As someone who drives, driving in a city SHOULD be frustrating to incetivize ppl to take less confusing public trasit that is given priority, is cheaper & often faster. Naarm (Melbourne), while not without flaws, does this SO WELL. Singapore, though, is a car driver's HEAVEN. - ThreadSky

angmohsnowball.bsky.social • 141 days ago

As someone who drives, driving in a city SHOULD be frustrating to incetivize ppl to take less confusing public trasit that is given priority, is cheaper & often faster.

Naarm (Melbourne), while not without flaws, does this SO WELL. Singapore, though, is a car driver's HEAVEN.

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angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

Naarm has trams aplenty that often has their own, faster routes into the city and extend into the suburbs, combined with an extensive metro & regional rail network. I've never needed a car while living there for a few months now. Pedestrians & cyclists are also given priority when on/crossing roads.

angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

When I did recently drive in Naarm, it was hella frustrating. Having to wait for ALL the trams, needing to take a circuitous route around the city, slower roads in general, and roads that only continue on for pedestrians & cyclists but blocked for cars.

And that's SUCH A GOOD THING!

angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

(not saying Naarm doesnt hv problems of its own. Lookin at u, lack of airport rail, citylink, fairly infrequent upfield line, Princes Hwy and other stroads of your ilk)

angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

But by comparison, Singapore is MUCH more easy to drive in. Thicc roads that are much faster to drive on, roads in the city are prioritized for car traffic, little pedestrianization & taking public transit is almost always slower, no matter how frequent it is.

angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

Like I can't & won't fault the MRT (well... apart from when it does fault), but taking the bus is significantly slower (esp without priority & separation from car traffic), being a pedestrian becomes an absolute hike across 6-8 lane roads, cyclists are vilified everywhere, and more.

angmohsnowball.bsky.social•141 days ago

Like Sg has a LOT to learn transit wise, especially cos a lot of ppl take public transit there, cycleways are both a commuting option AND a workplace (for delivery riders), and walking around is a nightmare with climate change.

Make SG difficult to drive in. And don't let more cars on the road.

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