Nparks officers should avoid behaving like lawless vigilantes when imposing covid-19 rules and regulations .

Nparks officers should avoid behaving like lawless vigilantes when imposing covid-19 rules and regulations .

https://www.gov.sg/article/what-you-can-and-cannot-do-during-the-circuit-breaker-period

Those who advocate closure of parks, banning of exercise are shortsighted people, who have missed the forest for the trees.

Those who advocate closure of parks, banning of exercise are shortsighted people, who have missed the forest for the trees.

All medical evidence shows that those with sedentary lifestyle (and smoking) related chronic medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, heart and kidney problems, stroke/ dementia, cancer, are at the highest risk of severe complications/ mortality from COVID-19 infections which would use up precious ICU / ventilator beds.

Singapore : ERP rates are currently underpriced by 67%.

Singapore : ERP rates are currently underpriced by 67%.

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Road_Pricing

PAP government neglegently omitted to consider that roads are a big cause of flooding because they are designed to quickly drain off surface water. This builds up into floods at low lying areas.

Sign to habituate people to IGNORE red lights is a very stupid LTA mistake.

Sign to habituate people to IGNORE red lights is a very stupid LTA mistake.

Left turn on red is very ridiculous and dangerous to pedestrian and cyclist pathway users.

How can motorist and cars be encouraged to shoot a red light? Who is the crazy person at LTA who mooted this idea? This person should indeed be sacked/fired or be sentenced to walking or cycling to work for the next 10 years.

The consequence of insufficient cycling paths in Singapore is that diabetes rates will be out of control with serious repercussions on economy,...

The consequence of insufficient cycling paths in Singapore is that diabetes rates will be out of control with serious repercussions on economy, transportation, quality of life in Singapore.

Diabetes rates are already very high in Singapore:
Singapore 'has 2nd-highest proportion of diabetics'
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/singapore-has-2nd-highest-proportion-of-diabetics

COE quota should remain stable, but ERP rates should increase 3 fold.

Geylang Prawn Seller(HWZ) said:https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-d...t125274091
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actually he got a point

coe is too expensive. erp and petrol is too cheap

tax the usage of cars on congested roads. why tax the car itself when some people use their cars more than other people

Re: "nonsense it's the number of COEs just halve it"

lazysundae(HWZ)  wrote:https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat- ... t125270782
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nonsense it's the number of COEs just halve it

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Re: "the bicycles would slow the buses down to cycling speed"

maipenrai (sgtalk)  wrote:My opinion is bicycles and buses don't mix. If the cyclists do not get run down by the buses, the bicycles would slow the buses down to cycling speed. I have witnessed this to be true even on weekends when the traffics are light.

ERP rates must double to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for Singapore.

ERP rates must double to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for Singapore.

(And parking rates too).

Partnering Bike rental companies in War Against Diabetes and MRT train breakdowns.

Tax bike rental companies $30/bike/annum to operate due to the fact that they incur public infrastructure costs for provision of dockless public rental bike parking bays and more frequently require PUB and police assistance etc for theft, flooding etc when the public, annoyed by them cause obstruction by dumping them in canals resulting in PUB anti-flood operations and canal maintenance costs.

24-hours bus-bicycle lanes are necessary for optimal road infrastructure use and a more livable Singapore.

24-hours bus-bicycle lanes are necessary for optimal road infrastructure use and a more livable Singapore.

Issues:
1) Sedentary lifestyle results in diabetes because lack of exercise results in reduced metabolism, caloric excess state and thus glucose overload state aka diabetes. Diabetes is associated with blindness, kidney dialysis, amputations, stroke, heart disease which will attract stratospheric medical and nursing care cost upwards of S$66billion p.a. by 2030. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/elderly-health-costs-to-rise-tenfold-by-2030-report 

Badly worded 'Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules' endangers cyclist's lives.

Instead of "8. Every bicycle shall be ridden close to the left hand edge of the roadway and in such a manner as not to obstruct vehicles moving at a faster speed."

Should be written as "8. Every slower moving vehicle shall be ridden close to the left hand edge of the roadway as safely possible to facilitate the safe and efficacious journeys of ALL road users"

LTA must emphasize KEEP LEFT rule for harmony to prevail on shared footpaths.

Keeping left is a form of courtesy to other shared footpath users as it facilitates smooth overtaking with less delay and unpleasant encounters. Overtaking PMDs also have to exercise good speed control, judgement and polite warning so that pedestrians do not get startled by either close by or sudden overtaking.

LTA/ MRT 'Bag down Benny': a serious compromise of public transport safety+ security.

LTA/ MRT 'Bag down Benny': a serious compromise of public transport safety+ security.
LTA bag down campaign(s) to squeeze more people (like sardines) into MRT trains:...

sauce:http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb...ess-on-pt.html 

How Exercise trumps Medishield-life as key to good life.

Changi General Hospital started housing patients waiting for beds in this large air-conditioned tent this week. The 800-bed CGH, along with Tan Tock Seng and Khoo Teck Puat hospitals, has resorted to sending patients to Alexandra, one of the few public hospitals here with spare beds. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said last night that he was aware of the problem - hence, the push to add 1,900 more acute hospital beds and 2,600 community hospital beds by 2020. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...steps-20140108


- exercise will not drain your medisave unlike Medishield-life life and if everyone keeps fit, then waiting along corridors/ under tent for a proper hospital ward bed will never happen (except in case of disaster/ war).

Public transport congestion/gridlock: another cash cow for the Singapore government too?

Public transport congestion/gridlock: another cash cow for the Singapore government too?
- Money (taxes) collected from the opportunistic licensing of public and private transport, shouldn't it be returned in the form of infrastructure to encourage cycling or other forms of healthy, nonpolluting commute options e.g. walking etc?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I understand that SBS/ TIBs (public) bus services probably have to pay COE, road tax and ERP whilst operating their respective public bus services, MRT also has to pay LTA royalties for the use of the MRT carriages and tracks, +/- physical infrastructure.

'Give Way to buses scheme'= senseless, draconian public policy?

Solution to long bus commuter times is more frequent bus services and bus lanes, not cart before horse 'Give Way to buses scheme'

Isn't it common sense that one easy way for a bus to exit a bus bay is for another to enter it?
A bus seeking to enter a bus bay would obviously block off all oncoming traffic so that the bus exiting it would then easily exit (where road dimensions do not permit the provision of bus lanes).

Public transport in Singapore: Ride bicycle is faster.

Public transport in Singapore: Ride bicycle is faster.

Re: [GPGT] Travel on bicycle is good..: 'Your logic in the are of calorie counts to be fundamentally flawed'

ponpokku (01-04-2011, 10:23 AM) wrote:

cherry6 (31-03-2011, 07:33 PM) wrote:

Re: [GPGT] Travel on bicycle is good for the environment.
Rgds
B.S.

Re: [GPGT] Travel on bicycle; For your own health sake, please correct..

For your own health sake, please correct your food calorie related misconceptions.

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ponpokku (28-03-2011, 09:58 AM) wrote:

cherry6 (28-03-2011, 06:36 AM) wrote:

Re: [GPGT] Travel on bicycle is good for the environment.
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