Please read this blog and be wary of surrounding at shoulder

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/24/2011 at 2:15 PM, Csnewbie said:

Drive safe even if you have the best car.

 

Road safety manners too.

No mention the casualty annoyed/offended the taxi driver?

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/24/2011 at 6:00 PM, LoverofCar said:

I ever encountered a close shave of accident... At bukit merah area, near to queenway shopping centre and opposite the fire station....It was traffic red light and all cars stopped....I was the forth or fifth cars from the stop line and all cars in my lane had stopped, I was probably the last car on that lane......suddenly, a Toyota wish trans cab appeared on my right lane with high speed and did not appear to slow down to a stop....it rammed into the back of a Honda stream on the lane to my right and the Honda stream was pushed forward into my lane...it in turn rammed into stationary merc right in front of my lane....I was probably 1/2 car length behind the merc that got rammed...till today I'm still feeling unbelievable that I escaped the accident...of cos, the main killer is the trans cab.....the air bag was activated and the female taxi driver was in shock to even get out of the taxi....

Likely the driver inadequate good sleep, so just nobbed off.

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/24/2011 at 6:31 PM, Mllcg said:

the red wish i find have the worst drivers(reckless).

 

2nd reckless is the silvercab.

I believe many/most taxi drivers do not have adequate good sleep (used to see them sleeping in their respective taxis early in the morning).

Often, red means danger

[Mllcg]

  On 9/24/2011 at 11:22 PM, Good-Carbuyer said:

Wait like sitting ducks? I believe safer to get out of the Expressway even if can make it. Otherwise hopefully got spare tyre to change (some spare tyres also flat).

 

no spare tyre

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/25/2011 at 1:11 AM, Mllcg said:

no spare tyre

Hmm... looks like I got to write a flat tyre/tire tread

[Jchuacl]

Even stall, it would still be possible to cruise to the shoulder as the car is still moving.

 

  On 9/24/2011 at 4:12 PM, Longg8 said:

he stayed away from his stationary car but his car (1yr old swift sport) stalled on 1st lane..i guess the divider has alot of small plants/trees so he got limited space..

i wonder why was the car stalled...the car doesnt look very badly damaged..

 

unlucky young chap....the pictures were quite gruesome...

 

[Joseph22]

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:45 AM, Jchuacl said:

Even stall, it would still be possible to cruise to the shoulder as the car is still moving.

that is provided the road condition allow.

[Jchuacl]

I've seen it before for a MX-5 on SLE. Just switch on hazard light, and slowly filter.

 

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:48 AM, Joseph22 said:

that is provided the road condition allow.

 

[Kb27]

The point is, if your car breaks down on a highway, never stand in front or behind it.

 

Especially, more so if it is lane 1.

 

If it's not a taxi, it may be a truck or other cars that can hit you.

The next question is why do we have so many old people still working and can't afford to retire ?

71 year old driver judgement may be impaired.

 

Only recently, a bus hit and kill a tow truck driver on AYE on shoulder lane.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporesc...-070132027.html

 

Should we blame all bus drivers instead ?

[Joseph22]

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:50 AM, Jchuacl said:

I've seen it before for a MX-5 on SLE. Just switch on hazard light, and slowly filter.

yeah. you had seen it before. doesnt mean it is always possible. especially he is likely not an experience driver gathering from the information from his blog. think he drive for at most 1 or 2 years??

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:52 AM, Kb27 said:

The point is, if your car breaks down on a highway, never stand in front or behind it.

 

Especially, more so if it is lane 1.

 

If it's not a taxi, it may be a truck or other cars that can hit you.

The next question is why do we have so many old people still working and can't afford to retire ?

71 year old driver judgement may be impaired.

 

Only recently, a bus hit and kill a tow truck driver on AYE on shoulder lane.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporesc...-070132027.html

 

Should we blame all bus drivers instead ?

I believe his CPF money not enough to entertain current inflation. If he does not drive taxi, he got to report to ah long for work as a 'runner'.

[Jchuacl]

True, if it is a stop start traffic, then it'll not be possible.

 

In this situation, if the taxi has come in at high speed and hit the car, I presume traffic are moving at the usual expressway speeds. In this case, I don't see why it is not possible. Of course, this is baring any other abnormal road conditions, but under normal situations, it should be possible.

