A Lot of Clowns on Our Roads
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I have noted for a long time now, that a lot of motorists in Singapore, DON'T KNOW or DON'T REALLY KNOW, how to use an Exit road leading or merging onto an expressway.
Commonly observed while on the road, is that motorists will always rush in a tight cluster to merge into traffic on expressways, which is exactly what we all will see on MRT station platforms - all wants to board, versus those who all wants to alight. It appears most motorists here drive the way they would walk.
Properly, vehicles wanting to join traffic on an expressway should signal as they approach exits onto expressways, carefully match traffic speed on expressway and pace themselves out onto the left lane first by use of the taperred lane marked with broken white line. Instead people are coming to almost a STOP at the dotted line causing a line to form behind which always results in others overtaking or jumping Q to merge with traffic dangerously.
As an experiment, I always let all others rush forward into a cluster towards the expressway until they all come to a jammed up mass, and overtake them all from the left inner most lane of the exit ramp and merging further ahead of them. And it appears people prefer to jostle their way onto an expressway instead of pacing they're way onto an expressway.
If everyone co-operates, pacing their way onto an expressway, we would then be closer to an ideal world in motoring without clowns clowning around. -
sounds damned good in practice..
but there is another thing that kills this.. it's called tailgating... -
agreed. taligating screws things. 4 to 5 cars or lorries van or what, bumper to bumer on left most lane. how to get into the expressway like that? sometimes i end up in the shoulder, still no chance to squeeze in. or if i can see ahead got this problem, i cut a bit the chevron markings to merge into left most lane earlier a bit behind all the action.
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not just that...drivers who straddle on both lanes(this is esp true in wee hrs as some are 1/2 asleep) or fail 2 signal and change lanes abruptly....those are the guys who cause accidents too
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I drive everyday, and using the roads and expressways and by-ways, I find that our roads are so much better thought out and constructed than most HDB flat designs. Our network of roads are superb, but I really wish I can say the same for the mototirsts who uses them. I mean, you can broaden a highway/expressway as broad as you like, and it will still jam up because of the way people tended to drive; - the way they would walk.
Another bloody hazard are foreign lorry drivers who ferry workers back and forth from worksites. These I noted so far appear to be Bangladeshi, and the way they cut and change lanes is maddening and downright hazardous! Forget about the 60Kmh sticker on the tail of their truck or lorry - I usually see them going pretty much like 80Kmh on the left lane dedicated to 60Kmh limits.
Can anything be done about this? -
Sometimes the cars/trucks/buses on the main road just refused to give way to merging traffic, especially during peak hours. There was this fatal accident just at the merging lane at AYE towards city near Clementi Road a few weeks back..
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Nothing much, its the mentality... like getting stuck in a jam to get out of a shopping centre, if everyone gave way or took turns... we'll all be out ASAP. But idiots want to jump queue, cut here and there...Originally posted by ShutterBug:Can anything be done about this?
oh and another thing... S'porean drivers don't know how to maintain speed on a slope...
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hmm i driving a mini van .. those kanggo kind...Originally posted by ShutterBug:I drive everyday, and using the roads and expressways and by-ways, I find that our roads are so much better thought out and constructed than most HDB flat designs. Our network of roads are superb, but I really wish I can say the same for the mototirsts who uses them. I mean, you can broaden a highway/expressway as broad as you like, and it will still jam up because of the way people tended to drive; - the way they would walk.
Another bloody hazard are foreign lorry drivers who ferry workers back and forth from worksites. These I noted so far appear to be Bangladeshi, and the way they cut and change lanes is maddening and downright hazardous! Forget about the 60Kmh sticker on the tail of their truck or lorry - I usually see them going pretty much like 80Kmh on the left lane dedicated to 60Kmh limits.
Can anything be done about this?
everyday drv highway...
TP usually give us 20 km/h allowance..
jus like for cars... same wat...
90 km/h road... they oni stop u at 110 above...
for use van same... 60 limit.. they will stop us on above 80...
thus i drv to wrk... ard 78-79 km/h...
oni overtaking .. then faster a bit...
so van travel ard 80 flat on highway is quite common...
- logically thinking... u say left lane... all jam up wif slow veh... tailgating..
but think of it.. all them travelling at 40-50 km/h.. at times...esp morning times...
how to space out... ?.. tats y most of time.. of car centre lane going at 80... i will join the sec lane since i not slowin the traffic....
at nite... sure faster mah.. common wat... at nite cars on hghway oso ard 120 mah... jus at times TP close one eye mah...
-- YES bangalah driving .. very dangerous.. and farkup....
they jus wanna go frm one point to another and bo chap the rest of the road users.... -
Originally posted by Circuit:-- YES bangalah driving .. very dangerous.. and farkup....
they jus wanna go frm one point to another and bo chap the rest of the road users....
ya esp banglah... those idiots really should be shot down... they drive as if they own the road.. they dun even give a dam... sometimes i wonder y TP dun catch these kind of pple?? 
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i'm sick of cabbies cutting in abruptly as if i'm invisible. no signalling still...
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Bikers!!! 'nuff said. -
Then i'll say DRIVERS!!! 'nuff saidOriginally posted by Bloop...: Bikers!!! 'nuff said. -
Another comment:
Drivers on 2nd left lane (or sometimes middle lane) of an expressway should try NOT to cut into leftmost lane near an entrance into the expressway. This happened some of the times when I was trying to enter the expressway ... looked into the side mirror ... next vehicle coming up was about 80m away ... happy happy signal right and get ready to enter left lane ... then suddenly one stupid car just appear right next to me trying to push its way into my lane! What the f***! -
I don't know if you people noticed, but I've observed that the new Taxis - Premier, SilverCab, and SMRT cabs, all drive VERY dangerously.
Particularly, the taxi in light green.
I suggest that the following be printed on rear of Taxis:
"Dangerous driving? Call us at: xxxxxxx " where 'x' is the telephone number of the taxi company. Just like those Pizaa Delivery riders. -
I think jumping queue is a serious problem, esp if it is done at the last minute.
it always happens, esp at expressway exits, the rest of the good citizens signal early and get in lane to exit but you get some dumb asses cutting in last min, right at the front of the queue. -
i'm sick of those that deliberately slow down to look at accident vehicles, even though the vehicles are at the road shoulder. this happens all the time: before accident site, traffic slows to a crawl, then everyone steps on the accelerator after they have checked out the damage or mebbe trying to take down the number for 4D.
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haha i do slow down to watch out for large debrisOriginally posted by zenmaster:i'm sick of those that deliberately slow down to look at accident vehicles, even though the vehicles are at the road shoulder. this happens all the time: before accident site, traffic slows to a crawl, then everyone steps on the accelerator after they have checked out the damage or mebbe trying to take down the number for 4D. -
I hate people
1. who don't signal or signal at the last min.
2. who road hog.
3. who tailgate & purposely intimidate u by driving very close to u
4. impatient people who won't give way
5. who takes 2 lanes
6. who chatting away on hp or gf
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i just don't like cabby driver, they all screw up the road and make a pain in other driver's assss
