thanks to this fucking son of a bitch
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Originally posted by Tio Call Liao:
http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2652614
Hi fellow motorists,
We all know stopping along a road with dbl zigzag lines carries a fine of 140 (?) and demerit pts of 4. And thats what i kena.
Long ago, i was along shenton way. Lost my way, and didnt want to kena ERP coz of entering wrong road, then back and kena another ERP, i had to stop to check the street directory. I stopped behind a taxi stand taht is good for 2 taxis. I remembered that day, the taxi stand was full with a few taxi (more than 2 for sure). I am effectively a taxi in a queue if my car is painted with COmfort logo, and im on the dbl zigzag line. I was happily reading the map, and when i looked up, a scooter carrying the traffic marshal rode away after writing something on his notepad. I know im dead. bEing a good citizen, i paid the fine, took the points, and moved on.
Recently, when i was back in the area again, i saw that the taxi queue along either Shenton way or Robinson road are always very long. Far more taxis are waiting in the 'just for 2 taxis' stand, and encroaching into the roads where the double zigzag lines are painted. And when a traffic marshall road past, nothing was done.
In case like this, doesnt it carry double standard? How come a taxi, being on the ZZ line, is able to escape the penalty just because it is queuing? Then what is the 'For 2 Taxis only' sign for?
If i was in line with the last waiting taxi, doesnt that render me immunity as well? Or does TAxi is a special group that is free from the ZZ lines rule?
Puzzled, i wrote to LTA.
to be continued.TAXI STOPPING ON DOUBLE ZIGZAG LINES
FEEDBACK NUMBER: 20100615-0230
We refer to your email of 15 June 2010.
Following your email, we have checked with the Traffic Police (TP) call centre and confirmed that your feedback made on taxi stopping on double zigzag lines is under TP's purview and they will look into the matter. To expedite the response, we have, by copy of this email forwarded your feedback to the TP for their attention and reply to you.
LTA treats all feedback we receive seriously. For matters that LTA handles, our standard operating procedure is to provide prompt replies on straight forward issues and periodic updates if the issues raised are complex and need more time to study. For matters handled by other agencies, we forward the writer's feedback to the relevant agency directly, to expedite the response.
Once again, thank you for writing in. If you have other feedback on land transport related issues, please call our 24-hour Customer Service Hotline at 1800- CALL LTA (1800- 2255582) or send a SMS to 77LTA (77582).
And here is the TP's reply:
I refer to your preceding email.
Please be informed that your email is receiving attention from our Patrol Unit.
Our officers from Patrol Unit will take your feedback into consideration when planning our operations.
Thank you for bringing the matter to our attention.
cc LTA - Kindly address to this issue seriously too as over-queueing of taxis at taxi stands come under your purview.
So here is the ping pong again: the taxi is actually wrong queing on the zz line, so now TP will highlight to their patrol unit to enforce. But since the enforcement unit is traffic marshall (from TP or LTA?), they did not take action because they actually closed their eyes to both zz line rule and the taxi stand overcrowding rule. So now TP telling LTA that they should look into the taxi stand problem, that spilled over to the zz line prob, which is actually TP's problem.
So in any case u get booked , its thanks to this bastard. i sincerely curse him with all the bad luck that i can emit out and all TD bros curse this fucker to hell too. may he and his family become taxi drivers for 10 generations
TCL, no need 10 generations lah....somehow anyone related to this fxsxker will be blessed to be a TD or already is a TD. Blessed by heaven and no need to curse.
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two wk ago , my fren was taken photo at centrept tx stand by the warren just only a little bit out of the queue , then a smrt tx was taken also at the spot my fren was , then come a comfort tx at the same spot, my look behind the mirror , but the warren did not take the photo of the tx, so my fren ask him y never take the photo of the tx, is that because that is the comfort tx, n the warren just smile at him n g oaway with his bike.
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Originally posted by pipy23:
two wk ago , my fren was taken photo at centrept tx stand by the warren just only a little bit out of the queue , then a smrt tx was taken also at the spot my fren was , then come a comfort tx at the same spot, my look behind the mirror , but the warren did not take the photo of the tx, so my fren ask him y never take the photo of the tx, is that because that is the comfort tx, n the warren just smile at him n g oaway with his bike.
bloody bastards...... :P
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Originally posted by pipy23:
two wk ago , my fren was taken photo at centrept tx stand by the warren just only a little bit out of the queue , then a smrt tx was taken also at the spot my fren was , then come a comfort tx at the same spot, my look behind the mirror , but the warren did not take the photo of the tx, so my fren ask him y never take the photo of the tx, is that because that is the comfort tx, n the warren just smile at him n g oaway with his bike.
The problem lies with the gov. Traffic offences should only be booked by discipline uniform forces and not by cisco warden.
These people don't observe traffic rules themselves by riding on pavement & walk way.
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That is the troubles with the present trend of "outsourcing" so that cost could be kept low and make the CEOs' pays Higher when they show profit at the end of the year to the stake holders.
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Nowadays I seldom go ochard Taxi stand to pick pax . Traffic is always and in CBD area during day time .
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Originally posted by pipy23:
two wk ago , my fren was taken photo at centrept tx stand by the warren just only a little bit out of the queue , then a smrt tx was taken also at the spot my fren was , then come a comfort tx at the same spot, my look behind the mirror , but the warren did not take the photo of the tx, so my fren ask him y never take the photo of the tx, is that because that is the comfort tx, n the warren just smile at him n g oaway with his bike.
maybe his digital camera memory full?
or he has hit his quota? hahaha.....
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Originally posted by Insg:
The problem lies with the gov. Traffic offences should only be booked by discipline uniform forces and not by cisco warden.
These people don't observe traffic rules themselves by riding on pavement & walk way.
yah bloody assholes got few times i nearly kenna accident
bcause of them zipping in/out of traffic.....