Posted on 04 Nov 2009
Illegal parking rampant in Jurong, but Traffic Police nowhere to be found
A STOMPer called the Traffic Police hotline to report illegally parked vehicles, but no patrol units arrived even after 2 hours of waiting.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Nov 4).
"I called the Traffic Police hotline on Nov 4 at 6:00 am.
"An officer picked up my call and I reported some traffic offences to him clearly and slowly.
"During the conversation, I noticed he was not very attentive and sounded sleepy, so I asked him to repeat my report. He seemed to note down my report only after that.
"The officer I spoke to lacks the attentiveness and commitment required of the job. In cases like this, is a verbal warning enough?
"I have made similar reports before. What I was told is that patrol officers will monitor the situation closely. What exactly does 'monitoring the situation' mean?
"After I made the call, I sat at a nearby bus stop overlooking the illegally-parked vehicles and waited for the patrol unit to arrive, but none came after 2 hours.
"Either the officer didn't really put a call to the patrol unit or the patrol unit itself is the issue. This is really getting out of hand.
"Perhaps a better way to reduce illegal parking is to bring in volunteers with the power to issue summons since the Traffic Police are so slow in responding to calls."
Illegal parking rampant in Jurong, but Traffic Police nowhere to be found
A STOMPer called the Traffic Police hotline to report illegally parked vehicles, but no patrol units arrived even after 2 hours of waiting.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Nov 4).
"I called the Traffic Police hotline on Nov 4 at 6:00 am.
"An officer picked up my call and I reported some traffic offences to him clearly and slowly.
"During the conversation, I noticed he was not very attentive and sounded sleepy, so I asked him to repeat my report. He seemed to note down my report only after that.
"The officer I spoke to lacks the attentiveness and commitment required of the job. In cases like this, is a verbal warning enough?
"I have made similar reports before. What I was told is that patrol officers will monitor the situation closely. What exactly does 'monitoring the situation' mean?
"After I made the call, I sat at a nearby bus stop overlooking the illegally-parked vehicles and waited for the patrol unit to arrive, but none came after 2 hours.
"Either the officer didn't really put a call to the patrol unit or the patrol unit itself is the issue. This is really getting out of hand.
"Perhaps a better way to reduce illegal parking is to bring in volunteers with the power to issue summons since the Traffic Police are so slow in responding to calls."