 

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:53 AM, Joseph22 said:

yeah. you had seen it before. doesnt mean it is always possible. especially he is likely not an experience driver gathering from the information from his blog. think he drive for at most 1 or 2 years??

 

[Joseph22]

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:58 AM, Jchuacl said:

True, if it is a stop start traffic, then it'll not be possible.

 

In this situation, if the taxi has come in at high speed and hit the car, I presume traffic are moving at the usual expressway speeds. In this case, I don't see why it is not possible. Of course, this is baring any other abnormal road conditions, but under normal situations, it should be possible.

yes correct under normal traffic it might be possible. but like i say, inexperience play a important part. also the flow of traffic. if the traffic is not in a slow start condition but still in heavy usage. its not easy for a inexperience driver to do that.

 

anyway, i was involved in a chain accident in a stop start traffic. (2nd car from the font of a 4 car accident) the last car (a vios) was travelling very fast in a stop start traffic condition and 1/2 his vios bonnet was smash.

 

in fact i find it more dangerous in those situation where there is a false sense of traffic is finally clear that causes lots of accident.

[Jchuacl]

Sorry to hear about that.

 

Normally I tend to watch my back in stop start traffic, and I'll brake harder and earlier if I feel that the back drivers are not paying attention.

 

And if I've a big bus, lorry, van behind me, I'll brake very early to make sure that they can stop on time.

 

 

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:04 AM, Joseph22 said:

yes correct under normal traffic it might be possible. but like i say, inexperience play a important part. also the flow of traffic. if the traffic is not in a slow start condition but still in heavy usage. its not easy for a inexperience driver to do that.

 

anyway, i was involved in a chain accident in a stop start traffic. (2nd car from the font of a 4 car accident) the last car (a vios) was travelling very fast in a stop start traffic condition and 1/2 his vios bonnet was smash.

 

in fact i find it more dangerous in those situation where there is a false sense of traffic is finally clear that causes lots of accident.

 

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:04 AM, Joseph22 said:

yes correct under normal traffic it might be possible. but like i say, inexperience play a important part. also the flow of traffic. if the traffic is not in a slow start condition but still in heavy usage. its not easy for a inexperience driver to do that.

 

anyway, i was involved in a chain accident in a stop start traffic. (2nd car from the font of a 4 car accident) the last car (a vios) was travelling very fast in a stop start traffic condition and 1/2 his vios bonnet was smash.

 

in fact i find it more dangerous in those situation where there is a false sense of traffic is finally clear that causes lots of accident.

Looks like the driver just nobbed off.

[Kb27]

  On 9/25/2011 at 2:57 AM, Good-Carbuyer said:

I believe his CPF money not enough to entertain current inflation. If he does not drive taxi, he got to report to ah long for work as a 'runner'.

Recently, my van broke down on the left lane at Toh Tuck Ave, due to the clutch broke off.

 

I put a safety cone (I carried 2 inside my van for busines) about 10m behind to warn traffic.

Then I got off the road and wait for the tow truck.

 

Even then, 1 see one taxi trying to squeeze at the last second almost hitting the cone.

 

If there was no cone, it would probably have hit my van.

 

Never assume anyone will stop and not hit a stationary object on a road or a highway.

 

And never become a statistic standing there.

 

I've seen too many drivers doing that without thinking of consequences.

 

Not long ago, I saw a woman driver standing behind her car talking on the cellphone on lane 2 at Yio Chu Kang Rd at night...and it was dark.

Then there are others, including taxi drivers, standing behind their car and waving cars out of the way.

Please don't protect your car with your body.

[Joseph22]

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:12 AM, Jchuacl said:

Sorry to hear about that.

 

Normally I tend to watch my back in stop start traffic, and I'll brake harder and earlier if I feel that the back drivers are not paying attention.

 

And if I've a big bus, lorry, van behind me, I'll brake very early to make sure that they can stop on time.

yeah.. i agree on that... normally i wont even want a bus, lorry or van behind me

 

especially lorry and bus...

 

the worse is prime mover...

[Joseph22]

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:21 AM, Good-Carbuyer said:

Looks like the driver just nobbed off.

young chap, which i think trust too much with his tire.