Posted on 04 Dec 2009
Traffic Police books some but not others. Why so special?
Lightbulb2 cannot understand why traffic enforcement seems to differ so greatly in two areas in Jurong West just one street apart.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Dec 4):
"Since Nov last year, repeated calls have been made to the traffic police to book these vehicles from parking illegally on a two way street opposite Jurong West Street 92.
"It's a 2-way street, moving vehicles need to travel on the centre white divider or against on coming traffic as these illegal vehicles are occupying the single direction lane.
"To date, at least 10 calls have been made since Nov 08. Nothing has been done and the problem has worsened.
"From the one lorry that was parking there, we now have buses, lorries, trucks, cars, all parked seeing that the same vehicle is able to park in this manner for the past one year.
"Every night, and sometimes the whole of public holidays and Sundays, these vehicles are parked there.
"They mentioned they had issued 120 fines. To who? It's still the same lorry, same truck, now with buses, huge lorries and cars added. From one single lorry, to two, to five and now more than eight and more over a period of one year. If they have been booked, would they still park there repeatedly after being fined?
"The funny thing is that just across the street where the Sports Complex is, those who park at the sheltered carpark are being booked without fail for failing to put sufficient parking coupons when they use the sports facilities in the complex.
"Authorities can simply place a gantry to avoid the issue of Sports Complex users putting insufficient coupons. The thing is, when you are there to swim or jog, it is difficult to restrict strictly to an hours or 2 hours. Sometimes, you may want to swim a longer time, surely they do not expect the user to get out of the pool, out of the swimming complex to the carpark just to have their coupons extended?
"It's strange that enforcement for dangerous situations is being overlooked while they strictly regulate sports users."
Keywords: Traffic Police
Traffic Police books some but not others. Why so special?
Lightbulb2 cannot understand why traffic enforcement seems to differ so greatly in two areas in Jurong West just one street apart.
Here's what the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Dec 4):
"Since Nov last year, repeated calls have been made to the traffic police to book these vehicles from parking illegally on a two way street opposite Jurong West Street 92.
"It's a 2-way street, moving vehicles need to travel on the centre white divider or against on coming traffic as these illegal vehicles are occupying the single direction lane.
"To date, at least 10 calls have been made since Nov 08. Nothing has been done and the problem has worsened.
"From the one lorry that was parking there, we now have buses, lorries, trucks, cars, all parked seeing that the same vehicle is able to park in this manner for the past one year.
"Every night, and sometimes the whole of public holidays and Sundays, these vehicles are parked there.
"They mentioned they had issued 120 fines. To who? It's still the same lorry, same truck, now with buses, huge lorries and cars added. From one single lorry, to two, to five and now more than eight and more over a period of one year. If they have been booked, would they still park there repeatedly after being fined?
"The funny thing is that just across the street where the Sports Complex is, those who park at the sheltered carpark are being booked without fail for failing to put sufficient parking coupons when they use the sports facilities in the complex.
"Authorities can simply place a gantry to avoid the issue of Sports Complex users putting insufficient coupons. The thing is, when you are there to swim or jog, it is difficult to restrict strictly to an hours or 2 hours. Sometimes, you may want to swim a longer time, surely they do not expect the user to get out of the pool, out of the swimming complex to the carpark just to have their coupons extended?
"It's strange that enforcement for dangerous situations is being overlooked while they strictly regulate sports users."
Keywords: Traffic Police
