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
Aim of COE
-Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) give Singaporeans the right to own a vehicle.
-COEs are integral to the Vehicle Quota System (VQS), a landmark scheme implemented to regulate the growth of vehicle population in Singapore which is among the densest in the world
-COEs are integral to the Vehicle Quota System (VQS), a landmark scheme implemented to regulate the growth of vehicle population in Singapore which is among the densest in the world
Certificate of Entitlement
The certificate of Entitlement (COE), was instituted by the government of Singapore since May 1990, is a program designed to limit car ownership and hence the number of vehicles on the country's roads. This system in effect requires residents of Singapore to bid for the right to buy a motor vehicle, with the number of certificates deliberately restricted.
The COE allows holders to own a car for a period of 10 years, after which they must scrap or export their car with financial incentives or bid for another COE at the prevailing rate if they wish to continue using their car for a further 5 or 10 years.
The COE allows holders to own a car for a period of 10 years, after which they must scrap or export their car with financial incentives or bid for another COE at the prevailing rate if they wish to continue using their car for a further 5 or 10 years.
Disadvantages of ERPs
1. Low Income Earners
- The introduction of Electronic Road Pricing system will affect the people with lower incomes as their expenditure will increase
2. Movement of congestion from motorway to side roads
- In order to avoid using paid roads, drivers will try to shift their journeys to side roads and thus increasing the traffic congestion elsewhere
3. Privacy of drivers
- The fact that the system can record the movements of people using the charged road, the data can be used for other purposes, against them.
Advantages of ERPs
Fair Charges are based on usage so those who contribute more to the congestion pay more. Those who use the roads less frequently or who travel during non-ERP hours will pay less or not need to pay at all. Convenient Motorists need not purchase daily/monthly licences. Reliable As a fully automated system, there is no risk of human error as human enforcement is not required. The LTA reported that road traffic decreased by nearly 25,000 vehicles during peak hours, with average road speeds increasing by about 20%. Within the restricted zone itself, traffic has gone down by about 13% during ERP operational hours, with vehicle numbers dropping from 270,000 to 235,000. It has been observed that car-pooling has increased, while the hours of peak vehicular traffic has also gradually eased and spread into off-peak hours, suggesting a more productive use of road space. |
AIM of ERPs
- A motorist is encouraged to decide whether to drive, when to and where to
- He may choose a different route, mode of transport, time of travel or not travel at all
- Those who pay and stay on the road which enjoy a smoother ride
- He may choose a different route, mode of transport, time of travel or not travel at all
- Those who pay and stay on the road which enjoy a smoother ride
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)
It is an electronic toll collection scheme adopted in Singapore to manage traffic by road pricing based on a pay-as-you-use principle. The ERP was implemented by the Land Transport Authority in September 1998 to replace the Singapore Area Licensing Scheme. The pay-as-you-use principle of ERP makes motorists more aware of the true cost of driving. This way, road usage can be optimised.
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