Tag Archives: Car Ownership

COE is so expensive, yet Singaporeans continue to buy and use cars as their daily transportation. I found this breakdown on the internet and what it shows makes perfect sense. It is so much more expensive to buy a car than to rely on public transport. It is plain stupid to own a car in Singapore. It is tiring to drive and a waste of time to get stuck in the jam during morning and evening peak hour. I hope sillyporeans who still treat cars as status symbols to wake up their idea, no many how rich you are, you still die one day and none of the riches can be brought along.

With the government talking about reduction I car population in Singapore and also driving towards a Car Lite society, I think the government is going at the wrong direction, traffic seems heavier every now and then and having a high occurrences of traffic accidents. Let me state some of the possible cause for all these.

Aljunied MP Sylvia Lim has raised the issue of building a fairer COE system in parliament. She said that the government should look at ways to help those who need to own a vehicle, but use them sparingly. This can be achieved through concessions or rebates.

THE use of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) has made it possible for more Singaporeans to own cars. Responding to a question for written reply in Parliament on Monday, Transport Minister Raymond Lim said this is reflected in the growth of Singapore's car population from 680,000 in 1997 to 800,000 in 2006. In his reply, Mr Lim said since its implementation in 1998, ERP has been effective in maintaining average travel speeds on priced roads within the optimal speed range through regular reviews and rate adjustments. For example, average speeds on the expressways have remained at above 45km/h during peak hours.