I beg to defer.
Now looks a bit overbought but, should it come down, i think the most is 2.03 support (see May/June data which is one of the most negative one for these months).
I advice to long-termer is not to buy all at one go. Can buy at bit by bit, particularly at corrections.
This counter pays good div.
I once sold off at 1.9, thinking a high one but now, see...Now buying back bit by bit.
june_snowy ( Date: 11-Jul-2010 21:37) Posted:
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Hi all,
Is it a advisable to buy SMRT now or to wait for price to drop?
Think its a bit risky as STI is rather high now. I intend to hold for long-term investment.
Thanks
HEARD:
sOme TRiBE peOple have dOubleD FACES and BLACK HEART . . . . that blEEds Only BLACK blOOd
An ANGEL frOnt FACE as wEll as a demOn BACK FACE
TRUE COLOURS of gIrls are always HiDDEN
gIrls have dOubled FACES
BEWARE
AWARE
SCARE
CARE
niuyear ( Date: 08-Jul-2010 10:50) Posted:
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At LEAST
SHOW the minimum HEART
prOvide FREE BiCYCLES
at ALL bUs stOps
and ALL MRT statiOns
This WiLL cOst lEss than the YOG BUDGET . . . . and LAST fOr DECADES . . . .
The SAME and SiMPLE fOrmula WiLL ease ALL CAR TRAFFICE CONGESTiON.
#### WiNNERS TAKE ALL ####
#### LOSERS PAY ALL ####
jUst make CAR OWNERS the LOSERS and PAY for ALL TRANSPORT.
FREE BUSSES
FREE MRT
GUARANTEED tO TERMiNATE the CAR TRAFFiC CONGESTiON iN SiNGAPORE.
WHAT is the FUSS ? ? ? ?
TRUE HEARTED GENUiNE SOLUTION
THiNK OUT Of thE bOx
In the First place, WHO actually caused the TRAFFIC CONGSTION ? ? ? ?
All because of bOth the LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY and the TOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY's BAD PLANNiNG and pOOr cOOrdinatiON in DESiGN ? ? ? ?
This is the INHERENT CAUSE . . . .
nOw they just put ALL THE BLAME on the CAR OWNERS ? ? ? ?
When car owners are caught in a JAM, do the car owners have a chOice to drIve Out Of the JAM ? ? ? ?
OtherewIse, the JAMMED car Owners' bank accOunts wIll BLEED tO DEATH as the ERP rates cOntinue tO RiSE in the JAMMED rOads while there is really nO EXiT tO get Out Of the JAM by thOse whO are caught in the mIddle ? ? ? ?
WHAT is the ULTiMATE Objective ? ? ? ?
tO iNCREASE REVENUE cOllectiOn Or tO imprOve LAND TRANSPORT ? ? ? ?
By CONSTRAiNING BUS and MRT transports, CAR transport can NEVER be iMPROVED vIa iNCREASiNG cOllectiOnS.
The whOle wOrld knOws that . . . .
There is nO GenuIne prOmOtiOn for the PUBLiC to TRAVEL by PUBLiC TRANSPORT as cOllectionS are iNcreasing in ALL BUS, MRT, TAXI and CAR transport.
Priced to clear
Changes to ERP system may not have deterrent effect
Letter from Mabel Tan
I REFER to “More flexible road pricing with satellites” (July 6). While I agree with the Land Transport Authority that it would be fair to price road usage according to the level of real-time congestion, I think this will not automatically result in better management of road congestion.
One problem is that not all motorists will be able to stay up-to-date with the latest traffic information and road charges, and so cannot readjust their routes based on changing congestion charges.
Also, with the many ERP gantries currently on the roads, most motorists have simply resigned themselves to the higher cost of driving and do not choose a route based on ERP pricing. I think ERP price increases only have a temporary effect, as the congestion on the most popular routes seems to return to previous levels after some time.
But my biggest concern would be the potential lack of cost transparency.
If charges vary according to congestion, how will a motorist be able to anticipate how much his trip will cost?
Even if he uses his car during the off-peak period or on familiar routes, road conditions (and therefore charges) could fluctuate depending on unpredictable factors such as accidents or lane closures.
Ultimately, satellite charges would not change the main reasons why many still drive.
Personally, I think that the initial ERP system, when only crowded expressways were taxed during peak hours, served the purposes of congestion management best.
