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Simply_lex

Simply_lex

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If centre lane not avaliable how did the car behind him manage to turn left then turn back in not just once but twice?

 

 

yes, which means the TS is able to give way and let the car behind to overtake.

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Turbine

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Agreed, I once experience that in CTE on peak period once, I didn't notice the ambulance behind me until he sound the siren.

Then immediately i switch to centre lane ASAP.

Other than being held in a jam, I would confidently said that I have a habit to glance at the rear view mirror often.tongue.gif

Which is partially the reason I got my license according to my tester.. scholar.gif

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Slayer

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both speeding and hogging (possibly). :)

 

rule of the game, in this case driving on singapore road; not everything are included in the highway code and written law. :) the law didn't say u need to wave thank you or give sorry gesture when u did something wrong.

 

I am sure u know little gestures and habits on the road are good for everyone.

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Simply_lex

Simply_lex

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if only i have my video cam pointing to the back......

 

he did try to go into the centre lane, but ask urself this question?

 

if u wan to filter into the centre lane and found that the centre lane is going much slower than the right lane, would you totally:

 

(1) filter your car into the centre lane, then decided that you are in a slower lane, and finally filter out onto the right lane again?

 

or would you filter your car halfway between the centre and right lane and finally filter back to the right lane?

 

 

after changing lane to the centre, and realise the centre lane are slower to catch up with the right lane and there's no way i could overtake you, defintiely will change to right lane again.

 

who knows it's truly an emergency. Let's not take chances. no harm giving way either.

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Solar

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if only i have my video cam pointing to the back......

 

he did try to go into the centre lane, but ask urself this question?

 

if u wan to filter into the centre lane and found that the centre lane is going much slower than the right lane, would you totally:

 

(1) filter your car into the centre lane, then decided that you are in a slower lane, and finally filter out onto the right lane again?

 

or would you filter your car halfway between the centre and right lane and finally filter back to the right lane?

 

i'd suggest option 1. once you start filtering, proceed on, even if the traffic is slow. let the guy behind pass, THEN filter back out. its courteous driving/road manner too [drivingcar]

 

in option 2, filtering back halfway out is darn dangerous esp when someone is tailing closely behind.

you are giving the guy an impression that you are giving way and if he gun for it without realising it, then both of you're in trouble...

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Slayer

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that is correct. rules says it is against the law to exceed speed limit.

 

lets ask ourselves, are we law abiding citizens, or , we are just conviniently using the law to cover up our insensitivity to others need?

 

:)

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Mustank

Mustank

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let me show you why speeding is not easy to identify by showing you how speeding is identified:

 

1) daily calberation of speed camera / speedometer

 

2) right time and right place positioning of speed camera / enforcement officer

 

3) tesitmony of officer doing calerbration

 

4) testimony of enforcement chap of the location of offence

 

5) tstimoney of lta officer that speed limit was so and so

 

6) tendering of spped camera picture / reading thru the officer who took the picture (if officer resigned, good luck. you got to subpenoa this chap back. if he went to work overseas, lagi good luck.....

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Bellaraphon

Bellaraphon

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do not wish to explain myself anymore because i can see where this thread is going to go to.

 

would like to apologise for:

(1) overtaking the cars in centre lane by using the right lane;

(2) not allowing the car behind me to overtake when he suddenly appear out of nowhere as i felt at that point in time that it was not safe to do so. afterall, it happened at a bend.

 

just want to end off by saying that sometimes, sxxt happens and everyone is entitled to their own personal honest opinions.

 

goodbye and safe driving to all.

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Sony

Sony

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I read thats why i commented, if the driver behind can cut to left and back again not just once but 2x what does that say?

 

Yes I drive.

 

cut dangerously and making a proper lane change is different. and to some driver that is not confident enough, they prefer to have more leeway.

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Icekitten

Icekitten

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time: tis morning ard 10.25am ++

venue: on sle mandai upper thomson area.

 

was on the right lane overtaking cars in the centre lane. tis sky blue impreza (SGQ 81xx) came out of nowhere and was so close behind me that i could see the passenger's face as well as driver's. centre lane was congested. seeing how close he was and with my boss in my car, i signalled left and wanted to filter left at the 1st instance.

 

tis fella can't wait, decided to squeeze thru watever space he could find. but upon going into the centre lane and found that the cars there were even slower than me, filter back in. did this at least 2x. can even see the passenger's head swinging from left to right and the poor passenger was holding onto for her dear life, head facing the driver. i think she's trying to tell him to cool down.

 

finally i managed to find a space and decided to filter to centre lane immediately. tis fella zoomed past, even though my car was still in the middle of right and centre lane.

 

i was already going at ~100km/h. i think he was going at ~150km/h, at least.

 

i took it that he has received an urgent phone call that has to do with life and death and not be pissed of by it. plus, my boss was in my car. dun wan to give a bad impression. if not, y drive like a maniac in broad daylight with so many TPs on the road shoulder today.

 

and if u, the driver, are reading this, even if it is an emergency, u do not have to drive in such a dangerous manner on the road. u r not only endangering ur life, but also and especially ur passenger's.

 

 

I think you're exaggerating.

 

If the TS was following so closely behind you and you were going at 100kmh, how could the TS have accelerated that quickly as to pass you at 150kmh? Accelerating takes time too you know. And to accelerate 50kmh takes considerable time. I highly doubt you would have been able to be hang around near the TS long enough to watch it accelerate to that speed unless you were accelerating as well (which means you were speeding too).

 

Secondly, the way you could describe the TS's behaviour on the road just makes me wonder... Do you drive with your eyes on the road in front of you or behind you? Esp going at 100kmh, isn't it dangerous with so much of your focus on your rearview mirror instead of in front of you, considering that you were also supposed to be checking for traffic via your side mirror to filter left at the same time?

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Unltd

Unltd

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Aiyah, I am not in a political forum. I dun sweeten my postings, I am just stating facts. The way the thread was written makes me seriously doubt the thread starter's words.

 

People write wrong things all the time, so its a matter of just facing up to it and apologising sometimes and admitting u r wrong

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Poper

Poper

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Does not matter wat speed you at la... You on extreme right lane and slower then vechicle behind means u road hogging... Next time dun road hog la!

 

Please dun think you are doing 2.4km run and you are pacer, no such thing as pace car on Singapore roads...

 

You are endangering others too by road hogging and turning people impatient. So please dun call the kettle black.

 

Lane 1 is for over-taking.. the TS had overtook the lane 2 and waiting to filter back again but the Subaru Ah Beng is tail-gating to overtake TS. Who's the real danger here?? [:|] Being slower doesn't always mean the one at fault.. [shakehead]

 

In any case, the legal speed limit is 90kmh making both drivers speed limit offenders. [shocked]

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Poper

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I would like to picture the event in another way:

 

- At 10.25am, TS overtake from lane 2 to lane 1.

- Subaru zoom in from behind but TS can't filter back to lane 2 yet

- Subaru slow down and wait patiently

- TS found a gap in lane 2, signal left and filter back asap

- Subaru overtake TS

- Both drivers are happy

 

Of course, the above is ideal.. Given the stuck-up #&(^!@% driving attitude of minority SG drivers, a simple give-and-take road matter can always turn out to be a big hoo-ha.

 

A gracious society?? Wait long long... [shakehead]

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