You have a right to feel what you feel. I don't dispute your feeling and it is not an isolated complaint, obviously.
But I don't think it's right to link anything and everything, including 2 tragic deaths resulting from an unfortunate event, to policy. Having more people, having less people, what happened happened. It's riding on another person/group of person's misfortune to vent your frustration. That's where I'm coming from and I hope you understand this point. Cheers.
noted Sir.
Just that as a Singaporean, i am really quite concerned with what have been happening in recent years.
If my memory serves me right, seems that i dont recall so many freak things happening in the distant past, such as trees falling killing drivers, trees falling killing NSmen, bus driver knocking a women crossing a pedestrian crossing and dragged her underneath the bus for quite a distance, bus driver lost his way in Orchard Rd, Orchard Rd flooded:sweat:[unbelievable], trees falling crashing cars [not once but several times within a short period of time], continual trains breakdown ....and many more which i cannot recall at this moment.:sweat:
I would say BOTH.
Squeezing 7 million into a tiny space would inevitably cause width of road lanes to get narrower, in order to "optimize" traffic flow.
Cement mixer and many big buses can barely fit into existing lanes, leaving little room for error. Not to mention making a safe cycling path.
It is really tragic for the boys to die this way
I am usually in canon discussion thread and you may go and see if I linked everything with politics.
Of course everyone have their perspective and I'm just sharing mine. Readers here ought to be matured to know if my link is valid or if it is wild accusations.
You cannot blame everything on infrastructure.
Singapore is still one of the country with least traffic accident.
List of countries by traffic-related death rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many countries infrastructure are much worst than Singapore but because many motorists are willing to give way to others.
The traffic accidents are much less than expected.
The number one killer on the road is speed.
If the infrastructure is as bad as India, people cannot drive fast and therefore less people get kill by speeding vehicle.
In USA, the infrastructure is good and people like to speed. Therefore, the road accident due to speeding is more than other countries.
treasure life and others around you. nobody knows the time we are recalled to Heaven . even cats can run down to their last life .
noted Sir.
Just that as a Singaporean, i am really quite concerned with what have been happening in recent years.
If my memory serves me right, seems that i dont recall so many freak things happening in the distant past, such as trees falling killing drivers, trees falling killing NSmen, bus driver knocking a women crossing a pedestrian crossing and dragged her underneath the bus for quite a distance, bus driver lost his way in Orchard Rd, Orchard Rd flooded:sweat:[unbelievable], trees falling crashing cars [not once but several times within a short period of time], continual trains breakdown ....and many more which i cannot recall at this moment.:sweat:
well, at least they hv got eight chances before it runs out. LOL
Sure. But to take every single little thing and then (forcefully) try to link it to further some (not so well hidden) agenda?
short of a freak election results.....LOL.
My bad, should not talk about politics, sorry
i hv to agree with you. Was in South Africa's Cape Town for about 3 mths and hv to say that was my best driving experience in my whole life. Most drivers there are very courteous and most willing to give way. Took me a week to accustom back to singapore's way of driving when back. LOL
i did a rough estimate. approximately 1 NSF/Regular/related SAF personnel either suffered severe injuries, or died, ever since i stepped into SAF, every month.
i remember smoke grenade 1 die, run halfway 1 die, recently 1 more the 1st batt guards one suicide, and one drown in brunei, and more and more and more.
so my fault lah! cause i got bad luck and i bring to army?
In February 2001, a father's son died in the navy while serving NS.You should bring these facts to the SAF, they will sure give exemption :bsmilie:
I believe when TS post this thread, the intension was to highlight the possible causes for the accident and how to avoid them.
Inevitably, with increase in populations, it means more cars, more constructions, busier roads, more competition for space and of course rush and hectic lifestyle. Net result, more accidents.
Just compare working in Jurong and Raffles Place. You would be overwhelm by the crowd during peak hours. So, while we cope with 7 million, we should plan how to share the use if common spaces.