anyone caught driving without P Plate???
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as above, and do tp give chance?
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y bother...
if ever i get a chacne to take down the p plate...im going island wide drifting on the express way..haha...jz lyk yatanabe! -
i heard that they give u 1-2 chance only... that's all...
i kena road block w/o p-plate b4.. but they never ask for license.. but that was 3 yrs ago.. -
yeah ...kena before. but i told the tp with my boyish grin and told him i lost my P plate....and he bought it. hahha phew.... but i think he got used to this kind of reasons before...
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should ban them from diving forever
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can tell them this...
"my father drove the other car out attached with the p-plate.. this car dont have.. so i drove this car.. and no $ for another p-plate.." -
Driving with P Plate very shameful issit? I always see people trying to make their P Plates as inconspicuous as possible, sometimes they don't even stick it on the windscreen but just place it on the dashboard...
It's for your own good lor, new drivers tend to be slower and more unpredictable.. other drivers give you more allowance for mistakes if they see your P-plate. Otherwise if see you take 5min to park your car sure horn you like siao.
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Originally posted by cornyfish2000:
Guess P plate drivers don't want to be bullied by "lao jiao" drivers. That's why they hide their P plates or don't even want to display it.
Driving with P Plate very shameful issit? I always see people trying to make their P Plates as inconspicuous as possible, sometimes they don't even stick it on the windscreen but just place it on the dashboard...
But to me, I'll show them my patience, just like L plate learners as I was once like them before. -
Hmm I heard from the radio that the p-plate thingy is going to be scrapped soon.
The government finally realised that the p-plate do more harm than good. But why did they take so long to understand huh? -
I am much more cautious when i see a P or L plate car... I tend to give them a wider berth on the roads in case they make sudden unexpected turns, brake suddenly or drift into neighbouring lanes. I'm also more patient when i have a P plater in front of me blocking the road whilst trying to park (or parallel park).Originally posted by mr sunray:Guess P plate drivers don't want to be bullied by "lao jiao" drivers. That's why they hide their P plates or don't even want to display it.
But to me, I'll show them my patience, just like L plate learners as I was once like them before. -
Why does the p-plate do more harm than good?Originally posted by sunboy77:Hmm I heard from the radio that the p-plate thingy is going to be scrapped soon.
The government finally realised that the p-plate do more harm than good. But why did they take so long to understand huh?
They shouldn't be scrapped. -
Actually, I think singapore drivers not very patient people leh... I take cab everyday to office, and I notice sometimes the cab driver is in a very angry mood, as if like the whole world owe him money like that. Also, I notice drivers tend to be agitated easily and sometimes go as far as staring/hand language to other drivers, somewhat ungentlemenly conduct. Not to mention all the high beam, tailgating, honking non-stop etc... sometimes due to minor issues. Is our generation becoming more and more intolerate towards others? Can we be kind enough to accept the flaws of others?
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you haven't seen Beijing cab drivers yet, driving etiquette even worse. Will starting honking when he gets stuck on the road for barely two seconds. And they don't give way at all. Utter mayhem there sometimes. It will be a culture shock for visitors to the Beijing Games in 2008.Originally posted by DailyFreeGames.com:Actually, I think singapore drivers not very patient people leh... I take cab everyday to office, and I notice sometimes the cab driver is in a very angry mood, as if like the whole world owe him money like that. Also, I notice drivers tend to be agitated easily and sometimes go as far as staring/hand language to other drivers, somewhat ungentlemenly conduct. Not to mention all the high beam, tailgating, honking non-stop etc... sometimes due to minor issues. Is our generation becoming more and more intolerate towards others? Can we be kind enough to accept the flaws of others? -
i just drove around my estate area on sunday without the P plate..
