Owning a car in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive countries, has always been something of a luxury. But costs have now soared to an all time high.
My GF is just getting her license as an adult and the number of times she’s been asked “So have you been driving without a license for a while?” is incredibly troubling.
Singapore is an island city-state. The rural part of Singapore is Malaysia, a different country – and one that is also famously pretty damn dense where the people live.
Lol I’m guessing you’ve never taken bart or the mta. Singapore’s mrt is leagues better.
On the other hand, can you even comprehend what traffic and parking would be like if Singapore had US car laws? You should come to the states and try commuting daily into downtown SF or NY and see what that’s like.
Fuck me, what MRT ride takes more than 1.5 hours? I’ve done Tampines to Admiralty before and it was less than that.
You need to travel more, perhaps you’ll appreciate our public transport some more. There’s a reason why you’re not getting support here. You’re just sounding like an entitlted person who wants a luxury mode of transport in a small city state that’s already pretty crowded with cars despite the stupid prices on them.
Is there sufficient public transportation options there? Is the cost the same for rural as for urban populations?
If you read the article, it says twice that the public transport is fantastic
We need that in the states. Fantastic public transportation and the ability to own a car should be expensive and hard to obtain even for the rich.
The amount of horrible drivers on the road in the states is crazy and way to easy to get a car and a DL.
My GF is just getting her license as an adult and the number of times she’s been asked “So have you been driving without a license for a while?” is incredibly troubling.
Singapore is an island city-state. The rural part of Singapore is Malaysia, a different country – and one that is also famously pretty damn dense where the people live.
It’s Singapore man, we don’t have a real rural population any more.
The entire country is about the size of New York City.
Singapore’s public transport system is fantastic. I lived there for 2 years and never felt like I needed a car. You only get one as a status symbol.
Their metro rules, smoothest ride I’ve ever felt on a train, including airport people movers
deleted by creator
Lol I’m guessing you’ve never taken bart or the mta. Singapore’s mrt is leagues better.
On the other hand, can you even comprehend what traffic and parking would be like if Singapore had US car laws? You should come to the states and try commuting daily into downtown SF or NY and see what that’s like.
Fuck me, what MRT ride takes more than 1.5 hours? I’ve done Tampines to Admiralty before and it was less than that.
You need to travel more, perhaps you’ll appreciate our public transport some more. There’s a reason why you’re not getting support here. You’re just sounding like an entitlted person who wants a luxury mode of transport in a small city state that’s already pretty crowded with cars despite the stupid prices on them.
public transport journeys get less comfy as demand increases, but car journeys just take longer
like a 30 minute journey taking 2-3 hours kind of longer
idk about you, but I’d rather endure some discomfort than spunk hours of my day down the drain
Where are you on a train in Singapore for that long?
Not OP but it’s possible if you stay in the north like CCK or Sembawang and need to travel to Changi Business Park for work.