There were only a few ERP gantries, with fixed tolls, so drivers could remember them and make an effort to plan their route.
I understand that managing congestion on this tiny island is a tough job, but I hope the Government, when resolving this complex problem, will balance its measures in road pricing against infrastructure development and improving the quality of public transport and offering other travel alternatives.
gIrls tOday are mOre pOwerful than men.
gIrls can dO thIngs than men can't
Men bEttEr nOt be tOO SMART ? ? ? ?
bEttEr lEt the gIrls hElp the gIrls.
hElpIng men may fall intO a TRAP and
get caught as a mOlest vIctIm when tryIng tO hElp gIrls ?
A REAL DANGER fOr MEN as there is nO MAN CHARTER
niuyear ( Date: 08-Jul-2010 10:50) Posted:
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mOre late nIght eXcitEmEntS fOr SiNGAPOREANS
mOre prOfits fOr SMRT
pharoah88 ( Date: 09-Jul-2010 13:00) Posted:
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NiGHT TRAiNS WiN-WiN SOLUTiON
fOr SiNGAPOREANS & SMRT
I would like to applaud the
Government’s move to encourage
the use of public transport by building
more train lines and increasing
the number of bus services.
It is my belief that having a
more user-friendly public transport
system will go a long way towards
encouraging Singaporeans to make
the switch from private transport.
I have lived in Singapore for more
than four years, and I think that
more can be done to make public
transport even more attractive:
• Extend train services on Friday
and Saturday nights until 2am.
While there are Night Bus routes,
some heartland areas are not
served by the Night Buses.
• If train services are extended,
then perhaps feeder bus services
can be extended too.
• Increase the frequency or
capacity of express buses during
peak hours.
• Some buses arrive too frequently
and some not frequently enough.
I think that most buses should arrive
at five- to 10-minute intervals.
LETTER FROM ARUN SHENAI
but, if it is le xuan (that girl who ruined jack neo's reputation) , i might think twice to help, becos , she ever punched and kicked her ex-boy friend at the PUB and she should be able to defense herself since her fists and legs are so strong.
niuyear ( Date: 08-Jul-2010 10:41) Posted:
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knn, i hate bullies! That girl could have squeexed hard and pulled out his balls or gouched out his eyes..
What happen to singaporeans? WTF
Attacked, but they just stared
My sister and I have lost faith in the kindness of Singaporeans — except for one
Letter from Irene Teo
ON SATURDAY evening, my sister boarded SBS bus No 30 along West Coast Road, heading for the Esplanade. She took a seat on the upper deck.
A male passenger took the seat next to her, positioning himself very close to my sister. She asked him to give her a little space. In response, he inched even closer.
Then, to her utter surprise, he punched her several times on her head.
My sister tried to defend herself, but she was no match for this man. He held her wrists and continued his attack, hitting her on the head and in the stomach.
As a result of the attack, my sister sustained bruises on her head, neck and arms.
The struggle lasted for 30 minutes and was witnessed by all the passengers seated on the upper deck, but during the entire incident, not one of them tried to intervene and stop the attack.
None of the passengers even bothered to help my sister pick up her belongings.
Only one passenger — Benjamin Tan Wei Kiong — who had been seated on the lower deck came to her aid.
Benjamin heard the commotion and headed upstairs. He asked the bus driver to stop the bus and call the police.
But the driver refused to, saying that the SBS command centre had told him to drive on.
After this shocking incident, there are a few crucial issues I want to highlight:
• Why didn’t the bus driver stop the bus? Driving on meant my sister, as well as other passengers on the bus, was put at risk of another attack.
• Why didn’t the bus driver contact the police? Surely all bus personnel have been trained as to what to do when a passenger is assaulted.
Even if he had been instructed to drive on and not stop, couldn’t he have assessed the severity of the situation and taken action?
• Most importantly, why did no one on the upper deck come forward to help my sister? Thanks to the inaction and apathy of the spectators on the bus, my sister is nursing not just her physical bruises but also the emotional hurt from the fact that no one bothered to help her.
This incident has made me lose faith in the kindness of Singaporeans.
The only glimmer of hope is the existence of Good Samaritans such as 22-yearold Benjamin, who helped my sister and who later spent his Saturday night at the police station with us.
Thank you, Benjamin.