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Originally posted by monkeybusiness:
What are you trying to imply?
i just drove around my estate area on sunday without the P plate.. -
Not sure about Beijing but when I was in Shanghai our hired passenger van driver did the same thing. However I notice that no one uses middle finger or gets upset they just honk and everyone's used to it. If you use your horn in Singapore, drivers tend to get upset very easily. I think it's mentality in the end. I noticed that many drivers here assume once they signal, it means you must give way to them. Some straddle both lanes to see which one will be faster, some signal once then zip into your lane, some come into your lane first then signal.Originally posted by JLennon:you haven't seen Beijing cab drivers yet, driving etiquette even worse. Will starting honking when he gets stuck on the road for barely two seconds. And they don't give way at all. Utter mayhem there sometimes. It will be a culture shock for visitors to the Beijing Games in 2008.
In Singapore, often if there are multiple lanes at a red light and all lanes except one, (let's assume lane 1) are already occupied, a person who's approaching from behind in lane 3, 4 or sometimes even 5, will cut across the whole carriageway so he can be the first one in lane 1 at the light. I generally assume he's going to be going faster so I'll stop behind him at lane 1 too. 7 out of 10 times that person will be the slowest of the 3 lanes even though lane 1 is supposed to be the fastest, overtaking lane, whether it's on a normal road or expressway. Don't believe me try it yourself. -
P plate cost $13 and the quality is very lousy i have to take out more than 40 p plate and choose the 1 that can be useable in carrefour.............
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yah, whilst they don't stick out the finger, they do sometimes wind down the window to express their opinions!Originally posted by PeRsEuS:Not sure about Beijing but when I was in Shanghai our hired passenger van driver did the same thing. However I notice that no one uses middle finger or gets upset they just honk and everyone's used to it. If you use your horn in Singapore, drivers tend to get upset very easily. I think it's mentality in the end. I noticed that many drivers here assume once they signal, it means you must give way to them. Some straddle both lanes to see which one will be faster, some signal once then zip into your lane, some come into your lane first then signal.
In Singapore, often if there are multiple lanes at a red light and all lanes except one, (let's assume lane 1) are already occupied, a person who's approaching from behind in lane 3, 4 or sometimes even 5, will cut across the whole carriageway so he can be the first one in lane 1 at the light. I generally assume he's going to be going faster so I'll stop behind him at lane 1 too. 7 out of 10 times that person will be the slowest of the 3 lanes even though lane 1 is supposed to be the fastest, overtaking lane, whether it's on a normal road or expressway. Don't believe me try it yourself.
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er sorry to spoil the thread, what a P plate? noob here
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Haven't used P plate since the 1st month of passing. i still got 1 month left to test if TP is lenient lor. Hehe.Originally posted by junh:as above, and do tp give chance? -
Well...dun be fool by thinking all p-plates are new driver. There are some who purposely put P-plate for their brand new car, scared that their car might get bang or wat-so-ever but actually the driver has years of experience.lolz.
And there will be some p-plates who drive like old-bird oso. P-plate does not really mean all are slow and safty cautious, there are some who can be quite arrogant too. -
Fair enough. But comparing ourselves with them is not going to help improve our attitude bah. It's like, if a singaporean rob you and then you complain that hey, how come you rob me, and he goes comparing like, you know in africa people rob and stab you, i never stab you good enough already. Cannot compare that way rite...Originally posted by JLennon:you haven't seen Beijing cab drivers yet, driving etiquette even worse. Will starting honking when he gets stuck on the road for barely two seconds. And they don't give way at all. Utter mayhem there sometimes. It will be a culture shock for visitors to the Beijing Games in 2008. I don't know if one day singapore will become a world class country with foreigners thinking highly of us, if we wanted that to happen I guess we need to improve on our personality somehow. -
Ya ya I saw that haha one of the taxis I took rolled his window down and cursed at the traffic controller (police?) it was damn funny the guy argued back and forth then they suddenly ignored each other and my taxi drove off.Originally posted by JLennon:yah, whilst they don't stick out the finger, they do sometimes wind down the window to express their opinions! -
its the bright orange "underwear" you see on cars driven by new drivers during their 1st year of "tour of duty"Originally posted by toyota-corolla:er sorry to spoil the thread, what a P plate? noob here -
BTW, i saw some MY cars with a white p against red background. is that the equalivant of the P plate?