The Lane Cutters - Kiasu and Kiasi

The 3 ultimate peeves for me as far as living in Singapore are these : 

1.  The stifling heat and humidity which will hit you upon arrival (by plane / ship). 

2.  Lane Cutters on our roads

3.  The Costs of Car and Home ownership

Point 1 and 3 there isn't much we can do about it. 

Point 1 - Heat and Humidity 

The heat and humidity in Singapore has been known for decades, and it is exacerbated by  global warming. I intend to read more, much more on that and post my little anecdotes and simple ways which as a citizen, I can and will make a difference.

Point 3 - Car and Home Ownership 

This is again falls in our Government's purview and these ministers and highly paid civil servants have to make it their agenda to help Singaporeans cope with these 2 largest items in every citizen's radar. A home to settle down, raise a family and access to owning a car, at least for a certain time in his or her life. These costs should not be over burdensome, as we are all well aware.

Point 2 - Lane Cutters - Driver or Passenger to blame ?

I hate queue jumpers with a vengeance. A lot of these people are providing Ride Hailing service and they may claim they are rushing from point A to point B, but IF they had planned their routes in advance and use the Google Maps, there is no need to rush. No one wants to jam brake just as the car in front moves from his lane to yours. 

The situation is made worse when we have never ending road works in many parts of this island. So what was once an 3 lane semi expressway, becomes a 2 lane or even 1 lane start stop jaunt, flaring up many motorists at all times of day. 

Really, as an observation of life in Singapore, while it may get stressful at times, we need to cherish the time and our transportation planning can be made most seamlessly if everybody played their part by 

a) planning their trips with ample time to get to their destination.

b) telling the Grabcar and Taxi driver to not rush to the destination.

I hope this post reminds us that if we rushed through our lives, aiming to to earn the big bucks  by providing Grab and other Ride Hailing services, IF it comes at the the expense of our sanity or (even worse), we get involved in car accidents in our haste, then it would all come to nothing or even, as a result, we get a terrible driving record and possibly some jail time.

Its not worth it. 

Just my 2 cents