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Make highway code easy to find online
To be more effective in preventing road accidents, the reader suggests that Traffic Police should post the Singapore Highway Code prominently on its website. -myp
A taste of their own medicine?
With the vast number of ERP gantries implemented all over Singapore, it only seems fitting that there is one that looms right over the LTA office.
Scare and jam on MMR2
Works minister gives assurance that the Middle Ring Road II is structurally safe, despite a nasty scare that lead to closure of a ramp. -The Star
Pump prices go down so what?
Singaporeans have tightened their belts with rising prices, but will they loosen up now?
No end to problems in ring road project
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): The Middle Ring Road 2 has been riddled with problems, particularly the 1.7km elevated stretch in Kepong. It was closed twice before. -NST
Don't spoil rides on MRT with bad behaviour
This reader feels that Singaporeans do not keep to instructions on MRT escalators. -myp
5 more full day bus lanes
From Monday August 11, commuters can expect 5 streches of normal bus lanes around North Bridge road and Victoria Street to be converted to full-day bus lanes.
Motorcyclist dies in CTE accident
The 61-year-old motorcyclist died at Tock Seng Hospital at 12.55pm. -ST
Bidding for SJK registration numbers starts Monday
The LTA invites the public to bid for SJK car numbers 1-9999 from August 11-16th 2008. -AsiaOne
Parents of speeding teens to get postcards from police
In one US city police will send a postcard to the parents of a speeding teenager. Should parents in Singapore be informed of the driving behaviour of their children?
Form a team and race through KPE
Grab a chance to race through the KPE - South-east Asia's longest underground road tunnel and possibly be part of breaking a Guinness World Record. -ST
They're pleased to have cars back in just one week
After his Honda CRV was stolen last week, life without it was very difficult for one owner. However thanks to swift police week he got his car back on National Day. -TNP
Lorry with no driver crashes into wall
A strange accident occurred in Aljunied when a lorry with no driver rolled 20 metres crashing into a wall. -TNP
Faulty MRR2 pillar to get tie-frame
The Public Works Department is using a process called tie-frame to temporarily fix the faulty pillar on the Middle Ring Road 2 bridge. -NST
Where's my bus? SBS info not accurate
A reader used SBS Transit's IRIS service to find out bus arrival times and was misled by the system twice. He asks, "Is it fair to commuters?" -TNP
Did these MRT staff behave recklessly?
Staff members on a train on the North East Line were manipulating controls in the cabin, making the train move erratically. -myp
No refund for cancelling driving test from Oct 1
From Oct 1, even if you cancel a driving test ahead of time, don't expect to get a refund. The move is designed to stop aspiring drivers from abusing the system by making multiple bookings. -myp
Collision between bus and Red Rhino
A strange accident occurred yesterday morning between a Singapore Civil Defence Force(SCDF) Red Rhino and a public bus. Authorities are investigating the matter. -myp
Rude driver swerves into lane recklessly
One man narrowly escaped an accident while sweerving to avoid ramming into an SMRT bus. -myp
'Forgive me'
A lorry driver is ready to go to jail, if it appeases parents of boy he killed while reversing his lorry last year. -ST
One last hurrah
Businessman Kevin Kwee,38 took part in Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race in Sepang, Malaysia, after not driivng for 12 long years. His love for racing is so strong he says, "I want to do this when my body can still do it." -ST
Free rear seat belts for Honda Civics
From Oct 1, Honda Malaysia will install free rear centre seat belts for its Civic cars sold between 2003-2005. -NST
Parking coupons reused many times
A man noticed something strange in a public carpark near Clarke Quay. Someone had actually reused old parking coupons by folding the tabs upwards instead of tearing them away. -myp
Dunearn road traffic menace
A reader complains that cars belonging to pupils' parents stop, wait or park illegally daily along Dunearn Road between 12.30pm and 1.15pm. -myp
Better way to return ez-link cards?
When you lose your ez-link card what happens to it? One reader says that a good idea would be to inscribe a person's mobile number on it. Should there be a return policy for found cards? -myp
Wrong to feed child on train?
This reader feels its wrong to feed a child on a train, as it is prohibited to eat and drink. How far should this be followed? -myp
P aargh!
Dizzying ramps, narrow lots and bottlenecks at some shopping mall carparks are driving motorists round the bend. -ST
 
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