Serious Chaos At Yio Chu Kang Junction! Traffic Lights Not Rainproof Enough!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - Traffic lights at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 stopped working on Sunday (Nov 20) during a heavy downpour, causing a traffic jam.

Pictures of the incident taken by Ms Dilah Ali showed a chaotic scene as cars and buses headed in different directions made their way slowly across the junction.

Ms Ali, 31, was on her way from Punggol to Toa Payoh on bus service 88. When she experienced the slowdown in traffic at about 12.30pm, she thought at first that it was was due to the heavy rain.

"However, I saw a minor accident at the junction involving four cars. Then I realised that the traffic lights on all sides were not working," she said.

The bus was caught in the jam for about 15 minutes, according to Ms Dilah.

"The cars were coming in all directions and none gave way, they just tailgated each other. I felt a bit angry that the cars did not give way to the bus, and I heard many passengers from the lower deck urge the bus drive to 'just go!'" the receptionist said.

She also added that she only saw a traffic police officer arriving just as the bus emerged from the jam.

"The cars should have given the buses the right of way, but people were 'kiasu'. Surprisingly, I did not hear any honking," Ms Ali said.

The Straits Times understands that a 'technical issue' had occurred with the traffic lights at the junction, and that the lights were fixed by around 1.15pm.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...on-on-sunday-afternoon-as-traffic-lights-stop

 

[WujiBo]

 

[dr.wailing]

"The cars were coming in all directions and none gave way, they just tailgated each other. I felt a bit angry that the cars did not give way to the bus, and I heard many passengers from the lower deck urge the bus drive to 'just go!'" the receptionist said.

"The cars should have given the buses the right of way, but people were 'kiasu'.

Observations:

1. Sinkie behavior hasn't changed at all since 1965.
2. Sinkies don't know how to behave in the absence of rules and regulations. The only way for Sinkies to behave in a civilized manner is to live in a nanny a/k/a police state.
3. With the arrival of tens of thousands of Ah Tiongs and Ah Nehs, Sinkie behavior has deteriorated. The average Sinkie behaves like one who is from the 1800s.

 

[jw5]

Anyone still stuck there? Please own up.

 

[songsongjurong]

ISIS just need to cripple public transport...our defence is goner.


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It was about 10.20pm and there were "many traffic jams along the way", said DSP Lim, who appeared before the Committee of Inquiry (COI) on Wednesday.

The resulting U-turn and detour meant his vehicle arrived at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Kampong Java Road only at about 10.30pm - almost half an hour after the SOC was activated.

Even so, further traffic congestion forced DSP Lim and his seven men to make their way on foot to where DAC Lu was stationed.



http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/detour-delays-troops-getting-riot-scene

 

[blackmore]

Aiyah, cripple also all data network and everyone will be clueless and disabled.