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  1. SINGAPORE - The SMRT will triple its travel discount scheme to 30 cents from Oct 8 in an effort to entice commuters to travel earlier and ease congestion on the trains during morning peak hours. The discount will also be extended by another 15 minutes to 7.45am. The SMRT now offers a 10-cent discount to adults and senior citizens entering from stations along the North-South and East-West lines outside the city area and exiting at nine selected stations within the city area before 7.30am from Monday to Saturday. The nine stations are Bugis, City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut, Lavender, Orchard, Outram Park, Raffles Place, Somerset and Tanjong Pagar. The SMRT will also conduct joint trials with the Land Transport Authority on demand management measures to incentivise commuters to shift their travel times away from peak periods. More details on this initiative will be announced when ready. The SMRT has set aside S$5 million for the two demand management schemes. When asked why SBS Transit is not introducing similar demand management measures, Public Transport Council chairman Gerard Ee said that SBS Transit - which predominantly runs buses - is "having a tough time". Last year, the company's Return on Total Assets (ROTA), an indicator of profitability, fell 1.5 per cent to stand at 7.8 per cent. The SMRT, meanwhile, had a higher ROTA of 11.2 per cent last year, even though it also saw a 0.8 per cent decrease from a year before. With the authorities planning to ramp up bus services and tighten the quality of service standards, Mr Ee said: "I would worry taking S$5 million from the buses. I can only see the costs going up." Commuters that Today spoke to appeared mixed in their responses to SMRT's discount scheme. Accounts executive Jeremy Wu, who travels from his Tampines home to the city for work, said: "The discount is not a lot. I would rather take my time to get ready for work." But clerk Chin Pei Pei welcomed the extension in the timing as she starts work at 8am: "(It) could go some way to offsetting my transport costs." Mr Ee acknowledged that the 15-minute extension "may not sound a lot", but is confident "a lot of people will take advantage" of the discount scheme. By saving 30 cents a day, commuters could give themselves a nice breakfast treat once a week, Mr Ee quipped. LEONG WEE KEAT ---I just felt that the public transport service should be catering to the needs of people travelling During Peak hours? Usually people who travel on trains during the peak hours do so for necessity, like reporting to work... If cannot travel using public transport during peak hours, considering the fact that you will also be heavily charged for driving during peak hours, I guess the only other option is to walk or cycle to work!
  2. I have written an email to public transport council regarding a solution to the crowding of mrt during peak hours. Posting here for you ppl to see and just throw questions on its viability. Solution: Put one extra carriage in the front and the back. This immediately increases the MRT capacity immediately. I know the the carriage platforms are of a standard length. The solution is simple. Simply program the first and last carriage doors not to open. This might inconvenience the passengers if they want to get out. A simple observation is that the bulk of passengers get off at certain areas only during peak hours which is orchard for the north side, bugis from east and tanjong pagar from west. Thus, I do not think ppl will be stuck in the carriages. For return trips, I believe that the bulk of travellers also get off at certain stations. Of course, there might be hiccups but I feel a pilot study can be conducted to check its viability. Cheaper than buying new trains and tracks. What do you al think?
  3. By calculations peak oil is at year 2008 when global financial crisis happen, which the demand of oil drop. Following year 2011 (this year) which could see a oil crunch soon. :blink:
  4. U bloody play car like a fu&$ing brainless ass with 2 of ur off peak lancer friends on TPE. U cut people lane like bast!$$. Btw ur puny little engine n ur friends can't even match the Volvo on the first lane and still wanna act. U lucky that I have my family with me if not I sure smoke u away. Sorry guys. This idiot cause a lot of people to have to jam brake and swerve. To the driver or friends of this driver. I have ur video on my car cam. I expect u to make a public apology here or pm me urapology. If not I will send to lta and tp. To forummers I can't post first as his number is clear.
