Bloody madhouse

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KPE (Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway) Phase 1 is open today.

And I reached office at 9.30am! KNN..... -_-lll

I start work at 8.30am, being late for 15mins is fine. But NOT freaking 60mins later!

The beginning...
The trip on the ECP from Bedok to Tanjong Pagar, used to only take 20mins, max. So i usually reached office at 8.45am.
Later, the IR (integrated resort, or the CASINO) is to be built. So BIG & HEAVY & ULTRA SLOW trucks-loaded-with-sand started to invade ECP, when there were already CONTAINERS & BIG BUSES on the roads during PEAK hours. And so the journey took up 30mins, max. Gradually i reached office at 9am.
(Kel & I refuse to give up our precious sleep. Honestly, i have been pondering recently why is it that even though i no longer need to study or attend night classes, my lifestyle seems more packed causing me to be more tired compared to studying part-time? *digressing*)

Final straw: KPE to ease traffic on CTE & PIE
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To get to the KPE, one gotta use the ECP first. Journey to work on the 1st day of the opening of KPE Phase 1 took 45mins. (i overslept by 15mins cuz it was a Fri, and i din know of the KPE opening.)
Reached office: A record breaking 9.30am. How fashionably late can i get?

This is only Phase 1 of KPE. I simply "can't" wait for KPE to be wholly open. Time to take the MRT train again, it's more reliable.

Oh, i think i forgot to mention that currently, the number of cars in Singapore have crossed the half a million mark. Due to low COE prices and low upfront deposit payment. Sweet.

But hor... The number of the ERP gantries have increased and will continue to increase in the future, to include EVENING PEAK hours. And there was also a recent increase in the ERP prices.
hmm... So why the FARK is there still a BLOODY traffic jam in the morning?

Why not disallow the big vehicles to travel during peak hours to ease the traffic, especially on expressways?
Why not increase the COE prices to reduce the number of vehicles?
Why not scrap the low upfront payment finance scheme to further reduce the number of vehicles on the road?

Isn't this nice?
A perfect reason for the Government to place more ERP gantries and raise ERP prices but not solving the obvious issue which is that there are simply too many cars in Small Singapore area.

Or is it just better to benefit from the REVENUE it can generate for the economy?

Gosh! We may soon become the 1st country with a high volume of traffic jams but a small country area in size. Nothwithstanding the numbers of 'fees' we have to pass through &/or pay.

Ironic $ingapore.
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