Sosaria Turbocharged July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Yes, was going through 2nd link last Saturday around 6:30am and was surprised to see a slight jam on the tuas side. Not enough counters were open. Situation worsened by seemingly redundant security measures. There was a bored-looking rent-a-cop manning a thumbprint scanner where every adult had to get down from the vehicle and go through this process. Not sure where all this scanned fingerprint data goes to, or what it's supposed to achieve I think when the harddisk is full of data, they just delete it. I placed my thumb on the scanner for a while, then asked the rent-a-cop if it was okay. Got no response. So placed my thumb back for a few more seconds before I was waved off. I think they have a targeted delay time, an aim to keep each commuter there as long as possible to worsen the jam and discourage people from crossing over to malaysia. And add to this the totally redundant boot check by scdf ns personnel, who are obviously ill-suited for this role. I think when they went in for scdf, most had heroic visions of saving people, but never imagined being shoved into unglamourous boot-check duties at the 2nd link... hmmm... On the way back, again through the 2nd link in the evening, encountered an even worse jam, again due to the singapore side. This time, an entire half of the counter complex seemed to be closed. It would appear that all the jams are orchestrated, a ploy to deter singaporeans from getting cheaper groceries, petrol and recreation on the other side. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihui Clutched July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 how not to expect jam??? during peak hours in the evening (6 to 8pm), I saw only 7 counters open at Tuas checkpoint. off peak hours??? dun think its more than 5 counters., somemore they need to wayang to double check on every exit vehicle..... on the other hand, Malaysia custom side open 20+ counter... thats 3 times more.. thats y u can find that the jam is always caused by Sg side... but its common lah, during 80's u can find that the jam is always caused by Malaysian custom. cos many Malaysian came to SG to spend money... Mal gov try to make their people life diff to spend in SG. So, now SG gov do the same thing back lo.. That is not true. It is always people working attitube that contributes to the problem. If you check out how ICA officers clear passport you will know what I mean. What's with the 8-12 numbers enter could cause so many keyboard strokes? Especially the backspace? And sometimes you see more "Traffic command" uncles than ICA officers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihui Clutched July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 ICA resources are stretched. ICQ resources are NOT stretched. Their working attitube, however, is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie47 1st Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Last time before 9/11, before MSK, before high oil prices, Causeway at this time no jam. All these factors come together to produce this new result. There are no freak events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie47 1st Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Eh? JB CNG can save a lot but I'm not going in. Rather queue at Jln Buroh for the time being. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng2 5th Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 They should make JB passport free area for Singaporean. Might as well give JB to Sgp gahmen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curahee 1st Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Bro i tot 1/2 tank go inside will kena fine?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takashimaya Neutral Newbie July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 come to think about it,before the 9/11 and mas selamat case,its always their side jam when going in but now its our side but rare for them to have jam these days... .humm........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan666 2nd Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 (edited) my old car also fix the needles, but this new car is under warranty so i never fix it yet... i saw someone here been caught with modify fuel (in one of the old thread here.. fine $10000 for that... but i can tell u that more then 50% of car go into malaysia also got fix with that... but please!!! please do not tell your friends! or even your wife!! just install the fuel needle and forget about it!!! dun show off to your friends! sometime wife will tell her friends also... so never tell anyone that your car did it! is hard for them to check... unless someone report your car number... Wah lau..u tell every1 not to tell about the magic needle..& here u are tellin every1 about this..& u even thinking of fixing it after ur warranty is over? Edited July 5, 2008 by Tarzan666 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kianbeng Clutched July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 no wonder I always say I don't understand why those cars can pump more than me. My car Mazda323 is famous for pumping alot of petrol if go in at 3/4. Before petrol rise, I can pump RM65+-. Now I can pump RM100. I was so shocked to see many cars pumping more than me. And I don't believe all of them came down from KL lor..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb 4th Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 I thought the jam was improving and decided to go in one Sat morning around 10am. The jam was not so bad - about half hour. But that was before ICA had the third strike when someone left Changi Airport with his son's passport. Must be because of that ICA become more kia si. Can we say the jam is caused by complacency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahyoo2002 2nd Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 my old car also fix the needles, but this new car is under warranty so i never fix it yet... i saw someone here been caught with modify fuel (in one of the old thread here.. fine $10000 for that... but i can tell u that more then 50% of car go into malaysia also got fix with that... but please!!! please do not tell your friends! or even your wife!! just install the fuel needle and forget about it!!! dun show off to your friends! sometime wife will tell her friends also... so never tell anyone that your car did it! is hard for them to check... unless someone report your car number... I doubt 50% of the cars fix with the needle, at least me and some of my friend, close to 5 of us who frequent JB, never install. The consequence is just too big if caught. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahyoo2002 2nd Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Damn, now they take thumb print for all the passengers all the time, which cause more jam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffang Neutral Newbie July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 what i mean is when u go fix it... dun yaya and tell your friends... tell here ok lah... anyway my cat now still stock :) they cannot tell every car to stop and sent to workshop to check... unless u did something wrong. so if u install, just act as per normal and no one will tell them your car plate number and no one will stop and check you for nothing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb 4th Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 No they did not thumb print ALL passengers, sample only. My pax and me were not thumb printed. They didnt even bother to check my petrol tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffang Neutral Newbie July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 unless u go to the sungei kadut workshop then u will know how many car been install.. i never tell anyone i install, even my good friends or my wife... so how u know about them??? anyway this is up to inv... like me with this new car... i go in every few day (sometime weekly) to pump lor, if too busy then pump in singapore... what to do... people want to save some $$$ here and there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4vtec 3rd Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 forum is not anonymous leh ... tons of ways to track some one down .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffang Neutral Newbie July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 of cos! that why i dare to say... since my car is clean now... my old car not on the road anymore... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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