  5. http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC11032...s-at-peak-hours Ban bikes at peak hours Letter from Ho Swee Huat 04:46 AM Mar 26, 2011In 2009, motorcyclists and their pillion riders made up 50.3 per cent of road fatalities. I believed a significant portion of these fatalities must occur on the expressways. Just two months ago, a 29-year-old motorcyclist was pinned under a lorry near the Eng Neo exit of the Pan-Island Expressway. As a motorist, I have seen motorcycles weaving in and out of traffic dangerously. The situation is particularly bad on the Bukit Timah Expressway when bikers from Malaysia swarm the lanes during the morning peak hours. I am not implying that motorcyclists are at fault in road accidents, merely that they have the most to lose if an accident happens. Banning motorcyclists on expressways during morning peak hours could help to mitigate accidents and fatalities. Letter from Ho Swee Huat Is this a good sugguestion? What do you guys think?
  6. Feb 22, 2011 Go back to old off-peak car licence system I HAVE owned an off-peak car for the past five years and initially, I applauded the change to the electronic licensing system as it removed the hassle of motorists having to make the trip to the post office to purchase the paper coupons. The new scheme also gives an extra grace period of a day for motorists to make the purchase online - which means, we could drive first and purchase later. However, my thoughts changed after April last year. I drove my car once thinking I would purchase the licence online when I got home. However, I forgot to do so and by the time I remembered, I had already missed the deadline by half a day. I contacted the Land Transport Authority (LTA) promptly and filed a report of my mistake. But without any consideration, a hefty fine of $500 was imposed on me. I had to make several appeals before the fine was reduced to $200. Unfortunately, the same thing happened again recently, except this time, it was my brother who drove the car. He entrusted me with the purchase of the licence and I totally forgot about it until we were notified by LTA of the offence. LTA said the off-peak car offences had shot up 10 times from the year before ("More off-peak car cheats nabbed after tighter checks"; yesterday). Are there any statistics on the percentage of such offences arising from innocent acts of forgetfulness and not intentional misuse of the scheme? The relevant authorities may want to relook the current system to avoid this problem. For example, perhaps an SMS or e-mail reminder could be sent to the vehicle owner to purchase the e-Day licence once LTA detects an off-peak vehicle on the road without a licence. I somehow prefer the old paper coupon system as the problem of forgetting to purchase the licence and ending up with a hefty fine will never occur. Louise Tan (Ms) Another char bor blaming everything else but her own self for mistakes. Think AWARE shud be put on a tighter leash so as not to produce so many whiners.
  7. Read on the Straits Time, that Off Peak Car number of offence is high despite of hefty penalities & crackdown, do it ever occur to the government that people down on the street want a car that at off peak car price and use as a normal usage? Do they even listen? or only during election time?
  8. extracted from nus property index at http://www.ires.nus.edu.sg/srpi/srpi_main.aspx
  9. Can COE car above 10 years be converted to off peak car? How is the rebate process like?
  10. When paying through the onemotoring website (fee for driving opc on peak hours), what is the proof of payment? In case there is dispute, e.g. paid up online, but still receive LTA notice?? Not my problem, but a relative of mine got this notice, so pls spare the 'I told u so' I believe he paid up, but it's unclear how he can go about proving it.
