Politically for the PAP survival this is the least bad option. What to do? The mistake had been made years ago. Raymond Lim the Transport expert turned out to be only good on paper. Now they realize it is a terrible thing to live down. Philosophically this is so anti-LKY.
I just hope our people do not pick up the bad habits we see everywhere. It was with much blood and sweat we forged a prudent and responsible society. If we lose it, we are finished.
Its like squeezing a balloon. Squeeze one side, the other side balloons. Since privatisation of public transport is a sacred cow, and God-given birth-right to earn profits is another sacred cow, this can only mean that "free" "early peak" hour transport will result in higher fares for "normal" peak hour transport.
ReplyDeleteGosh .. we have ponding, flooding ... now we have early peak hour, normal peak hour ... Solve one problem, creates another ...
Free - heheheheh. An absolutely filthy word where this govt is concerned. How could it use such language?!
ReplyDeleteFirst the MRT system has to be able to cope with all the extra passengers it will have to carry, because so many will not be able to own cars.
Problem is, the MRT cant cope with the passengers it has now! While people are still driving cars. And it will not be able to do so for quite some years more. So, 6.9million, how?
In order for the people not to pick up "bad habits", the gov has to undo all those bad policies that disadvantaged her own citizenry. If giving free rides like what they do in Melbourne is not right, the transport minister should draw a pay like his Melbourne counterpart instead of the usual stories about his high value. DT
ReplyDelete