LTA researching on viability of distance-based road pricing

[Nutty]

After months/years of speculation, we are going to get this soon?

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../387827/1/.html

[Shull]

oh..FARK!!!

 

if they do that..please do it all the way get rid of import tax, COE and road tax..

[Jeffang]

not to worry...

this will start off with weekend car 1st... they will trial on OPC car, which when they move they pay $20, then if this pass... then they will use it on normal car...

[BMW320i]

****.... no more late night devils bend...

 

 

[Nutty]

How come you know? You are part of the team?

[Try_conti]

why opc again ? wait those opc owners will sure come &

[Raiders]

silly dude, when did LTA become a santa claus in your eyes ever before.

 

1st it requires a GPS! Just like when they trial the IU stuff, where there's still no "gantree"

 

Look wats now after the trial works great in achieving KPI, FULL OF TREES!

 

So wats next? Compulsory GPS on every vehicle? Increase TREES sucking power machiam a turbo vaccum? Then maybe u will pay lesser for your road tax. By then then maybe they will come out the pollution tax to balance the income.

 

There's just no free lunch

Edited November 5, 2008 by Raiders

[Shull]

if they ever implement GPS..no need for trees lor..

 

2011 anyone?

[Jeffang]

nope... not their team...

just found out from my friend that they are now testing and with few OPC car now...

[Picanto]

nonesense. dun anyhow huntum lah.

[Edrollbrick]

whenever the garment say they are studying, it will be implemented. IR, organ, now charge as you drive system - which not necessary mean they will do away with ERP, which can be easily factorinto the road usage.

[Edrollbrick]

definetly will not see removal of road tax. Big Fat Cash Cow. they will say need to do public education on tv, so who pays other than from the road tax? just like the TV license, you do the sums and the number is not small.

[Watergun]

LTA should also look into charging more for those who drive & park whole day at their work place.

 

These people doesn't really require a car and just causing congestion during peak hours.

 

Charge learner drivers for hogging the roads during peak hours.

 

*peak hours = defined by bus lanes.

[Raiders]

thats y we remain mostly in the top listing of profit making.

[Nullifi3d]

eventually our roads and highways will be like this

 

 

Edited November 6, 2008 by Nullifi3d

[Nutty]

No. I think will become like this.

 

[Nullifi3d]

either way both looks like extreme examples of a communist-led society. I know my picture is from one.

[Sosaria]

Lots of possibilities with GPS. Can even check whether drivers are speeding and fine them accordingly.

 

Anyway, it's not easy - GPS signals easily blocked by tunnels, trees, etc. Wonder how they get around this problem...