  11. Currently, automakers use head-up displays to project important vehicle information (speed, navigation directions, etc.) on the windshield, keeping the driver's eyes focused on the road, where they belong. General Motors is hard at work developing its next-generation heads-up technology, and we were given a preview yesterday of what sort of new features to expect in the coming years. This new concept, developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon and the University of Southern California, uses an augmented reality system to display head-up information across the entire windshield. Never heard of augmented reality? Sure you have. When you're watching a football game and images appear on the screen to indicate lines on the playing field, that's augmented reality. GM feels that this technology will be a good way to expand upon current heads-up systems without being too distracting for drivers. GM's new concept uses an array of vehicle sensors and cameras to collect data and project images directly onto the surface of the windshield. For example, if you're driving in dark foggy conditions, this technology can highlight the lines of the road. By pairing these functions with existing night vision technology, the heads-up system can identify and highlight animals or people along the side of the road. It's all about improving safety, not only for the driver and passengers, but for pedestrians, too. What's more, this new tech can work with a car's navigation system to give more precise directions, highlighting actual road signs or buildings to show drivers where they should be going. Don't expect to see this technology anytime soon, however
  12. I'm asking this question on behalf of a relative driving OPC. According to news, beginning this year, OPC hours have been extended to cover the entire Saturday, instead of starting at 3pm. I've heard something like for these extended hours, it's not automatically granted, and OPC drivers still need to apply/pay a certain amount? Can be done at AXS machines?? I don't drive OPC, so will be grateful if someone could clarify these new rules. Thank you
  13. Condo-style HDB flats: Peak price of $722k The Peak @ Toa Payoh will be launched next Wednesday. -ST Sat, Apr 11, 2009 The Straits Times By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent WILL house hunters spend more than $700,000 on a premium HDB flat with some condo-style features in Toa Payoh? A Hoi Hup-led consortium is about to find out after offering premium five-room flats at its new The Peak project for up to $722,000. Analysts question whether HDB flat buyers will bite, given that they are constrained by an $8,000-a-month income ceiling and are dealing with a recession. Next Wednesday, The Peak @ Toa Payoh, boasting 1,203 units in two 42-storey blocks and three 40-storey blocks, will be launched. The project, at Lorong 1A Toa Payoh, comes under the design, build and sell scheme (DBSS), and offers premium fittings. But unlike private condominiums, these projects do not have facilities such as pools and gyms. The smallest units - 95 of them - are the 753 sq ft three-room flats. They are priced from $355,000 to $398,000. The 306 four-room flats of 980 sq ft will go for $468,000 to $582,000. The next rung up the price ladder are the five-room flats, which mostly go for $539,000 to $698,000, and range from 1,184 sq ft to 1,259 sq ft. The priciest of the lot are the 24 five-room high-ceiling flats costing between $700,000 and $722,000. The developer - a group comprising Hoi Hup Realty, Sunway Development and Hoi Hup J.V. Development - said the flats are about $500 per sq ft (psf) to $510 psf on average. A quick calculation shows the price can go up to $594 psf. A spokesman said The Peak is near Toa Payoh MRT station. And like the earlier City View DBSS project by the same group, The Peak offers an exclusive touch with a card-access security system at all ground-floor lift lobbies. Buyers will also get large bay windows, Daikin air-conditioning units, built-in kitchen cabinets and wardrobes. Still, industry watchers note that for the same price, buyers are spoilt for choice in the current market. Experts have said DBSS projects have to be priced lower than private flats as they are essentially HDB flats. They face restrictions such as an income cap, an ethnic quota and a minimum occupation period. 'Toa Payoh is a mature estate but in the current economy, there will be resistance at above $500,000,' PropNex chief executive Mohamed Ismail said yesterday. Resale five-room flats in the area now cost about $450,000 on average while three-roomers go for $260,000 to $270,000 on average, though the latter are more than 30 years of age, he added. Knight Frank research and consultancy director Nicholas Mak said The Peak's prices are comparable to those of resale executive condos (EC), which have condo facilities but also face public housing sale restrictions. For just over $700,000, buyers can buy a private but older 99-year resale condo unit nearby, added Mr Mak. For the same price as a five-room flat, they can buy a resale EC unit at a more distant location. In the first quarter, 94 EC deals were done at $579,000 on average. The Peak is the fifth DBSS project. The sixth, in Simei, is expected to be released for sale soon. Last year, three such projects were launched. City View in Boon Keng, Park Central @ AMK, and Natura Loft in Bishan have since sold the bulk of their units. The latest of the lot, Natura Loft, was launched late last year and has about 30 per cent left to sell, said developer QingJian Realty. Its five-roomers are already half sold, it said. DBSS projects are now sandwiched in a narrowing gap between HDB resale flat prices and private condo prices. 'DBSS flats will be relevant again when the gap widens. In the meantime, these developers will just have to do the best they can,' said Mr Mak.
