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Posted on 24 Sep, 2008 09:57
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Loud engines, huge exhaust pipes, heavily-tinted windows. A STOMPer wonders why local authorities allow such cars on our roads after she was almost knocked down by one such car.
In her email to STOMP, W G related:
“I wish to bring your attention to incoming Malaysian cars that we have observed recently in the Singapore Streets.
“Just yesterday (Sep 23) it happened again, but this time we took cameras and managed to get some shots before the car was driven away.
“This happened at Harbourfront Towers, where this sportily- painted car, with all sides dark tinted windows Malaysian car almost knocked us down as we were crossing the street.
“My kids were crossing and got shocked by the roaring noise and speed of this car.
“It was driven off and the driver managed to park in the opposite lane on a one-way street and the exit of a road where there was a No Entry sign. |
“Everyone's attention was caught by the roaring sound of the revving engines.”
The STOMPer wonders why such cars are allowed on our roads in the first place.
She opines:
“The car roars so loudly when on the street even as it is driven by and the exterior is so jazzed up one cannot discern the make of the car. Also, the windows of such vehicles are so darkly tinted that the occupants inside cannot be made out. The licence plates of such cars are also so small.
“Such cars can pass through our stringent checks of our Woodlands Customs and it is no wonder that more and more Malaysian Cars are taking our Singapore laws for granted.”
She feels that upon the point of entry, such cars should have been stopped by the authorities and customs.
Also, the STOMPer feels that local laws are strict, but there is a lack of enforcement.
“I wonder double standards are practised, a law for local and another for foreigner cars,” she says.
She added:
“I hope local authorities can clarify if such cars are allowed on the roads.
“I went back to the office and asked my Malaysian colleagues, but they all laughed about it, saying I am just a ‘mountain turtle’ as this has been happening for years, and they laughed at me for bringing it up,” she added.
“I seriously hope the authorities can do something,” she said.
STOMP has forwarded this feedback to the Police and contacted LTA for comment.
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Dun u dare touch my FT pets, OK? *hee*hee*
Posted on 24 Sep, 2008 09:57
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Dark-tinted Malaysian car almost knocked down my kids and I
Loud engines, huge exhaust pipes, heavily-tinted windows. A STOMPer wonders why local authorities allow such cars on our roads after she was almost knocked down by one such car.
In her email to STOMP, W G related:
“I wish to bring your attention to incoming Malaysian cars that we have observed recently in the Singapore Streets.
“Just yesterday (Sep 23) it happened again, but this time we took cameras and managed to get some shots before the car was driven away.
“This happened at Harbourfront Towers, where this sportily- painted car, with all sides dark tinted windows Malaysian car almost knocked us down as we were crossing the street.
“My kids were crossing and got shocked by the roaring noise and speed of this car.
“It was driven off and the driver managed to park in the opposite lane on a one-way street and the exit of a road where there was a No Entry sign. |
“Everyone's attention was caught by the roaring sound of the revving engines.”
The STOMPer wonders why such cars are allowed on our roads in the first place.
She opines:
“The car roars so loudly when on the street even as it is driven by and the exterior is so jazzed up one cannot discern the make of the car. Also, the windows of such vehicles are so darkly tinted that the occupants inside cannot be made out. The licence plates of such cars are also so small.
“Such cars can pass through our stringent checks of our Woodlands Customs and it is no wonder that more and more Malaysian Cars are taking our Singapore laws for granted.”
She feels that upon the point of entry, such cars should have been stopped by the authorities and customs.
Also, the STOMPer feels that local laws are strict, but there is a lack of enforcement.
“I wonder double standards are practised, a law for local and another for foreigner cars,” she says.
She added:
“I hope local authorities can clarify if such cars are allowed on the roads.
“I went back to the office and asked my Malaysian colleagues, but they all laughed about it, saying I am just a ‘mountain turtle’ as this has been happening for years, and they laughed at me for bringing it up,” she added.
“I seriously hope the authorities can do something,” she said.
STOMP has forwarded this feedback to the Police and contacted LTA for comment.
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Dun u dare touch my FT pets, OK? *hee*hee*
