Why people still use PIE despite the heavy jams??

[Blueegg]

  On 5/29/2009 at 2:11 PM, Hermitage said:

Agree man! That' why although I live in the North, I hardly ever use the CTE to go anywhere at any time.

 

But then again, I hardly need to use the CTE in the first place as I work out West. Even then, the stupid BKE will be jammed at points of confluence from as early as 7 a.m. Even roads like the old bukit timah road towards city are jammed up like crazy...oh almost forgot...even with ERP

 

Yes. I avoid CTE at ALL costs. Cos it pisses me right off when I see a bloody 20km/h start-stop snake of a queue when I least expect it e.g. 3pm in the afternoon from AMK Ave 3 on-ramp to PIE junction. Incredible. I kick myself each time I thought I had it all figured out and the CTE just continues to amaze me without fail. So I avoid it like the plague now.

 

[Simplesilver]

  On 5/29/2009 at 3:28 PM, Curahee said:

ERP price too cheap, ppl dun give a damn, imagine ERP minimum 30 bucks per entry, u see whether traffic smooth or not.

 

Walao...

Pockets are gonna burn a freaking a hole if that ever happens!

[Wind30]

  On 5/29/2009 at 2:11 PM, Hermitage said:

Agree man! That' why although I live in the North, I hardly ever use the CTE to go anywhere at any time.

 

 

The stupid government never improve the CTE for dunno how many donkey years....

 

common CTE was built like soooo long ago when there is only like AMK..... Then came hougang + yishun.... then came woodlands which is a HUGE town but they forgot to add a road linking woodlands to city so just funnel everyone into CTE.... crazy planning.

 

 

Edited May 29, 2009 by Wind30

[Darthrage]

  On 5/29/2009 at 11:20 AM, Route said:

i think the jam on CTE is worse...

 

so far the best is TPE... my favourite expressway in singapore...

 

 

Bro, have you tried KPE???

 

IMHO, it is even better than TPE. Just that u hv to watch yr speed...

[Russ]

KPE is fantastic. I live in Pasir Ris.

 

Previously, if I worked past 5:30PM, I just stay in the office until 8pm and then join the slow traffic on the ECP back from the city. It is still better than at 7PM.

 

Now, I go to Nicoll Highway, join the KPE and there is never any jam home. 60-70km/h is still faster than the 20-40 km/h at the ECP at 7PM.

 

If you live in the North, take the KPE, then TPE west - a bit far but usually no jam... takes less time and probably less petrol too, especially since you will be driving at a very economical speed 70km/h). Just have to contend with the rather ripply bumpy surface of the KPE...

[Bismarck]

I like driving at PIE, though there are jam but it is better than CTE and more fun and challenging driving at PIE. Used to use CTE quite often but now no more ever since KPE opened In fact I have also cut down on using TPE too. BKE/KJE/SLE also less. ECP is the least expressway I use so no comment on that. Agree that KPE is fantastic. But once the ERP in operation, I may think otherwise

[Guyver]

  On 5/29/2009 at 11:17 AM, Ev0lutionz said:

Was driving back from aljunied via macpherson road... headed on to PIE ..Saw jam at pie after adam. Head out at upp thomson then to lornie. On top of adam road bridge, PIE was jammed all the way to BKE.. Every working day, the situation is the same and everyone just likes to use the road when arterial roads are much faster.

 

Now during day time ... I would use Braddell Road instead, the traffic is quite ok.

[Ev0lutionz]

  On 5/31/2009 at 8:20 AM, Guyver said:

Now during day time ... I would use Braddell Road instead, the traffic is quite ok.

 

 

Seems like lornie jam always opp one. In the morning, towards clementi side. evening, towards thomson side jam.. That time i no choice got to use macpherson, came out from kallang pudding there.

[Rtth84]

  On 5/29/2009 at 11:33 AM, Rawjak said:

since there r heavy volume of traffic during the evening peak hours, thus vehicles from lane 1 n 2 always have difficulties changing lanes to the left in order to filter out. this would normally cause other lanes, 3 4 5 to slow down then create a bottle neck.

 

those driver know need to exit still like to keep to extreme right lane...

[Trader88_sg]

How come with KPE in operation, CTE's traffic is still so heavy?

[Xspace]

PIE is the main express way...

 

Big jams also occur in CTE n AYE cos alot exits and entrances...