Monday, 27 February 2012
What will happen without COE and ERP in place?
Without ERP, the road traffic will have more vehicles and there may be more traffic jams occuring. Everybody will tend to use a common main road and therefore causing traffic congestion and longer time is needed to reach a destination.
Without COE, car ownership will once again become prevalent and there will be a rapid growth in the number of vehicles in relation to Singapore's road capacity. There will also be traffic congestion and everybody would take very long to travel from one place to another.
Without COE, car ownership will once again become prevalent and there will be a rapid growth in the number of vehicles in relation to Singapore's road capacity. There will also be traffic congestion and everybody would take very long to travel from one place to another.
Enhancing Accessibility (MRT, Bus and Pedestrian Facilities)
Developments of the Mass Rapid Transport system (MRT) enable Singapore residents an tourists to travel in greater comfort,ease ans speed. Improving accessibility with transport infrastructure provide easier access to places that were once difficult to reach. The planning, construction and maintenance of the road network is overseen by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), and this extends to expressways in Singapore. These form key transport arteries between the distinct towns and regional centres as laid out in Singapore's urban planning, with the main purpose of allowing vehicles to travel from satellite towns to the city centre and vice-versa in the shortest possible distance.
Public transport in Singapore covers a variety of transport modes such as bus,rail and taxi. This is the result of the great emphasis by the Government of Singapore in order to promote its use over private transport. About 5.308 million trips are made on a daily basis on the public transport system and at least half of its population utilizes it daily.
Public transport in Singapore covers a variety of transport modes such as bus,rail and taxi. This is the result of the great emphasis by the Government of Singapore in order to promote its use over private transport. About 5.308 million trips are made on a daily basis on the public transport system and at least half of its population utilizes it daily.
Advantages and Disadvantages of COE
Advantages
- As Singapore developed and Singaporeans grew affluent, car ownership became prevalent. By the 1980s, there was a need to manage the rapid growth in the number of vehicles in relation to Singapore's road capacity. Eventually, there was a recession of Singapore's car population of 1985
- Singapore roads became more smooth flowing
Disadvantages
- The auction-styled system that the COE is based on favours the wealthy who can afford to bid with higher prices for COEs and can even afford a few COEs for multiple cars they own.
- The lower income families, which need a car more, are forced to pay the COE prices that are driven up by demand.
Critics have suggested that the system could be changed to a pay-as-you-bid model such that successful bidders would pay the same figure they bid rather than pay the highest figure of all the bidders
- As Singapore developed and Singaporeans grew affluent, car ownership became prevalent. By the 1980s, there was a need to manage the rapid growth in the number of vehicles in relation to Singapore's road capacity. Eventually, there was a recession of Singapore's car population of 1985
- Singapore roads became more smooth flowing
Disadvantages
- The auction-styled system that the COE is based on favours the wealthy who can afford to bid with higher prices for COEs and can even afford a few COEs for multiple cars they own.
- The lower income families, which need a car more, are forced to pay the COE prices that are driven up by demand.
Critics have suggested that the system could be changed to a pay-as-you-bid model such that successful bidders would pay the same figure they bid rather than pay the highest figure of all the bidders
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