  14. Hi all, Let say I'm buying a OPC new car at $47K. Arf = omv = $12K, COE at $5K. So After deducting for OPC, new car price at $30K, parf and COE =$0 ($17K-$12K-$5K) So my car paper value is $0 on the first day, and my depreciation for 10 years driving is $30k/10=$3K per year. BUt if I buy the same as normal car, and convert it on the first month, under LTA rule: Additional Preferential Additional Fee (PARF) benefit on top of the normal PARF benefit may be granted if your car is de-registered before it is 10 years old and is eligible for PARF benefit. The additional PARF benefit is computed as follows: Lifespan of the car as a converted OPC (in months and days) x ($2,200/12) To illustrate: If you had re-registered your normal car as an OPC on 1 June 2003 and used the car as an OPC up till 19 June 2006, at the point of de-registration, if the car is still eligible for PARF benefit, you would be granted an additional PARF benefit calculated as follows: Period as a converted OPC is calculated as follows: From 1/6/03 to 31/5/06 = 3 years or 36 months (i.e. 3 years x 12 months) From 1/6/06 to 19/6/06 = 19 days or 0.63 months (i.e. 19 days divide by 30 days) Hence, total period where the car was a converted OPC = 36.63 months. The additional PARF is thus calculated as follows: Additional PARF = 36.63 x ($2,200/12) = $6,715 Then my car parf rebate at 10 year will be $6K ($12k x 50%) plus $21,816 (119months*$2200/12) is equal to $27,816 dollar. So by paying $17K upfront, I'll be getting more than $10 k more. Is this correct?
  15. Off Peak means they shouldn't add to the number of vehicles during peak hours! OPC needs a time tuning? Such cars shouldn't contributes into our traffic jams. Currently, these red-plated cars can be used only from 7pm to 7am on weekdays, and after 3pm on Saturdays, and for the full day on Sundays and public holidays. Why not let these cars have full Saturdays and Sundays but reduce the weekdays timing from 9pm to 7am? Be fair...
  16. Not going to repeat, just read the letter yourself. http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/Owners/Oth...302-125697.html The only 2 questions I have in my head now are... when someone writes with an argument like this, is he having a good and clear picture of OPC vs NORMAL population in Singapore? In the traffic jam we see everyday, how significant a role has OPC cars played?
  17. Lightspeed

    Speed Peak

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  18. Since it's a major holiday tomorrow?
  19. Must reach work place before 8am KJE - BKE - PIE seems to be the most direct way but my friend told me PIE every morning Jam Any drivers frequent PIE in the morning? I dont mind reaching office earlier than 8am if i can avoid the jam at PIE or is there another alt way ? KJE - BKE - SLE - TPE?
  20. As per above subject, was a impreza SJC 60XX plate. Can see his face turn black, a young guy with dyed hair.... Think he was arguing with the LTA officer on the bike, saw the officer escort him, probably to LTA which is just in front.... Siiigghhhh when will these guys learn that it is just $20 to display coupon. For this guy I think he did not display coupon, how much is the fine?
  21. Seen this on Saturday Straits Times...Just sharing... LTA will consider ideas on off-peak cars I REFER to the recent letters on extending the use of off-peak cars (OPC) on Saturdays and suggestions to provide a half-day supplementary licence for OPC owners. The OPC scheme represents an option of car ownership for those who wish to use their cars less frequently or if use is concentrated within the off-peak periods for which the scheme is designed. OPC owners enjoy a significant upfront tax rebate of $17,000 and an annual discount of $800 on the car's road tax, subject to a minimum road-tax payment of $50 per year. These tax concessions take into consideration the restricted periods of use - 7am to 7pm on weekdays and 7am to 3pm on Saturday. Those who want to use their OPC on Saturdays during the restricted periods have the flexibility to do so by displaying a valid day licence of $20. We understand some OPC owners would welcome shortening the restriction hours or a half-day supplementary licence on Saturdays, but not all may agree to a reduction in the tax concession they enjoy in exchange for this benefit. On balance, by continuing with the present scheme, OPC owners stand to benefit from higher tax rebates. The Land Transport Authority regularly monitors and reviews our policies and schemes, and we will take Ms Vivian Poon's feedback on Monday ('Weekend scheme') into consideration in our next review. Geoffrey Lim Deputy Director (Media Relations) Land Transport Authority
  22. Hi all.. Haven bought a car before therefore i need advice from u guys... I intend to buy an off peak car... My budget is 30K... So any cars is within my range after the 17K deducted??? No family yet so no need for a big car... Juz need a vehicle to fetch my gf n parents..
  23. 'Hey...want to take cab? No surcharge for peak hours' Passenger drought after fare hike forcing cabbies to come up with strategies to draw customers. -ST Mavis Toh Sun, Jan 06, 2008 The Sunday Times AS MR A.L. Tan's cab comes into sight, an A4-size handwritten sign on his dashboard is what a potential passenger will see first. 'Not 35% surcharge peak hour', it says. He has resorted to waiving the surcharge after last month's cab fare hike. 'I used to make up to $130 during peak hours,' said the cabby of 15 years in Mandarin. 'Then the customers were scared off and I couldn't even make $10!' Cabbies complain that passengers are disappearing during morning and evening rush hours. What used to be a $2 flat surcharge for travelling between 7am and 9.30am, or 5pm and 8pm, is now calculated as 35 per cent of the metered fare. A passenger travelling from Ang Mo Kio MRT station to Choa Chu Kang's Lot 1 Shopping Centre pays about $14 outside peak periods. Slap on the surcharge during peak hours and the fare is now $19. Although cab companies are optimistic that the recent fare changes will raise drivers' incomes, cabbies themselves are not so sanguine. Most of the 20 cabbies The Sunday Times spoke to say that passengers are more receptive to the 30-cent higher flag-down fare, but baulk at paying the peak-hour surcharge. Of the 10 passengers The Sunday Times spoke to, seven said they now avoid taking cabs whenever possible, especially during peak hours. The others said that they still take a cab at least once a day. Property agent A.C. Yeo, 54, said she now takes the train to work instead. A cab ride from her Bishan flat to her office in Toa Payoh used to cost her $6.50 during peak hours. Now, it has gone up to about $8. To encourage more passengers to catch taxis during peak hours, some cabbies such as Transcab's Mr Tan have come up with their own strategies. Comfort cabby B.P. Pang, 52, is giving out discounts together with his business card in the hope of increasing his passenger base. For a $27.40 trip from Tampines to Cecil Street, including peak-hour and Electronic Road Pricing surcharges, Mr Pang charges his passenger $21, giving him a 23 per cent discount. He usually gives discounts only to customers whose fares exceed $20, in the hope that they will call for his cab in future. 'I used to get at least six customers during peak hours, now I don't even get two,' said the cabby of three years in Mandarin. Comfort cabby Jack Ng, 47, admits to touting at bus stops for potential passengers. Down goes his windscreen as he drives by and yells out: 'Taxi, taxi, no surcharge.' He said in Mandarin: 'Many people have turned to buses and trains since the fare hike. So I try my luck at bus stops and tempt them with my cheaper fare, without the surcharge.' Even with his new tactic, Mr Ng says he takes home about $80 a day, a 30 per cent dip from before. But he is optimistic that business will pick up as more customers are asking for his phone number and calling him when they need rides. Sales manager Maria Woo, 35, for example, has become Mr Ng's regular passenger, ringing him for a ride during peak hours. She takes a cab at least five times a day for business meetings. 'He doesn't charge me the 35 per cent and the on-call charges, saving me up to $65 a week!' she said. Asked if it was legitimate for cabbies to offer customers discounts, a spokesman for Comfort, Singapore's largest taxi operator, said that cabbies are essentially their own businessmen. She added: 'It is their prerogative to give discounts to their customers should they so desire.' While some cabbies are fighting the passenger drought, others are using the lax period to take longer breaks at coffee shops. SMRT cabby S.K. Tang, 50, said: 'Driving around looking for passengers is just costing me more diesel.' Comfort cabby D. Ghing, 60, said cabbies are now trying to 'out-drive' each other for passengers. 'Customers are like Hollywood stars now - one passenger flags, four cabs will zoom in,' said the cabby of 25 years. 'It's a dog-eat-dog world here.'
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